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Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA (USA) (Bottle)

Percentile
72
overall
Brewed by Belhaven (Greene King)
Style: American Pale Ale

Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5083.27/5.03.26/5.06.1%69.1Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Bottle: Pastuerised.
A refreshing example of an India Pale Ale from the master brewers at Belhaven. The blend of Cascade and Challenger hops combine to produce an abundance of fresh hop aroma that preludes a bitter-dry taste explosion. Crafted from nearly three centuries of brewing heritage at Scotland’s oldest independent brewery, this ale from Belhaven will have your taste buds tingling.
6.1% USA export version. The Europe version is 5.3%.
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 travita (1887), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 17, 2008  
Golden to orange in color with a decent head. Smell is a hops, grass, slight citrus. Taste is again the same. Not a bad beer just not that great.


 amishcaravan (237), Winona, Minnesota, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Mar 16, 2008  
pours a light amber with very little head. pretty decent taste of hops and citrus. A pretty decent beer. I would probably purchase again.


 Cobra (1061), In a van, down by the river, Maryland, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Mar 11, 2008  
500 ml. brown bottle. No freshness date seen. Poured out a hazy orange color with a soapy tan colored head. Green highlights in this beer, probably from the hops. Sweet aromas of fresh cut grass overwhelm everything else. Flavors are sweet malts, some yeast, brought up with hops. Medium mouthfeel, OK body. Finished sweet for the style. Nothing to write home about. Excitingly average at best.


 Hairofthedog (419), San Diego, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Mar 6, 2008  
The aroma was malty and with a slight hop note. The beer poured a golden amber color with thin head and lacing. The flavor was balanced and full with malt and spicy hop notes. The mouthfeel was light bodied and well carbonated.


 Haslinger (643), Syracuse, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Mar 3, 2008  
Pours a magnificent rich amber color, Good hop taste, a different mixture but not bad. Good taste throughout the mouth, a good IPA that I would possible purchase again.


emerson430 (87), Lakewood, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 24, 2008  
Draft at "The Pub" in Rocky River, OH. Easy drinkin’ IPA with moderate hop character. You can taste and smell the Challenger and Cascade hops but it is a bit muted compared to other IPAs. For a scot IPA it’s not bad.


 LinusStick (1831), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/102/57/20
Feb 22, 2008  
Ugh...terrible! Aroma was sweet candy with some hops in the background. Pour was a hazy light orange with no head. Taste was awful. Sweet light malt with just a hint of hops on the back of the throat with a perfumy quality. Little to no carbonation. Too sugary and sweet with no hops to balance it out. Blah.


 estoppel (1028), Buffalo, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 21, 2008  
Tap. Amber body, caramel nose, hint of hops. Caramel, a bit grainy, slightly floral, slightly bitter.



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