Black Scottish Stout (Bottle/Can/Keg)
(Batch of Black Scottish Stout)
Belhaven in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Dry Regular|
Score
6.43
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Belhaven Black Scottish Stout really is something completely different. Fresh roasted aroma and taste with a hint of coffee from the roasted barley used in the recipe. The addition of Chocolate malt adds a dark chocolate complexity. Simply hopped with Challenger to provide a clean low level bitterness. The dry hop character from challenger is kept to a minimum allowing the key roasted and chocolate flavours to come to the fore. Brewed using pure Scottish water and a unique blend of Scottish triple malts sourced from the finest locally grown barley.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
on 22 Jul 2026
at 20:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle pour at The Haven, next to Sam Adams Brewery in MA. Poured a dark pour, fluffy, light tan head. Aroma was quite a lot like Guinness, with some more toasty, and light peaty notes. Robust, and enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2026
at 22:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Aromas and flavors are a mix of Scotch ale and start with black patent. Toasty, molasses with a slight hint of peat. Slightly sweet with enough bitter to balance. Creaming body. Nicely done. My first Scottish stout I think.
Tried
from Can
at
Bodega Brew Pub, Inc.
on 02 Feb 2026
at 05:43
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On keg at Wigtown Ploughman, Wigtown - jet black body with a firm tan head. Loads of chocolate malts, bit of liquorice, some roasted nuts. Surprisingly smooth and creamy, very quaffable.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Aug 2025
at 13:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Escura com reflexos rubi. Espuma efémera. Carbono suave. Corpo leve. Textura oleosa. Aroma a caramelo e a molho de ostra. Açúcar queimado,malte, alcaçuz, notas de café . Fácil de beber
Tried
on 05 Jun 2025
at 13:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Deep dark brown, with a tinge of red, appears near black, with a creamy / frothy tan head and a mellow coffee and dark fruit aroma. Creamy and smooth with dark fruits, some soft roasted malt and a mellow finish.
Willeymoor Lock Tavern, Whitchurch
Willeymoor Lock Tavern, Whitchurch
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2025
at 19:00
7/10
Canned - deepnblack to brown pour that settles. Roasted coffee and malt. I actually like this more than consensus
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2025
at 01:40
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9.5
440ml maybe nitro can. Pours black with a great nitro off white head, very fine bubbles & wonderful texture. Aroma is mild, dark roast malt & a hint of coffee.Beer is smooth, near dry with an up front chocolate taste, very easy to drink.
One of the best 4ish ABV straight stouts i can remember.
One of the best 4ish ABV straight stouts i can remember.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Apr 2025
at 05:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Very,very dark. Thick, foamy head. Really nice coffee and chocolate aroma. Flavor is also coffee and chocolate. This is a really great stout.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Mar 2025
at 06:54
5.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
0.5 l can @ Mijas. Pours pitch black with thin, permanent beige head. Nose is slight roasted/coffee notes, taste is quite the same with short, coffeeish finish. Extremely smooth, with almost non-existent carbonation, and light body. In fact, a bit too light for my liking.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Mar 2025
at 14:16