Belhaven Scottish Stout (Bottle)

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

Dark reddish-brown pour with light brown head. Aroma is of roaasted malt, chocolate, sweetness,. Nice taste- roasted malt, sweetness, light chocolate. The drink ens with a great roasted mouth feel. Very tasty beer- nice lacing on the glass.

Bottle and served in a standard no-nik pint glass: Pour deep brown with a lovely creamy tan head and fairly good lace, amazing what you can do without a nitro widget? The aroma has notes of milk chocolate, hazelnut, molasses, faint dusty yeast, prune and coffee esters. The taste is moderately malt forward with sweet chocolate overtones and toasty bread. A nice coffee and slightly salty note adds balance and complexity. Finished with a hint of woody smoke, very laid back hop bitterness and dark fruit acidity. The mouth feel appears thinner than you expected from the pour but it actually adds to the drinkability of the beer. All in all I found this to be a pleasant surprise, an easy drinking yet complex enough stout.

Black body with a well lasting tan head. Despite other reviews I get more coffee than the chocolate, smooth in the taste, balanced with decent hop presence, and notice the alcohol late in the peace.

Bottle. City Pub. Gothenburg Beer Festival. Dark brown colour with a pale brown head. Aroma: Roastiness, sweet malt, coffee, cocoa. Taste: Rosted malt, coffee, saltiness, cocoa, lightly burned. Almost light bodied. Easy drinking.

Sample (10 cl) at Gothenburg Beer Festival 2009. Dark reddish brown, medium beige head. Dark chocolate aroma with some light peaty smoked notes. Light to medium bodied, soft carbonation. Well balanced, dry finish.

First rating
Bottle at "City Pub" Göteborg during the Gothenburg Beer Festival 2009. On June 11, 2009
Clear dark brown to black color, light brown head. Malty, sweet, grainy scnt, a bit salty. Salty, sausage, smoked taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness.
7/4/7/3/14=3.5

Rerate
50 cl bottle at Bishops Arms Järntorget. On July 15, 2009
Black color, creamy light brown head. Malty, alcohol, sweet scent. Chocolate, malty, smooth, light mineral, some coffee taste. Medium to smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness.
7/4/7/3/14=3.5

Dark brown with a tan head. Nice aroma is mineral with light cocoa and roasty nutty malts. Smooth light/medium body. Lightly sweet malted chocolate flavor with medium roasted malts and an earthy kelp essence. Good stout.

Pours translucent deep brown with a creamy beige head. Nutty chocolate aroma. Light-ish body and medium-light carbonation. Rather sweet taste with roasty caramel chocolate, molasses and a dash of prune. Baker’s chocolate finish with a hint of smoke. A pretty solid offering.