Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA (USA) (Bottle)

(Draught) Pours clear golden with a creamy head. Fruity and light hoppy aroma with tones of oranges, pears, flowers and grass. The malt is bready up front with some light notes of toffee and caramel. Some tiny undertones of red berries. Hoppy flavour with a light citric touch. The maltiness is creamy with notes of toffee and some light cookie/bread hints. Some floral notes in the flavour as well. Bitterness comes late and the finish is a bit woody dry. Smooth mouthfeel. The beer is getting more honey sweet as the temperature rising. Medium bodied. A very English IPA.

From a bottle from Woodman’s. Full of Cascade hops for citrusey-piney hop aroma and flavor. Above average for an APA. Good caramel malts and balance.

Tap. This is not an IPA. The taste was a very sweet and sugary, with hints of fruit almost, a mild to low hop aroma that was almost not there. Close to vinegar.

On tap, 7/15/07. Pours a nice light amber color with slightly off white foam that sticks around for a bit and leaves decent lacing. Aroma is a nice mix of crystal malts with some american hop notes. Very nice subtle hoppiness layered onto of ye olde english beer standard flavor. Easily one of the best mass market UK pale ales to hit the US shores.

I think this is a great IPA. It’s hoppy without being extremely bitter, and very crisp and refreshing. Armoa is mildly malty and floral. Taste is caramel malt giving way to a citruis from the Cascade hops. Very well balanced. Great beer. I will definately buy this again!

Not my kind of IPA. to much perfume and Metaxa-feel in flaour. Disappointed.

this was a great IPA. this is a good example that american IPA’s dont have to be uber hoppy to be hoppy and flavourful. great hoppy nose, but its not insanely bitter. a really refreshing beer, very well made, one of my favorites.

50 cl bottle. Amber color, vanishing white head. Caramel and hops, flowers and fruit, hints of perfume.