iowaherkeye (1845), Bakersfield, California, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 | Jan 7, 2007 From my tasting notes at an "earlier" date. 440mL can, no date @ Old Chicago. Pours a clear amber with a creamy very light beige small head. This is a nitro can, by the way. Aroma of caramel, toffee, nuts, light woody notes. Taste is the same with a peaty aftertaste and a little bit of leather, metal, and some tang somewhere in the middle. Thin body, low carbonation, which is annoyingly expected of a nitro. Stupid nitros. sfontain (506), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Jan 6, 2007 Nitro can poured into a frosted mug at Avesta in Delaware, OH. Brown beer with a thick, foamy, eggshell head that was clearly artificially created. Aroma weak but slightly malty with dark sugars. Flavor has a certain flat, one-dimensional vibe; more malt with a slightly bitter finish; light butterscotch; hints at a Scotch ale but falls flat on its face. Silky nitro feel but somehow still thin. Drinkable, but I’ll never buy it again. Poperinge (359), Cowtown, Alberta, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | 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 (474), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | 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
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | 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
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Dec 21, 2006 bottle from Total Wine - light beige head, malty, nutty , slightly sweet. Very tasty! jlruthven (136), Milledgeville, Georgia, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | 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 (2893), Bunnik, Netherlands
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 | 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.
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