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Belhaven St Andrews Ale (Bottle)

Percentile
72
overall
Brewed by Belhaven (Greene King)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5423.27/5.03.27/5.04.6%80.3English pint
Commercial Description:
Bottle: Pasteurised.
A full-bodied and malty ale with a rounded, smooth fruit palate and a tight, creamy head that laces all the way down the glass. Rich in colour with a smooth, creamy texture and a distinctively strong flavour.
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 zappafan99 (462), South Carolina, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Jul 17, 2008    Updated: Feb 8, 2009
Taste 7/8/ Bottle Date? Looks: Hazy brown/ tea with light yeasty head that lingers on the glass. Aroma: Tea, yeasty sour, grain and mild lime/lemon. Taste: Yeast must and sour grain with a little spice and lemon. Light bodied and crisp. Good brew. Would buy again.


 cellar (495), Dublin, Ireland
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/104/515/20
Jul 1, 2008  
thx 4 great tasting Kimjohansen, formely known as Beljohansen :-) Clear amber, short head, notes of dried fruit and malt, sweet adn little bitter in finish.


 SaintMatty (1226), Tallinn, Estonia
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 30, 2008  
500ml Bottle - Copper brown in colour. A fruity and malty aroma with some raisins. Tangy, fruity and slightly sweet taste with malt and raisins along with some noticeable but fairly subtle hops with grapefruit notes. Not bad.


 austone (1039), Turku; Pori, Finland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jun 26, 2008  
Copper, quite thick pale head. Straight butterscotch nose, warm spiciness and wood. Flavor is woody, mildly smoky with warm caramel maltiness, little grassy hops and earth. Light to medium bodied, easy drinking palate. Very Scottish indeed, nicely warm and woody.


 darkguardian (506), Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/102/513/20
Jun 21, 2008  
12oz bottle. Pours a burnt amber with a long lasting creamy off white head. Nose is sweet malts with a bit of roast and a touch of smoke with some underlying fruitiness. Nice smelling scottish ale (btw if the bottle says its a scottish ale I have to question why its considered a ESB). Very similar to the Belhaven Scottish ale but not as dark and there is more fruit. The strong scottish malt flavor is there and definitely in the aftertaste but its not as bitter as the Scottish Ale either. Very good session scottish ale. Like this alot.


 Bullit (1348), Glasgow, Scotland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 8, 2008  
Amber colour, medium off-white head. Aroma is of slightly roasted malts and bread. Flavour has some roasteld malts, and some grassy and flowery hops. Nice bitterness. Very enjoyable and drinkable.


 dyetube (409), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
May 27, 2008  
This beer pours a medium amber with a thin tan head. The aroma is sweet and almost fruity. The flavors are the same. Very unique for an esb. I like this one. Not that bad but not really the right flavor for an esb. Cheers!


 roder60 (1023), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
May 21, 2008  
Poured a clear dark brown with bubbly white head. Very interesting mix of peat and caramel with a tad bit of earthy smooth hops at the end. From my experiences, a different take than most bitters. Very very good.



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