Belhaven Wee Heavy / 90 Shilling (Bottle)

Brewed by Belhaven (Greene King)
Style: English Strong Ale
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Local supermarket in Seattle. Pour in Trappist glass at room temp. Color of furniture polish, wet leather. Off-color head receded quickly. Scent of raisins, alcohol, figs. Hints of apricots. Taste of fermented fruits, smooth, complex malt base, deep alcohol warming. Finish of sweet caramel. Full mouthfeel. Richly satisfying.

Bottle from Malthouse. Poured a deep amber colour, decent nitrogen head which disappears quickly. Yeasty nose. Tastes so very smooth, very little carbonation. There is a smooth transition between flavours of burnt malt, hops, subtle caramel, yeast. Excellent.

Pour is very dark golden/brown with fluffy off white head. Aroma is slightly hoppy with a sweet malt and slight caramel character. Wow, complex brew. The first flavor I encountered was the sweet malt that slowly mellowed out in the finish to light caramel and then finished with a taste of butter. No apparent hop character in the taste itself. Very nice smooth sensation. Medium bodied. There might also be some slight fruity notes in the far finish from the yeast. Nice brew. Would buy again.

This was an excellent beer. Poured dark brown with a fothy off red head and great lacing. Tasted sweet and thick with roasted malts and a deep flavor.

(bottle) Clear, mahogany colour with a medium-sized and persistent beige foamy head. Sweet roasted malty aroma with caramel, hints of liquorice and delicate dried fruity notes (prunes). Sweet flavour, medium to full bodied with a calm carbonation. Solid roast-malty base with caramel, molasses and shy fruity notes; sweet and moderately roasty finish with a light but present alcohol. Reminds me of a decent dark Bock (24.05.08).

Bottle. Pours a brown red body with a creamy off white head. Aroma is sweet malt, spices, wood and dark fruit also in the flavor. Little etoh in the finish.

This is a great beer. Pours a dark reddish/brown/copper color with a thick, milky tan head. After it settled, aroma was brilliantly malty and sweet. Flavor was of lots of malt... caramel for sure. Very creamy on the mouthfeel. On tap.

Copper brown. The head on this thing is truly outstanding. It filled up most of the glass at first! Smells nice too. Fresh baked bread, and nice fresh hops. The flavor is wonderful, and kind of hard for me to describe. I want to say fresh baked bread again, but I think there is something else going on here as well. Perhaps a little caramel and toffee. I think the word fresh best describes this beer. It reminds me of fresh spring water on a warm day in the mountains... I know that sounds cheesy, but that’s what I think of when I taste this. Very smooth and relaxing.