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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

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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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 zamco17 (134), Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 7, 2007  
smells like an ipa should-bitter!! color is normal. flavor is different than most ipas. good hops up front but not as bitter a finish as the usuals. thats usually a turn off but i knid of like the roasted finish this has. Good effort here.


 dmac (1442), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/104/511/20
Feb 5, 2007  
Poured a hazy orangish amber with frothy off white head. Aroma of very light hops with some earth also. Flavor was bitter and astringent with not enough hops for an IPA.


 ghostmonkey (182), budd lake, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/104/512/20
Feb 3, 2007  
bottle . . pours amber/slightly cloudy with a thick white head . . aroma is pine, sweet, malty . . not much aroma . . taste is slightly pine, alcohol and citrus and then all of a sudden you get the flavor of a tripel . . strange IPA, but ok . . a little too sweet and alcoholy . .


 mnurda (434), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Feb 2, 2007  
"overly astringent/grainy malt element that ruins the experience" - I don’t even know what this means. But I sorta liked it. Have found that I egenerally prefer American IPAs over European ones. Thanks to Piscator for the sample.


 piscator34 (1121), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/513/20
Feb 2, 2007  
Bottled sample from gregclow. Pale amber in colour with medium carbonation. Aromas of wildflowers, mild citrus, and a bit of earth. A good whack of bitterness upfront in the mouth, followed by some grassy hop flavors meshing with some slightly sweet crystal malt and a bit of salt. There’s a bit of a British ale yeast fruit component as well. Unfortunately, it gets too dry on the finish and there’s an odd spent hop or maybe overly astringent/grainy malt element that ruins the experience. I would rate this one higher if it wasn’t for the finish.


 Crit (2401), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
Jan 24, 2007  
Amber,huge rock off white head.Salty astringent nose. Light malt,medium hops, long finish. Light body, somewhat gassy Not much here


 DrBayern (1135), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/104/512/20
Jan 24, 2007  
50 cl bottle. Amber with an off white medium head that shows some good lace and settles to a thin layer. There’s a lot of small particles in suspension. Primarily malt based aromas of light caramel and toffee, but no detectable hop aroma that I can appreciate. I do get a faint hint of diacetyl. Medium body and carbonation, mouthfeel is pretty good. There is certainly a smoky, roasted, earthy flavor that dominates everything else. Maybe my mind is playing games with me, knowing this is from Scotland, but I swear it tastes like it’s been smoked with peat or something. Finishes barely dry, but this certainly has a malt dominant character, and lacks the refreshing bitterness of a good IPA. In fact, this seems like a totally different beer than what Papsoe describes in his rating of a few days ago. There is no bottling date, and I’m wondering about the age of this.


 TaktikMTL (2771), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Jan 24, 2007  
Bouteille de 500 ml achetée à la LCBO d’Ottawa (ONT). Arôme: Odeur de caramel fruité. Apparence: La couleur est cuivrée avec une moyenne densité de bulle. Présence d’un moyen col mousseux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’orange et d’écorce de citron. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement crémeuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence d’agrume en arrière goût. (Rating #844)



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