80 /- (Bottle)
Belhaven in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.02
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One of Scotland’s favourites thanks to its distinctive and full-bodied flavour. Pale malt gives satisfying ‘Horlicks’ maltiness and black malt adds balance to the sweetness. Challenger provides the bitterness and base note herbal hop character with Goldings adding a hint of orange peel.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask, pint. @The Corryvreckan, Oban (Scotland). 07/08/2023 [#6.691 Global - #226 Scotland - #3 Belhaven] Pours deep amber to brown with an off-white head. Mostly lacing. Aroma: malty and nutty. Taste: smooth malty and caramelly leading to a creamy mouthfeel. Bit watery palate. Next one please!
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from Cask
on 02 Sep 2023
at 16:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Counting House. Deep amber to brown. Malty, nutty nose, toast and light caramel. Toasty, nutty malt flavor. Smooth. Spicy hop finish with crisp bitterness. Light, smooth body.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2023
at 14:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle fromWaitrose in Glasgow. Nose is oranges, herbal hops, toasty malt, light caramel, grains. Also some yeasty esters. Rich malt flavor, toast, nuts, toasted malt, light caramel, not very sweet. Rather complex and very malt though not sweet. Well attenuated, finishing dry and hoppy. Spicy, bitter hops in the finish. Does it stand the test of time? Well, I think it is a good example of a Scottish bitter. I can't say how different this one is to those that MJ drank 25-30 years ago. Probably wouldn't be on many best 500 lists today, but still worth checking out.
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from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2023
at 13:35
4.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
From cask at The Old Ship, Maldon, England, with Terje 25.04.23. Clear teak colour. White head. Aroma and taste of caramel, sweet malt and dates. Waterish.
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from Cask
on 25 Apr 2023
at 16:13
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Tried
on 14 Apr 2023
at 13:20
27/04/1978. SUN, 63 Lambs Conduit Street, LONDON, WC1, England (FREE HOUSE)
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on 24 Feb 2023
at 08:41
5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Sep 2022
at 12:26
8/10
Tried
on 10 Aug 2022
at 20:17
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml Bottle from Morrisons, Dunoon. Deep amber in colour, with a thin, off-white, head. Caramel, red berries and brown sugar, with a touch of leafy hop and moderately bitter finish. Reminded me of a stronger version of GK IPA. OK.
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from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2022
at 15:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
# 3028; 6/2022. Aroma of malt and toffee, earthy. Clear copper body, low head. Toffee, malty, herbal. Very good scottish ale. 0,5 l, clear glass bottle, gift.
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from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2022
at 20:36