Belhaven Best

Best

 

Belhaven in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
5.54
ABV: 3.2% IBU: - Ticks: 106
A sweet malty beer with lots of toffee & caramel notes from the pale and crystal malts. Fresh dry hop taste comes from the challenger and goldings which also give a satisfying easy drinking bitter finish.
 

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4.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Lett uklar amber med hvit varende topp. Aroma; lys karamell, hint av lys sjokolade, humle. God men svak aroma. Smak; malt, karamell, melkesjokolade, humle, toffify. Wagleys bar - Aberdeen.

Tried on 21 Aug 2023 at 21:13


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Pours mid amber and slightly hazy. Slightly off-white head, quite big and very compact as you would expect from a draught pour; shows good enough retention but actually not much lacing. A quite subdued aroma with biscuity and slightly toffeeish malts followed by hints of fruitiness and caramel. There's also a slight background of cola-like feel that gives it a bit of fresh feeling. Taste notes as per aroma, as the smell suggested not much going on in terms of both intensity and depth. Overall definitely on the sweet edge of the style but manages to finish dry enough and still slightly refreshing. Light bodied with quite light, extremely delicate, thin-bubbled carbonation, resulting in a very smooth and easy mouthfeel. A very mild take on the style that aims mainly at quaffability; quite good at that.

Tried on 07 Jul 2023 at 19:24


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

can @ interspar (budapest) black colour, light body, low carbonated, silky beige head, thin watery texture, creamy taste, smokey taste, grainy, easy to drink
Earlier Rating: 2/24/2019 Total Score: 3.2
tap @ kaledoni pub (budapest) amber colour, normal body, low carbonated, briliant white head, malty, creamy, thin watery texture, easy to drink

Tried from Can on 20 Dec 2022 at 17:16


4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

On keg at Ferry Boat Inn, Ullapool, Highlands, Tuesday 27th September 2022. Pours amber, with a chill haze, there is a creamy textured white head, cold, devoid of flavour, pretty grim.

Tried on 27 Sep 2022 at 11:48


Tried on 21 Sep 2022 at 20:31


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Tried on 14 Aug 2022 at 18:06


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Creamy white head on a clear amber coloured body with extreme lacing. Sweet malt & berry aroma. Medium bodied, smooth & soft. Sweet malt, caramel & berry tastes with a tangy finish. Decent.

Tried on 28 Apr 2022 at 16:10


4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Keg at Glenesk Hotel. Surprised I haven't had this before. It pours clear brown with a small white head. The aroma is earthy, woody, dusty, brown bread, nutty and leather. The taste is soft, smooth, sweet, toffee/caramel, cola, brown bread, rivita, toasty and nutty with short, dry finish. Light body and soft carbonation. Inoffensive brown liquid.

Tried on 12 Mar 2022 at 12:52


4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Keg at the Steamboat Inn, Carsethorn, near Dumfries. Dull amber with a thick off-white head and a light fizz. Thin body. Mild flavour, with dusty cardboard, A touch of caramel and wood. It's far from being the worst keg bitter that I've tried, but it's pretty poor.

Tried on 23 Aug 2020 at 20:26


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

440ml can from TBS in Moscow. Pours clear copper with a creamy off-white nitro head. Aroma is malt and caramel. Taste is light sweet, caramel, biscuity malt. Light bitter finish. Creamy mouthfeel. Very watery.

Tried from Can on 06 Jun 2020 at 14:26