Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA (USA) (Bottle)

500 ml. bottle from L.C.B.O. in Ottawa. The color is dark golden with a nice beige head. It has a strong aroma of hops with a sweet toffee smell and taste. It has just the right amount of bitterness to end off.

bottle. clear golden body into small white foamy head (mostly dissapating). great lacing. aromas of hops (pine mostly) and strong caramel hops. a bit more caramel and less hops than most IPAs that I have had as of late. flavor is moderately bitter and sweet. finish duration is long. overall pretty good IPA.

500 ml bottle courtesy jerc, best before Feb09. My bottle still indicates 6.1% abv. Pale golden amber colour with a frothy and rocky head that actually forms some funky dimples. Grassy, woody, piney, lightly metallic, and earthy hop aroma with some light caramel notes. Flavour starts sweet and toffeeish with some distinctive Belhaven house character then finishes with a moderate grapefruit and piney bitterness. Medium bodied, juicy but prickly mouthfeel. This seems like a well hopped version of their Best/70 Shilling – and it works much better.

dark gold pour with a bit of bubbles from carbonation and a thin white head. malty scent with some hop notes but not much at all. it’s ok on the palate but there’s no real hop taste until the aftertaste and even then it’s real subtle.

Don’t quite know what to make of this. Certaintly has some IPA character with coppery metallic flavours underpinned with fruit but to my taste becomes more of a bitter as the beer travels through the palate. Very broad flavours and palate structure on the finish. Ultimately not remarkable.

16.9 oz bottle-(My bottle says 6.1% by Vol.)-An amber body with a nice two finger off white head. Aroma of hops, citrus, and some sweetness. Taste of thiis medium bodied brew comes across with some pine, hops, roasted malt, and a dry finish. One of the better Pales I’ve had from over the pond.

Cvery clingy foamy head over an orange pour. Strong bitter flower scent. Very bitter taste witha ton of hops and just a bit of sweetness at the end that is anice contrast. A good IPA, though I’m not a big fan of the style.

Stocking stuffer from my wife! Pours a nice deep orange amber with a generous rocky orange-tinted head displaying excellent retention and thick lace. Fresh perfumey aroma of tangerine and berry fruit, subtley malty as well. The reverse hold true on the palate: the rich smooth malts are generously heaped with a frsh citrus fruitiness, and a very bitter dry woody/herby finish. Magnificent!