Belhaven Scottish Stout (Bottle)

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

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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Cold, black beer pouring with a lofty, creamy beige head. Aroma of.dark roasted malt, almost burnt. Flavor is rich, toasted, slightly burnt malt. Finish is a little creamy and burnt. The beer gets creamier and mellower quickly.

I can’t imagine how this beer got the ratings it has. Upon pouring, it anointed me with an essence not unlike a cheap, skunky lager with notes of dirt and sweaty socks. The eau de skunk faded some, but lifted its tail again in the aftertaste. The flavor profile is relatively simple, mild, light malts, but that Pepé Le Pew scampers across the palate close on the heels of the malt and makes me think I’m drinking a damn Michelob Dark. Hops come through slightly in the aftertaste. Fairly light-bodied for a stout. Moderate carbonation. Hopefully this is just a poor, abused beer that some fool ruined by storing it in a clear glass bottle, but I won’t be drinking anymore. Blech!

Brown pour with tan head. Aroma is roasted malt and light butter. Light sweet malt start with a hinto coffee and chocolate. Earthy tones and a light malt bitter. Not a bad beer. A hinto warmth and pretty good carbonation as well.

500 ml bottle. Nice small off white layer. Dark brown amber color. Not too carbonated. Aroma is cloves, cookies, prune, earth, malt etc. Taste of cookies, malt. Feels creamy. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPad

Decent aroma. Dark with a head the has moderate body and clings to the side. Lively chocolate and coffee taste. Delightful brew.

Decent. First whiff indicated some skunkiness due to a clear bottle. In fact, I almost expected it. This went away, however. What remained was a mild roasted malt essence. The color was very dark with a mild head that didn’t last. Lighter that most stouts but creamy as well. Roasted malts are the upfront flavor with some coffee and maybe a little hops. Easy to drink and worth a second trip.

Head: beige/coffee, small, frothy, avg. retention. Colour: black (really dark red). Aroma: roatsed, smoky / peat, caramel, Taste: dominated by caramel sweetness, smoky with a bitter-sweet aftertaste.

Stupid clear bottle. Light skunk, molasses, and horehound aroma. Deep mahogany with a large tan head. Sweet sugary mocha and molasses flavor. Too sweet for my taste. Body on the light side of medium, soft carbonation.

A very good stout. Quite light in texture and a little sweet, tasting of coffee, chocolate, malt.

Bottle. Clear dark reddish brown with a thick creamy head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, caramel and bitter chocolate. Flavor is dry bitter cocoa, caramel sweetness and coffee. Medium body with average carbonation. Good smooth stout, lots of flavor and not overly sweet.