Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA (USA) (Bottle)

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

Clear amber orange with an average frothy head. Some grapefruit notes, a lot of pine, and some spice. A fairly balanced flavour with a bitter edge. A moderate body with some lasting qualities, with a bit of toffee sweetness in the aftertaste. Thanks to highlandlad for sharing

This had a nice head.Aroma was aromatic of hops.Color typical.Tatsed full-bodied with a strong bitterness.I liked this.will go back for more!!

Interesting to see Scottish brewers experimenting with US hops. I’d love to know how this is selling in the homeland. It’s a very fair IPA, melding some typical Belhaven caramel-type malt to tangy Cascade and spicy Challenger. In the glass, it was a clear tawny gold with a good ring of lacing foam. A highly untypical aroma for a Scottish IPA, with the familiar smoky malts swamped by grapefruit and curaco. Medium bodied and softly carbonated. Caramel and fruit gums are the first taste-impression, followed by lemonade notes, pine needles and grapefruit in a very dry, puckering finish. Yum. (500ml bottle from Purvis Cellars, Melbourne)

Bottle. Poured copper color with a large frothy off-white head that lasted with excellent lacing. Moderate tart citrus and peaty smoke aroma. Medium body with a slick texture and soft carbonation. Medium balanced flavor with a dry bitter finish that was long lasting. Good complex brew.

Now this is an interesting beer here. Pretty beer. Lustery and almost purple it’s so amber colored. Fizzy and only slightly filtered. Bubbles are pushing the yeasty bits around. Nose is solid. Much more hoppy than anticipated being british and with those dirty fuggles hops that are soo earthy. Citrus and a dry cobwebbyness and then something really strange but appealing, bacon, applewood smoked bacon. Hidden beneath the hoppy residue is a nice smoky malt! Ha! The malt base smells and tastes just like their scottish ale’s. Subtley smoky. Tart meatiness that the hoppy earthy bitterness matches supremely. Flavors reflect all of the above qualities adding a pleasent lingering bitterness from both the hops and carbonation. Syrupy residue. Mouthfeel is also exceptional. Better than most. Coating. Good beer.

Clear honey coloured body with slightly off-white head. Hop aroma backed well by some caramel. Good taste of hops ( grapefruit and orange ) without them overpowering it, with a touch of honey in there as well, not a big body beer but easily sessionable and alcohol is well hidden.

Pours dark amber into a shaker. Citrus, pine, bandaid and resin notes. Significant micro head that convexes above the rim and leaves plaster of lacing. Thin with upfront malt bandaid flavors and a lasting bitter bandaid finish. Didn’t really detect anything other than bandaids..ah, well.

Honey colored- white frothy head- bread, mint sprig nose- tangy orange, candy red fruit, clove with sight hop taste- smooth body – tart acidic after taste – not an exceptional IPA but a good beer just the same