Belhaven Wee Heavy / 90 Shilling (Bottle)

Brewed by Belhaven (Greene King)
Style: English Strong Ale
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

[Bottle from Gothenburg System Bolaget] Plummy sweet malt nose, slightly spicey, toffeeish. Pretty sweet, medium bodied, not enough hops to offset the sweetness.

Bottle. Deep reddish/chestnut color with a beige head. Nose is sweet, tinny, well rounded and mild. Flavor is also mildy sweet, vanilla, malt, slight bitterness. Nice mouthfeel, bubbly, not overly thick. Nothing remarkable, but decent for sure.

Bottled, in Sweden. C0lor of storng tea. Smells of flowers and candy. Sweet taste, too, with a port-like finish. A fine ale.

Bottle. Amberish in colour with a medium sized head. Malty and sweet with notes of cinnamon and maybe a hint of hops.

Appearance: Pours a rich caramel bronze chestnut color that sits nobly in my snifter with a perfectly majestic creamy tan head. The beer leaves heavy sheet of lacing on the side of the glass when gently swirled. Smell: Caramel malts, figs, dates, a hint of apple and oak are truly sensational. Taste: This is exactly what I expect from a Scotch Ale. It is sweet thick and lightly boozy with earthy peat flavors caramel malts a splash of prune juice and an ever so light dry hop character hidden in the smoke attribute. Mouthfeel: Perfect smooth velvet feel with adequate carbonation and ideal finish. Drinkability: As much as I love this style it is usually cloyingly sweet or prohibitively alcoholic. This one is neither. It is one of the most drinkable of the style. Hope this is helpful. Cheers!

Aroma is spicey and sweetish. Taste is lager malts like a bock with cinnamon Scotland can do better.

The Innaugural beer of my brand new bottle opener... Quarter-inch thick light tan head with dark brown but still translucent body. Smells malty mostly, like a scotch ale or wee-heavy usually does. Tastes malty and somewhat fruitty... Like many Scotch ales, but not as overwealming like Scotch Silly or even McEwans. Very good. One of the best Scotch ales (if not the best). I’m very very impressed

Pours a medium reddish-brown with a thick pale tan head. Aroma is cocoa and dark fruit. Robust Merlot-like taste with chocolate and coffee undertones. Hops are assertive, but not overly so. Some mild alcohol warmth. A very good strong Scottish ale.