Twisted Thistle IPA (6.1%)
(Batch of Twisted Thistle IPA)
Belhaven in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
6.46
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A refreshing example of an India Pale Ale from the master brewers at Belhaven. The blend of Cascade and Challenger hops combine to produce an abundance of fresh hop aroma that preludes a bitter-dry taste explosion. Crafted from nearly three centuries of brewing heritage at Scotland’s oldest independent brewery, this ale from Belhaven will have your taste buds tingling.
6.1% USA export version.
6.1% USA export version.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours clear pale amber with medium white head. Aroma is mandarin, spruce, malt, dried rose leaves and lemon. Taste is medium sweet, medium to very bitter and light to medium acidic. Body is creamy with lively carbonation. Finish is long and mostly bitter with notes of orange, lemon, lime, spruce, malt, caramel, sugar and hints of milk.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2015
at 16:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
16.9 oz. clear bottle from The Beer Store, Nashua, NH. A clear bottle, really?? No bottle dating anywhere either. Nose is skunky hops and light caramel. The taste has some sweet pale malt, floral hops, and some light cracker notes. Body is on the light side of medium. Finish is clean and abrupt. I will say that this beer really is nicely balanced. And extremely easy to drink. What Americans have to remember here is this is an English IPA, not an American interruption. It should be more sweet with a subtle hop. I will find this on cask and compare. A nice surprise.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2013
at 17:22
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle: Pale amber color with some floaters. Two fingers of fluffy white head. Odd aroma, sort of a pollen like smell... floral and herbal. Tastes herbal, but its abrasive. Sort of skunky... chalky... could be the yeast, could be the malt, could be that its just odd and I don’t like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2013
at 08:22
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Smells skunky, almost like weed. A little hops and malt but the skunky smell is pretty prominent. Aftertaste has virtually no bitterness - just a little sour. Pours clear golden with a little head and lacing. Meh. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2012
at 17:19
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap at Three Fires. Light grain malt, light vinegar aroma. Golden with a huge off-white head, thick creamy lacing. Light grainy malt flavor. No significant hop bitterness. IPA? I almost thought the barkeep had given me the wrong beer. LIght body, flat carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Aug 2012
at 16:47
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap. Pours clear light amber with a small off-white head and minimal lacing. Aroma is sweet honey, floral, perhaps grass. Flavor is medium sweet, floral, a bit weird actually, with a medium bitter finish. Not a fan.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jun 2012
at 19:26
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Originally rated November 2006. Another one from Balhaven, just received at the LCBO. Always a pleasure ! Pours a golden-amber colour with a big creamy off-white head that resist to falling down, and when done, remains a nice ring of lace all over. Powerful nose of hop. Very active carbonation of tiny bubbles. Good dry bitterness, without being too sharp. Mild grain malt taste in the finish, but with the bitterness continuing into the aftertaste. Some grassy-citrus flavour is present. Wow ! A very well balanced true IPA from a great Scottish brewer.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2010
at 18:34