Belhaven Scottish Ale

Pros: Nutty, sweet taste; Complex
Cons: Nitro- enhanced cans not to my liking

As I have stated many times, I am an ale person through and through. Given the choice, I will select ale to lager with a frequency of about four to one. I have sampled plenty of domestic ales, but when I reach for a foreign brewed ale, I usually turn to ...

Pros: Flavorful, well balanced beer
Cons: None come to mind

I have a nostalgic fondness for Belhaven Scottish Ale. Before I was a budding beer enthusiast, this was one of the first craft beers to pass my
lips. I was a regular customer at a small liquor store near my home, mostly because the owner was...

Pros: Light-body packs a huge toasty malt flavor
Cons: I could live without the nitrogen widgets

Do you like nuts? How about slightly dark toast? If you like these kinds of flavors, then I think you'll fall absolutely in love with a tall glass of freshly poured Belhaven Scottish Ale -- one of the most authentic and flavorful Scottish ales sold in...

Pros: A good old fashioned brew
Cons: None for me

Belhaven brewery lies on the shores of the Firth of Forth in the Royal Burgh of Dunbar - about 30 miles east of Edinburgh. The brewery was originally founded by Benedictine monks around 1415 when - after being given land here, found the local ...

Pros: Great character easy drinking, widely available
Cons: A little thinner than I'd like

Belhaven is Scotland’s oldest brewery, dating back to 1719 and an independent. It’s located in Dunbar, which is not too far from Edinburgh, on the east coast. The brewery was family owned for 250 years but was sold in the 1970’s to pub and hotel...

Pros: complex flavors, lower in alcohol than some ales, quality brewing ingredients
Cons: hard to find -- need to search specialty package stores

Belhaven is the largest regional brewer in Scotland and ranks among the oldest breweries in the United Kingdom (brewing since 1719).

Belhaven Scottish Ale is malty and nutty, pouring with a deep caramel/ruby color with lively carbonation and a...

Pros: Delicious ale that can be addictive
Cons: Drink slowly to savor the taste

I've been pinged for not knowing enough about Scottish Ales as compared to Scotch Ales, so I've been trying to rectify that situation by trying to get named products from the region in question. The Belhaven Scottish Ale is one of the few of its kind I...

Pros: Hearty, nutty flavor, smooth, easy to drink, goes well with foods
Cons: not always available out her in Albuquerque

It has been many a moon since I have set foot on the Scottish Isles...but I recall the friendly folk, excellent food and fabulous beers (and the scenery is not bad either).

I had planned to return to Traquair Castle in the near future with...

Pros: great taste and aroma, full flavor without heavy body
Cons: price

About two weekends ago, my housemates and I decided that we were going to have our own personal beer feast and sample a wide range of beers for our ever growing beer wall. While at the store, I happened to pass Belhaven Scottish Ale. Despite the...

Pros: mmm, creamy
Cons: Not available nearby

The Belhaven brewery was founded in 1719, long before there was a United States of America. That long history, heritage and tradition brings us the Belhaven Scottish Ale, one of two Belhavens available as exports outside of the Highland. Belhaven...

Pros: A good dark beer, widely available (here at least)
Cons: Somewhat light body

Some things never leave you no matter how long you stay away from home. One that has not left me is a taste for British beer.

I left England in 1993, and have been in Texas ever since. Not to put too fine a point on it, the best thing about...

Pros: Incredible head, smooth but rich taste
Cons: None

I had this beer for the first time when my friend Bryan and I went to a Scottish bar on Clark Street in Chicago one night to pound back a couple after another day of oh-so-exciting law firm work. My usuals were Newcastle and Harp, then maybe Bass if...

Pros: So smooth its dangerous
Cons: see above

I am not a brewer nor do I have the expertise to articulate on the ingredients or weight of the beer. What I do have is particular tastes and a love of ales. On occasion I try different ales and have tried most of the readily available European and...

Pros: A rewarding taste
Cons: don't dare drink it warm

The previous reviews hit the spot, much like this beer does. So why add my two cents?

No particular reason, but for those NYC area people, I HAVE FOUND Belhaven on tap at St. Andrews, a restaurant/bar in the Town Hall area of...

Pros: tastes great
Cons: none

I'm not sure what sold me on this beer in the first place. It could have been the high recommendation from my neighbor. Or it could have been the tall can with the canister on the inside that makes that calming "psssshtttt" sound as you open...