Belhaven Wee Heavy / 90 Shilling (Bottle)

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

Ruby in the glass, small creamy white head. Sweet cherry aroma, little waxy and young oak. Malt driven, reminiscent of a junior barley wine with hints of orange and maple syrup, spiced with lavender, aged in young wood.....but not completely. Overall seems pasteurized or truncated in its overall intensity. Abrupt. Blunt.

Very smooth beer with a moderately sour character. Beautiful understated floral aroma and dark caramel in appearance. Overall, a solid beer, but not complete. I can’t say what it is, but it’s missing something in the finish.

1 pint bottle - pours a dark reddish brown with a thin white head. Aroma is caramel malt, toffee and sweet fruit. Flavour is roasted malt and dark fruit , with a hoppy finish.

Beautiful chestnut color with ruby highlights, 1 inch tan head with creamy & foamy character that hugs the side of the glass. Aroma of dark malt, yeast, & resin hops. Taste is smooth, roasted malt flavors, with some bitterness in the finish.

Bottle from Kahns. Pours murky brown with minimal beige head. Nose is sweet fruit and caramel malt. Flavor is rich caramel malt, smooth, sippable and enjoyable. Not a ton of depth, but decent throughout.

Chunky copper with a tan head and waves of lace. Aroma of toffee, bready malt, wild grains and light diacytel. Taste of roasted malt, toffee, sweet malt and dark fruit. Mild dry finish with a little bit of alcohol in it.

50cl bottle, as pictured. Pours a slightly hazy dark copper with a medium, creamy light beige head with decent retention and lacing. Pretty! Strong toffeeish, malty aroma with stewed prunes and a touch of yeast. Medium-bodied strong ale with smooth, but not oily mouth feel. Medium carbonation. Earthy, intense flavour of roasted malt, caramel and a note of dark berry syrup. Interesting mix of softer, sweeter notes and a pronounced bitterness that persists all the way to the dry, hoppy finish. Earthy, lingering after taste. Very good, nicely balanced and highly drinkable strong ale (so, be careful) from Belhaven, a brewery that only makes good and very good beers (even after having been absorbed by Greedy King). Powerful, yet easy-drinking brew.

Opaque mahogany, light cream head. Standard scotch nose of yeast, light lactic acid, and definite caramel. Lightly eathy as well. Strongly earthy caramel in the flavor, malty, and with significant tea and faint chocolate. The earthy bite in the finish is uniquely strong. Though there is some nuance, this is quite standard.