I have read several pages of threads and find hundreds of examples of bourbon being added, usually with oak chips, to various beers. I also see folks mentioning Scotch whiskey as a possibility, but I didn't actually run on to a beer which had been made with it. Are there such animals? I had in mind a wee heavy which instead of peated grains, which I just don't use in Scottish/Scotch ales, I would use a smokey Scotch to boost flavor, etc.
Also does the addition of any whiskey alter the class of the beer made? Or is it just a adjunct like many others? One reason I ask is I have seen Dragon's Milk described on different sites as a Old Ale, Wee Heavy, and Imperial Stout. Why the disparity?
Also does the addition of any whiskey alter the class of the beer made? Or is it just a adjunct like many others? One reason I ask is I have seen Dragon's Milk described on different sites as a Old Ale, Wee Heavy, and Imperial Stout. Why the disparity?