Belhaven Scottish Ale / Export (Bottle & Keg)

Brewed by Belhaven (Greene King)
Style: Bitter
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Nice ale. Aroma is nutty, smoky malt with a light floral hop note. Appearance is a high point. Beer pours lage off white head that is fully retained with moderate lacing. Beer is beautiful amber color. Flavor is pleasent combination of smoke and lightly bitter hops. Quite nice.

Similar to Guinness, did not like the coffee taste it left in my mouth.

pretty disappointing, very watery and lacking flavor. No were near McEwan’s.

clear, reddish/amber color, fizzy white head, aroma of smoky malt and sweet caramel, nutty, lightly hopped; flavor of smoked malt, sweet caramel, nutty with a light fruity background, earthy, fizzy and slightly watery, light hoppiness

Slightly hazy dark amber colored with a moderate head and good lacing. Mild caramel butterscotch aroma. Light to medium bodied and creamy, malty with a smoky burnt note like off a BBQ pit or wood stove. Finished medium and on the sweet side with a subdued hoppy bitterness.

Going into the glass the appearance is of a dark murky tea. Only a small amount of foam. Aroma is of corn and raisens. In the mouth the beer feels like the carbonation is pretty high considering the lack of head. I expected more bitter tastes in this one but there is only a hint of it. There are more sweet malts than bitterness. It seemed to get sweeter as the glass emptied. I liked this beer and found it fairly complex but consistent. It was also refreshing.

pours dark red with a sweet malty aroma, hints of caramel, butterscotch, and smoked peat malt, and a touch of bitterness, a tad light but nice.

On the nitro tap in a scottish bar in Cincinnati. Deep amber color with the fine creamy off-white head you get from the nitro. The nose was a thin sweetness with the washed out sense I find out with a nitro pour. Very smooth mouthfeel. Caramel sweetness with some peat smokiness and toast. A solid standard.