Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA (USA) (Bottle)

Bottled. An amber beer with a huge light orange head. The aroma is sweet and quite hoppy with notes of grapefruit, thistle, grass, and some flowers. The flavor is sweet and very floral with notes of thistle, elderberryflowers, and some perfume, on a light caramel back ground, before the hops gain slightly in strength and comes along with notes of grapefruit and grass, leading to a nicely bitter end, after which the acidic grapefruit note lingers in the mouth.

(Bottle 50 cl) Clear, pale amber golden with a white head. Lightly citrusy aroma. Fairly light-bodied. Some malt but overwhelmingly dominated by fairly dry and citric hops that leave a solid dose of bitterness. 080107

[Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival] Clear amber, rich brief head. Strong fruity perfumy hop aroma. Medium sweet and fairly light bodied. There’s some caramel and bread, but it’s dominated by peachy hops. Medium bitterness. Un-scottish.

From tap at Svea, Malmö next to the EU version on bottle. Pours clear golden orange with a small white and dense head. Mild citrus to grapefruity hops aroma. Subdued caramel malty flavoured with a distinct grapefruit and slight peach flavoured base. Slowly building bitterness and fruity accents into the finish. Distinct more hoppy than the european version which has a more pronounced thistle herbal note.

Bottle. Clear light amber color with a average frothy good lacing white head. Aroma is light malty, caramel, toffe, heavy hoppy. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate to light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Draught@SBWF2008 (thanks to Jonas for pointing this one out!). Golden colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is hops, fruits, wood and nectar. Flavour is much the same in a very nice balance. Sweet caramel and nectar in flavour. A bit of alcohol too, as well as some rather sweet fruity notes. Pleasant!

Draught at Svea, Malmö. Clear golden coloured with a medium sized white head. Fruity aroma of hops and grass. Fruity flavour of hops, grass and pine needles with notes of grape fruits. Dry hoppy finish.

Date: 07/13/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Capitol Ale House, Richmond

clear dark yellow, dense white head, solid lace, light floral hop aroma, bitter hop flavor with just a touch of sweetness to back it up, long bitter finish, not much else going on, some carmel backbone eventually shows up
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Date: 04/07/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting

hops have faded a bit letting the malt sweetness come through

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4