Belhaven Wee Heavy / 90 Shilling (Bottle)

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

Serve in Thistle

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Bottle. Dark brown color with a beige head. Aroma is roasted, caramel, brown suger and hops. Flavour is sweet, roasted, caramel, hop, floral.

A dark red beer with a good head. The aroma is fruity and a bit sour. It is very sweet for a Brittish ale. The flavor is typically ale fruity with some unrecognizable spices and hints of the alcohol content and in ends in a slight bitterness. A very nice ale.

(Bottle 50 cl) Beautiful, dark reddish brown with a small, creamy head. Very malty and full-bodied with distinct nutty notes and a roasted/burned edge. Lovely quaffable winter warmer. 080303

50 cL bottle. Pours clear and amber with a dense off-white head. Light yeasty and caramel malt, yet vague aroma. Flavour is sweet. Breadish and light roasted malt. Mild yeast note. fruity towards light wineous. Ends with a fruity flavour and a mild malt note.

Bottled. Ruby colour, small beige head. Aroma of alcohol, raisins and fruits. Flavour is leather, malts and hops, along with some roasted and spicy hints. Hides ABV well in the flavour, otherwise quite similar to Skullsplitter.

UPDATED: MAR 9, 2003 Bottled. Mahogany coloured with beige head. Rich, smokey aroma with notes of caramel. Sweet and very malty with flavours of licorice and peat. Soft mouthfeel. Notes of crystalized sugar in a finish with medium bitterness.

Bottled. Clear brown coloured with a medium sized beige head. Malty aroma with notes of fruits and berries. Sweet malty flavour with notes of dried fruits.

Bottle, 6.5%. Rather malty, slightly dusty aroma. Clear dark brown colour, small head. The flavour is a little roasted, malty and dusty. Slight pepperiness. The alcohol gives a good mouthfeel.

Date: 06/04/1998
Mode: Bottle

dark amber, rich sweet malt aroma, rich malt flavor, hint of peat, touch of bitterness

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Score: **4
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Ruby color, creamy head. Nice malt aroma. Good body structure, pretty good malt, caramalt, very light roasted; not so common for commercial British bottles. Everything sustained by a pretty strong bitterness. Light pleasant fruity notes.