Belhaven 60 Shilling (Bottle)

Brewed by Belhaven (Greene King)
Style: Mild Ale
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Light Brown(1)->Pitch Black(5) : 3     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 2   Off-White(1)->Dark Brown(5) : 2   Lasting: 2   Lacing : 2   Nitro : XX
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 3   Bread : 3   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Ink : XX   Tar : XX   Olives : XX   DMS : XX
Malt : 3   Biscuity : 2   Burnt Toast : XX   Caramel : 2   Nuts : 2   Pumpernickel : 1   Cereals : 1   Coffee : XX   Dark Chocolate : XX   Vanilla : XX   Grapes : 2   Blackberries : XX   Cherries : XX
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : XX   Floral : XX   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX Orange : XX   Herbal : 1   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX
Notes :   Earth : 1   Wood : XX   Mint : XX   Smoke : XX   Soy : XX   Bourbon : XX   Anise : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : XX   Lactic : XX   Bitterness : 1   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : 2   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Grapey, vinous and sweet, watery mild.

I find this beer hard to fault, as its better than most of the belhaven range. Aroma is slightly minimal though some malt character kicking through. Taste is More going to the hops, though maybe a little under hopped. Alright for a 3% ale.

Dark brown with a bubbly head. Aromas are sweet, sour and earthy. Flavours are fruity malts with sulphur. Some fruit sourness, too. A bit thin, but then it is 2.9%. OK for a festival starter.

dark brown in clolour witha roasted malt nose and a roasted full maly flavour . bottle Moved as my Cask rating had both cask and bottle entered there.

A dark sweet bitter with the familiar ’rusty nails’ bite of scottish beers. The aroma has a warming baked apples and brown sugar feel and the spicey hop character has cinnamon, nutmeg and raisins. The beer is decidely complex and lip-smackingly moreish. Definitely suitable as a Christmas beer and much more warming and satisfying that the low ABV would suggest. All of the above, but very thin - more like Irn Bru than a real beer. On offerings like this one wonders how the brewery has survived so long to remain Scotland’s oldest brewer. Rating 3

Dark beer with a gentle head, the aroma is sour and btter, and the flavour is fizzy and watery with a slight hint of coffee. Overall a good Scottish beer.

Bellhaven makes a line of the worlds best beers. Flavorful yet mild, great balance of grains and hops.

Well, this one was a little more descent, it was dark, as I like them, but an Ale after all. I finally was told properly how about the numbers.