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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50cL bottle. Bubbly irregular head, black as night, looks good. Smells very very good, complex & malty, freshly roasted. Fine on the nose and through the middle, but not a great finish. Can’t quite put my finger on it. A lot of body, however, and a pleasant beer overall.

Bottle: Black colour, big brown head.. Aroma: coffee, dark chcoalte, dry bitternes, citrus. Flavor: Nice mix of caramely,coffee and caramelly mouthfeeling. some vanillain the end. Thin to medium body.

Bottle @ home. From Supermarket. profumo tostato, lievemente affumicato, ma contemporaneamente dolciastro, come di butterscotch e di toffee. Il colore è nero intenso, la schiuma è meno cremosa di quella classica delle strout , un po’ più pannosa e allo scomparire lascia un velo color nocciola. poco/nulla lacing. Gusto dolce come di frutta rssa ben matura, un po’ affumicata, decisamente malto tostato. il luppolo si avverte sul finale. L’aftertaste è appiccicoso ma piacevole. Corpo denso, ma non pieno, è piuttosto carbonata, più di quanto mi aspettassi. Buona e beverina. 7 gradi. non è niente male per lo stile.

Nydelig stout! Ikke for dominerende røyksmak. Deilig smak og ettersmak. Fin behagelig aroma. En høydare! --- For norwegian readers...

500ml clear(!) bottle served in a Belgian snifter. A: Pours with a dark tan head over a pitch black, opaque body. The head slowly fades to a light covering and ring, leaving Aroma: Medium and dark roasted malts with some raisins, other dark dried fruits, toffee and chocolate. Sweet and inviting. T: Lots of dark malt flavors with a strong suggestion of dark chocolate. Starts sweet and is very mildly bitter by the mid-aftertaste. A little dark sweet fruit flavor with a faint touch of smoke and peat. . M: Full and somewhat thick but not syrupy; Smooth; Medium carbonation is a bit lively for the style. O: Exceptional and highly recommended. Well hidden 7% ABV. Don’t drink this too cold.

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.