7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Amberish with a decent head. Floral, sweet aroma and flavor. Pretty sweet, finishes slightly bitter... pretty tasty. I’d say it’s more of an IPA (as is in its name) than a bitter (as it’s listed). Flavorful and a good summertime brew.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2005
at 21:20
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
[Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF 2004] An orange beer with a fine but disappearing head. The aroma is quite flowery hoppy. The flavor is sweet malty with a slight note of fruit and also only a slight bitter end. A boring IPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jun 2005
at 15:09
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bright golden-brown colour. Aroma is toasty, slightly breadcrusty, a little bit minerally. Nutty, minerally character, with a slight ashtray note that lends unpleasantness. Bear in mind I’m having this at home, where a cigarette has not been smoked since they closed the prison that sat on this site 20 years ago. Light body. Quick, lightly nutty finish. Has a session appeal but lacks life and distinctiveness (save the ashtray).
Tried
on 18 Jun 2005
at 02:59
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask conditioned at the 32nd Cambridge Beer Festival, as "Belhaven Classic Fruit Beer". Dark amber colour. Strong fruity aroma of blackcurrants, blackberries, boysenberries and maybe some redcurrants too. Flavour is extremely fruity, raspberry, blackberries and redcurrants abound. A tolerable maltiness and a decent hoppy finish makes this an above-average ale. From the ratings of the pasteurized and bottled version it seems apparent that the cask version is superior.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 May 2005
at 05:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can. Nitro. Caramel-amber color with a whitich nitro head. Light sweet malt aroma. Caraml flavor with ight hops. Smooth nitro body. This beer actual goes well with the nitro can (one of those things I usually don’t like).
Tried
from Can
on 22 May 2005
at 18:27
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pour is a orange-red with almost no head. Aroma is creamy and malty. Flavor is peat moss with some raisions in there. A but watery in the end. Overall it does have its own flavor and you can drink this all night so it still better than most macro.
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2005
at 20:46
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4
(Bottle 50 cl) This beer is pink?? Somewhat like Lambrusco...jeezzz... Filtered, not much head. Dry (which is nice) but also bitter(which is not so nice considering the natural sweetness from the fruit - it collides in my subtle opinion). Points for trying but Belhaven should stick to what they do best. 290204
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2005
at 05:03
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
(Bottle 50 cl) I find the back label’s claim that wheat beer originates in Northern Germany rather amusing. Wonder what would’ve happened during the war if the British general staff had lacked the same sense of geography. Would they’ve been looking for Hitler in the Eagle’s Nest around Flensburg somewhere? Anyways, I remember having this for the first time at the Copenhagen Beer Festival in 2003 concluding that the Scots should keep away from producing wheat beers. After having finished this I haven’t changed my opinion. This amber-coloured, slightly hazy beed has an oddly smoked character - pretty much like whisky-malt. Indeed a very different wheat! 250104
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2005
at 04:49
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Lightly hazy deep brown ale with a creamy moka head. Aroma of chocolate, prunes, and wet dog hair. In mouth, nice powdery chocolate with smokey peat notes, butterscotch and sweet berries. No bitterness and lightly oily mouthfeel. A rather thin stout. Bought in Nova Scotia, at VinArt.
Tried
on 15 May 2005
at 17:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Nitro can. Dark amber coloured with huge creamy white head. Mild malt and caramel in aroma, with some weak fruitish hints. Mild flavour of malt and a bit caramel. Hoppy finish, which is a bit papery. Pleasant beer to drink while spending a social evening at pub .)
Tried
from Can
on 08 May 2005
at 05:42