Belhaven Scottish Ale / Export (Bottle & Keg)

This was disappointing for a Scottish ale. It was weak and thin-bodied. There was just a slight malt flavoring that was hard to taste past the alcohol.

Name: Scottish Ale
Date: 03/09/1996
Mode: Bottle
Source: Jax

deep amber color, sweet malty aroma with rich peat accents and fruity undertones, medium body, rich complex sweet malt flavor with a touch of smokieness, and just a hint of bitterness
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Name: Scottish Ale
Date: 03/04/2007
Score: ii+ to ii
Words: Bottle
Words: Tasting

clear dark amber, sweet caramel malt aroma, rich caramel malt flavor, a hint of earthy peat, light balancing bitterness, nice lingering caramel sweetness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

Draught can. Milk caramel aroma. 1/2 inch thick dense head over toffee colored ale. Subtly sweet flavor and nothing stands out. Foam clings to the side of the glass and looks much better than it tastes.

Bottle. Crisp amber color, decent head. Smells malty sweet. Bitterish taste, but clean finish. Flavor is nice. Drinkable but not my first choice.

Reddy brown pour with offwhite head that hung around for a bit. Not a fan of the smell of this at all, and was different from any other "bitter" style beer. Wasn’t bitter at all, but smelled and tasted kind of sour and sweetish at the same time. Almost a sour and sweet chocolate-ish flavor but not in the way a stout is chocolately. All in all this was slightly drinkable but I wouldn’t do it again on purpose.

Light chocolaty smell. Reddish brown with creamy head. Kinda milky looking as the head settles. Though I can taste a metallic twang, that’s because it was canned beer. Milky sweetness with a slight bitter background. Texture like slightly carbonated milk. Great scottish product.

i was very impressed when i tried this beer. it was very creamy and smooth. it’s a very tasty beer.

a brown copper with a medium sandy head. caramel aroma with a slight acidity to the nose. thick smooth body with soft bubbles good caramel sweetness with a background of nutty biscuits with a slight bitter smokiness. very balanced and satisfying, full but not too heavy