And that's the issue with how my semi-photographic memory works, I remember parts of things, but not where I heard them.
You and me both. I'll spout things as truth without providing the basis, only to find later that what I said was partially or fully correct, even though I couldn't remember why.
Along similar lines as above, I believe I'd heard someplace that Scotch ale was developed to emulate either doppelbock or Belgian dubbel, I cannot remember which, except that it does help to explain my extraordinary love for all three malty styles, especially considering if they originally had actually been intended to be somewhat similar in malt character. But my memory fails me, as usual. Now that I come to think of it, I wonder if it must be dubbel & Scotch ale that are related, as doppelbock is not quite the same. But it's equally likely to be a tie between two other ones. Like a blind triangle -- which of these three is not like the other, come on, can you tell which one. But I royally digress.