Belhaven

Commercial Brewery in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Owned by Greene King
Associated with 6 Venues

Established in 1719

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Brewery Lane, Dunbar, EH42 1PE, Scotland
Description
Established in 1719, Belhaven is Scotland’s oldest working brewery. With abundant local barley, fine water from the brewery well and access to markets up and down the coast, Belhaven was the perfect place for a brewery back then, and it still is today. In 1719, Dunbar market gardener John Johnstone erected a brewery close to Belhaven Bay and founded a brewing dynasty which was to last for 250 years and a brewery which would last much longer. The brewery and maltings persevered through the wars and upheavals of the early 20th Century and was eventually sold by John Johnstone’s descendants in 1972. In 2005 is was taken over by Greene King who kept the Brewery open in Scotland.

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6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled(500ml). –Clear amber coloured, medium sized white head, dusty caramel nose. Aroma is sweet malty and nice fruity with slight hoppy and light smoked notes. Very smooth with mild bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2006 at 08:46

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Botte: Clear, light amber coloured, huge rocky off-white head; distinctive resinous hoppy nose with hints of fruitiness and sweet dark malt; bitter-sweet flavour, medium bodied; soft, moderate bitter finish, well balanced with sweet malt; with a tinge of smoked (!) malt in the aftertaste. A fine IPA..............
Tried on 13 Nov 2006 at 01:00

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle. Clear dark amber color with a large off-white head. Sweet and malty with notes of butter and fruits.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2006 at 04:48

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Dark brown color with a beige head. Aroma is roasted, caramel, brown suger and hops. Flavour is sweet, roasted, caramel, hop, floral.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2006 at 03:10

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
This IPA poured a dark yellow colour with a bright white head. Scents include apricot and citrus with a little bread thrown in. First sip was heavy with flavour. Grassy notes with lots of hoppy flavour. Finish is floral with continueinf hops. Palate is bitter. Very good IPA.
Tried on 11 Nov 2006 at 21:52

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottled(330ml). -Dark brown coloured, medium pale brown (like cappuccino) head, pleasant chocolate licorice nose. Aroma of roasted malt and black chocolate with slight caramel and fruity notes. Tasty and very nice despite lower alcohol content than usually.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2006 at 05:56

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Dark red pour with off-white head. Malts and more malts in the nose and flavor. Aroma also presents hints of earthiness, straw and moss. Flavor is sweet and bready with a bitter end. Lively carbonation with medium body, moderately long finish. Watery texture. Easy drinking.
Tried on 07 Nov 2006 at 21:32

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours dark amber into a stem glass. Off-white conglomerate/micro head leaves slight sheet as it recedes to hold steady on the surface. Smoked plum and apricot aromas. Sweet and full with smoked pit fruit flavors and a lasting bitter finish.
Tried on 06 Nov 2006 at 18:13

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle: Reddish-amber coloured, big fluffy off-white head, slowly collapsing; sweet nose: roasted malt, toasted malt, molasses or liquorice wtih some fruitiness; sweet flavour, light to medium bodied; sweetish-malty finish with traces of liquorice again. Not bad, but a bit too much on the sweet side.......
Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2006 at 00:51

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Poured a clear dark copper brown from the bottle with almost no fizzy off white head. Slightly malty aroma, but little smell to speak of. Malty flavor and the malted barley adds a bit of spice. The taste is easy on the palate and watery but potent.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2006 at 19:55