 topherh (254), Kearney, Missouri, USA
Jan 30, 2008
pint bottle pours a nice straw color with a thick dense white head. Aroma of mild hops and some sweet malt. Taste is mostly of malt and a slight hop bitterness at first, then the hoppiness really starts to show up in the finish. Nothing overwhelming but a nice balanced beer. One of the better classic IPAs I have had.
ucusty (1015), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Aug 27, 2008 Bottled. Poured a cloudy, fiery orange with a short white head... nice lacing, and lots of floaties. Aroma seemed a bit watery and consisted of orange, grapefruit, and a little sticky caramel. Caramel was tacky in the mouth, but the hops just slid through there, lacking depth and excitement. Finish was of citrus hop and a little caramel malt. Felt uninspired overall. American no, english yes
stison42 (311), Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Murky orange. A sweet hoppy aroma. Some head. Harsh. A blast of flavor but no particularly good flavor. Bitter. Sour.
otakuden (70), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Aug 25, 2008 My first Belhaven beer was their Scottish Ale which is one of the finest examples of the Scottish ale style. When I happened to stumble across their Twisted Thistle IPA, I just had to try it. I love IPAs and I had been impressed with Belhaven’s ability to produce a good beer with the Scottish Ale so I figured I was taking a win-win risk.
I love it when I am right.
Twisted Thistle from Belhaven poured a bright sunny orange with a hint of cloudiness in the body. A rich head at least a finger thick forms and eventually settles down into a soft layer on top of my beer. With each swirl, she leaves delicate brussels lace along my glass and the head on top of my brew puffs up even more. In the nose is a sunrise of sweet resiny pine notes with sap-like aromas with hints of orange. Her body is rich and frothy with a full mouthfeel buoyed by a pleasant effervescence. Definitely more chewy mouthfeel then other previous IPAs I have quaffed, and rather enjoyable actually. Gentle notes of orange zest linger in the background while sweet pine and sap notes bring this IPA right to the forefront of my tastebuds. A light and slightly dry finish which still manages to linger, showing off her luscious hop oils. Later on, a hint of spice mingles amidst the overall oily piney sweet grass and bitter orange zing at the finish. A very quaffable IPA of which I could easily enjoy another.
Angeloregon (1864), Portland, Oregon, USA
Aug 24, 2008 Bottle from By the Bottle in Vancouver, WA--Poured a golden-orange body with a fluffy quickly dissipating head. Lots of nuttiness and grass bittering hops in nose, rounded out with a creamy sweet malt presence. Flavor is less bitter than nose. Mildly fruity, medium bodied and a little uneventful, though well-balanced and quite enjoyable.
brigg (125), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Aug 20, 2008 (bottled) Big, but vanishing fluffy, white head and clear amber-golden body. The aroma is full of hops, and grass, but it also has some sweetness. I can taste the hops, but it is not really very bitter; slightly sweet, very refreshing. The finish is dry though, and has more hop bitterness. Light to medium bodied. Not what I expected, but quite good. Tasty, but it’s hard to call it an IPA.
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