 Poperinge (359), Cowtown, Alberta, Canada
Jan 4, 2007 Updated: Jan 7, 2007Brought this at the BC liquor store in Kelonwa years ago. It was quite fruity and showed a great deepth for a beer of such a low ABV. Page 45 of MJ’s GBG and only 476 Classic Brews to go.
islay (470), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Dec 31, 2006 12 oz. bottle. The aroma is that of sweet malt and continental European hops. Smells more like a Czech-style pilsner than an ale, although there are subtle chocolate notes. Pours a crystal clear light brown with a large amount of cream-colored head. The initial taste contains chocolate and is like that of a malty brown ale, but a sharp and sour hops flavor quickly emerges, which is surprising from a Scottish brew. There is a dull, mildly bitter aftertaste. Medium-bodied, buttery, but fairly lively on the palate. This is a subdued but surprisingly unique ale. It’s not great, but it’s decent stuff and worth a try. Most of beers that I give scores in the high 2s are strong in some areas but weak in others. This beer, in contrast, is just a bit above average across the board; it has no major problems. Thus, Belhaven Scottish Ale is better than a total score of 2.9 might indicate, but there is no category that I see fit to raise.
dtblaser (42), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Dec 21, 2006 Creamy over a nice blend of hops that gives the beer a nutty/caramel overtone with the hops. This one smells great. Pours dark brown, has long lasting creamy head. Great beer in the tradition of brown ale/Bitter!
smartlung (154), Valrico, Florida, USA
Dec 21, 2006 bottle from Total Wine - light beige head, malty, nutty , slightly sweet. Very tasty!
jlruthven (134), Milledgeville, Georgia, USA
Dec 12, 2006 From the bottle. Appearance unfortunately gets your hopes up...smells a bit nutty, with some caramel malts thrown in there. Taste is the same. Nothing terrible here, but nothing all that special, either. Meh.
skortila (2875), Bunnik, Netherlands
Dec 8, 2006 Aroma is caramel malty with some honey. Clear, amber coloured with an off-white, lasting head. Taste is sweet, carbonated, caramel malty with a more bitter finish. Bit thin. Not really impressive.
RCL (1443), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
Dec 5, 2006 Bottle. This is a delicious beer. Sure, the filtering and pasteurizing probably pull alot of body and flavor out of the original product, but that doesn’t change the fact that I want to swim in a tub of this beer. Caramel and peat aromas and flavors. Top notch.
peterheintz (1), marietta, Georgia, USA
does not count  Dec 2, 2006 Just gets better. MUST drink in a good ale glass. In a word ---QUALITY! Best ale in a bottle. Would LUV to have on tap!
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