Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA (USA) (Bottle)

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

Slightly murky, ripe pumpkin color with a thin yet lingering white head. Noticeable Cascade aromas. Lots of grapefruit, pine and sugar cookie. Hints of pineapple and vanilla. Medium bodied and creamy on the palate with a slighty hoppy finish. Im a bigger fan of the American IPA’s, but this one stacks up nicely.

500mL bottle purchased for $3.50 from LCBO in Toronto. Pours a clear light gold with decent head and a bit of carbonation. Poor lacing. Aroma is decently hoppy but not exactly strong. Taste is nicely bitter in a typical English style. Sessionable and solid.

I had the 6.1% version of this. It poured out a very cloudy burnt orange and a very sweet floral at first pour. Nice medium cream colored head. Carmel and vanilla are the most evident flavors wit ha bitter finish. I will concur with the notion of pain killer mentioned by the others. A good American Pale Ale but there are a many better produced in the US at a much better price.

Gold, nice lasting head. Citrus, straw & malt aroma. Nice balance of malts and floral hops, caramel, oak, vanilla, powder sugar...bitter finish. I like the malts and overall flavor, though I can somewhat appreciate my previous reviewers note of painkiller flavor, and the hops are rather mellow. I’d drink it again though.

6.1% version. Pours a light copper with a frothy head. Hoppy. Bitter finish, like crushed painkillers.

liquorloft tallahassee, bottle. The bright but solid gold pour was a interesting surprise being as i expected a typical copper brown like most IPAs. i guess it makes sense now seeing that it is categorized as an APA. Wonderful 2 inch very creamy foam. aroma is vanilla, little citrus, light toffee. taste is balanced and smooth vanilla, citrus, light hops, toffee. not much lasting bitterness. palate was creamy, provided for good lacing on the glass.

Tallahassee, Fl. - Liquor Loft - 500 ml bottle. Sparkling, medium copper pour, very sticky, just slightly off-white head that leave good webs of lacing. Fresh aroma with hints of vanilla, scotch tape (odd), and pine. Vanilla makes its way into the flavor as well with some delicate citrus notes as well. Spearmint makes its presence known as well, but the most overriding flavor is the vanilla - reminds me a bit of some of the oak barrel aged beers out there. Good subtle bitterness throughout. Sticky, thickish mouthfeel. A bit strong for session material (mine says 6.1% - perhaps an old bottle) - but very enjoyable nonetheless. Odd that this is labeled an APA.

Bottiglia da 50cl comprata da Ciobì; versa colore oro scuro con discreta schiuma un po’ evanescente. Aroma floreale e delicato ma un poco etereo; nel sapore all’inizio l’amaro è sottile poi pian piano, sorso dopo sorso, trova la sua rivincita e alla fine della bottiglia si è fatto abbastanza sentire. Di gran lunga al di sopra delle mie aspettative.