Belhaven Scottish Ale / Export (Bottle & Keg)

Bottle (in NZ), pours an "ox-blood" colour with a foamy tan head. A strong oaky aroma emanated when I poured, but from the glass it seemed to be a much more subtle nutty malt. A strong caramalised malt flavour, with notes of smokey whiskey and an increased hop bitterness in the finish. A well balanced bitter. Hard to believe it is only 3.9%!

I loved this one. Pours a brown/orange color. Nitrous guy there in the can. Nice head, not a lot of carbonation which I like. Nice nutty taste, a little but not over powering. This one is a winner as far as I am concerned.

Pours from the bottle with a beautiful orange-brown color, but a very thin head. Has a faint aroma of butterscotch. Taste is of smoky malt with a hint of carmely sweetness, but quite watery with little carbonation and hardly any flavor lingering on the palate. Overall, a disappointment.

12 oz. bottle. Pours a clear amber with a thin but long-lasting off-white head. Light aroma of malt. Really not all that flavorful either with some caramel malt along with some moderate hops bitterness at the finish. Medium bodied. A decent beer.

Not much aroma, a little oil, gum, caramel, and burnt wood. It’s a dark, dark amber ale with a small, very thick foam head. It tastes lke peat, hickory, and whisky and has a very thick consistency. Good lacing n the glass. A heavy full flavored beer, with lite alcohol content. Quit a feat.

bottle. aroma is kind of small for as strong as the beer tastes. smells nutty and malty with a hint of fruit. color is kind of odd. it’s a gold/orange with a small off white head. ok carbonation and fair lacing. very malty taste and very creamy. hint of roasted nuts and a hint of orange. love the palate on this. goes in fruity and nutty and finishes with a creamy malt flavor. would give this a 4 or more if the aroma was stronger but the prize is in the taste on this one!

500 ml bottle..Pours a clean brown w/ a small frothy white head. Aromas of molasses and slight alcohol. There were some small particles in this bottle (bad?)...Flavor was slightly nutty, with the molasses up front. Clean on the palate w/ a creamy bitter sweet finish.

From a draught can... At first I thought I might have had a dud, as there was very little carb in this. Reading other reports, it looks like that may be the norm. Overall not a bad beer. Scott Ales normally arn’t my fav...this one has quite a nutty flavor to it that overall is rather pleasing. If your looking for a nice muted brew that would be the polar opposite of an IPA, this may be the one for you. I paid $2.50ish for the 16oz can, and overall I would say its a good buy for the low cost.