Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA (USA) (Bottle)

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

Orange-copper in colour, long lasting creamy white head, nice lacing. The aroma is generously hoppy (oranges, pine), some apples, caramel sweetness, a bit soapy. The flavour is hoppy (pine, citrus), caramel sweetness, grassy. Moderatly bitter mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes with a medium bitterness, lingering, slightly dry. Nicely balanced IPA.

500ml Bottle from the LCBO in Peterborough, Ontario. Best Before December 15, 2007.

Bottled, 5,3% ABV. Light amber, pours with a firm head. A malty base for lovely hops - pine, bitter oragnes. Splendidly refreshing, this would be a great summer beer. But I’d liek to try the stronger version, more strength could possibly give more depth.

Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA English pint bottle Recent bottling, uprooted 11/06 Medium pour in a pint glass Poured a hazy orange with a large fizzy somewhat lasting white head with good lacing. Smelt of moderate peaches, apricot, perfume and flowers. Taste was upfront moderately bitter sweet bitter pine and light peaches followed by a strong bitter grassy moderate clover honey sweetness and light roasted malt feel on an average length perfume finish. Palate was light to medium bodied, slightly dry, exaggeratedly fizzy, so much that it stings the tongue, and lightly astringent. Overall, who would have thought the Scots could make such a nancy tasting mellow English-style fruity IPA. It’s easy drinking and tasty, but the fizzy palate ruins the whole experience. Kinda reminds me of all the peppy annoying fat high school girls I knew that smelled like fruity crap. Comparable to sniffing girl’s panties. Always an interesting proposition. I feel dirty. I need a rauchbier.

Bright amber color, with a frothy white head, nice fresh flowery hops nose, with a touch of orange fruitiness, piney, leafy and grassy notes, faint malty aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a juicy piney, grassy hops character, with an orange fruitiness from the cascade and challenger hops used, with a subtle toasty malt note, leading towards a piney lingering bitter hops finish.

Bottled. Golden coloured. Clear. Dense off white head. Flowery and light fruitsweet aroma. Very distinct and smooth. Flavour is herbal and almost soapy, with being too much. Light caramelnotes. Smooth and easy to drink with a nice balance. Ends on a bittersweet note. Nice.

A very enjoyable IPA. The bitterness is not exagerated, evident flavor of cascade hop. Nice clear golden body with lasting white creamy head. A very well-balanced beer in term of flavors.

Bottle. Clear amber with a decent offwhite head that was quite creamy. Good apples hop aroma. Complex flavours starting with apples, but ending quite malty and even with vegetable notes. Very interesting.

Bottle from LCBO courtesy of Mabel. Copper-Amber body witha huge fluffy white head and nice lacing. Musty earthy malt in aroma with mild hop presence is a touch muted. Very well balanced flavour with pleasant bitterness and light earthy English style malt, and a very light hint of something like anise or celery. Smooth average-medium palate is pleasant. Very good but does not knock my socks off like it did for others.