Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA (Europe) (Bottle)

Brewed by Belhaven (Greene King)
Style: American Pale Ale
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Bottled. Pours out in a clear pale amber colour with a small creamy white head. Crisp hop aroma of mild grapefruit, gooseberries, crackers and mild peat. Medium-bodied with rather crisp notes of cookies, grass, raspberries and flowers. Mercury like mouthfeel. Medium-bitter finish of cookies, mild citric fruits,earth and grass.

Offensiv, pressar fram hela frontlinjen av smaker samtidigt. Bataljmålande subtiliteter, mycket att glädjas åt. Ingen himlastormande upplevelse, men en avgjort trevlig bekantskap - ännu en utmärkt IPA att lägga på minnet.

Inviting color, meduim head. Hoppy fragrance. Steady aroma with generous amounts of bitterness and sugar. A beer I can really enjoy.

13-NOV-2009, bottle @home. Very light clear golden with white head. Slightly bitter nose, but also sweet, and honey-like. BUT not a very strong nose from an IPA. Really dissappointing taste. This is close to a lager, and not flowery or bitter enough for my taste.

Bottle. A golden amber beer with a small off-white head that leaves fine lacings. Mild aromas of citric and leafy hops in the nose, coupled with notes of malts and butter and butterscotch. The smell fairly sweet with a nice bitterness in the finish. Quite refreshing, but obviously faded, citric hop notes, some light malt flavors and more butter and butterscotch. The finish has an off-centered mineral note to it and mild bitter hop notes. Moderate body and industrial-like carbonation - can’t go wrong with that, or can you? I’ve had this a couple of times and I get slightly more underwhelmed by it every times. Seems like it’s turning to the worse quite fast and it definitely gets less refreshing.

Aroma: yum! Different hops that all come together beautifully. Biscuity malt. Delicious. Somewhat soapy and neste-like. Definitely my type of aroma. Very faint scent of liquorice.
Flavour: Initially sweet and reminiscent of cookies – in a delicious way. Mild hop bitterness kicks in and makes it a very palatable albeit mild beer. I think of getting inside a cosy cabin at winter, fresh baked cookies and some fluffy beer. Some of that liquorice again, and it doesn’t fit the taste as well as the aroma. Slightly roasted aftertaste. Overall much breadier than expected.
Appearance: Clear, yellowish orange body w/ some pale, frothy head.
Palate: Fluffy, delicious.

Pours clear, golden/ amber with an off-white head. Nose of hops, citrus and grape. Flavour of caramel mild hops and notes of fruit. Light to medium bodied. Nice bitter finish.

Bottled 50cl. Great hop profile in the aroma with hints of grapefruit, Cascade hops, quince and sweat. Nice appearance. Good bitterness. Deeply pleasant flavor. Another very good american pale ale.