Belhaven
Commercial Brewery
in Dunbar,
East Lothian,
Scotland 🏴
Owned by
Greene King
Associated with 6 Venues
Established in 1719
Contact
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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Clear, amber-copper color with a small head. Aroma is a malty, caramel smell. Taste is caramel, toffee with a sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2025
at 05:13
4.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 10
Overall 3
Can, courtesy of my mom. Kulonosebb hibat nem tudom felroni neki, mondjuk ez eppenseggel azert lehet, mert gyakorlatilag mintha vizet innek egy kis gabonaizesitessel. Ooooriasi meh.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2025
at 12:18
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2025
at 22:21
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Zapach bardzo ładny karmelowy i słodowy, trochę ziemiste. Piana nietrwała ciemnobrązowe, ciemnorubinowe. Smak karmelowy, słodkie, ziemiste trochę. Nisko nagazowane, chociaż słodkie, trochę śliwkowe. Ciało średnie. W odczuciu w ustach trochę torfowe. Alkohol niewyczuwalny. Ogólnie bardzo dobre i słodkie takie deserowe.
Tried
on 05 Mar 2025
at 04:30
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
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 5.5
0.33 l bottle purchased back in Fuengirola. Pours copper with thin, quickly disappearing head. Nose is moderate sweet grainy and fruity. Its taste is in fact better, with notes of nuts, grains and some fruits. Short sweet finish, light, and somewhat watery mouthfeel and average carbo. Bit mediocre, but without outstanding flaws.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2025
at 09:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 5.5
Aromat ciemny słód kawa zbożowa, słonecznik Czarne brązowe piana beżowa przejrzyste. W smaku bardzo wytrawne goryczka wyraźna słodyczy zero Nagazowanie średnie, gładkie, ciało średnie, finisz kawy zbożowej. Stout bardzo dobry, ale dla mnie za bardzo wytrawny.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2025
at 07:26
7/10
Tried
on 01 Mar 2025
at 12:07
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
440ml tall can. Pours a wonderful nitro topped clear black. Aroma is dark roast malts. Beer is light as per the ABV and the flavour is simple dark roast malts with a hint of hop bitterness. This is true to the label, "smooth velvet" aided by the nitro it is a simple and very easy to drink stout, almost a quaffing stout.
Excellent when you want a light & lower ABV dark beer.
Excellent when you want a light & lower ABV dark beer.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2025
at 04:30
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Clear orange pour, small white head. Aroma is odd. Wet paper, and apples with hints if pale malts and sweet apple skins. Soft mouth feel, slightly watery mouth feel. Finish is very buttery with alot of buttery scotch barrel, and vanilla with fruit and alot of apples. This is a wreck.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:10