Speyside Oak Aged Blonde Ale
Belhaven Brewery Company Ltd.

Copenhagen 23/4 2016. 33 cl bottle from Meny, Østerfælled Torv, Kbh. Ø. Label in Belhaven's usual design in a red version with a little hand drawn bottle.

Pours clear golden yellow with a white head. A bit bubbly. Head disappears quickly after pouring. No lacing to speak of

Aroma is of caramel, white port, and sugary alcohol. Sweet and liqueur-ish.

Soft carbonation and slightly thick palate. Lightly tingling texture.

Flavor is sherry-like sweet with something fruity and fermented on top.

A bit too much on the sweet side for my tastebuds. And my sherry usually comes in a bigger bottle.

 

 

 

Clear orange colour, small head, right carbonation. Smell of honey, canned sugar.
Medium sweet taste, bit of oak, honey and caramel. Refreshing and pleasant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appearance: A beautiful clear copper body that seems to boast the range between red and gold depending on the light that showcase steady carbonation makes up for the single finger of head that didn't lace or retain.

Smell: Oak, vanilla and honey with a backing of bready malt. Warmning brought it out slightly but it didn't require it by any means.

Taste: A mix of caramel and shortbread malt starts us off as the mild old gives way to ample vanilla, butterscotch and a faint whiskey taste. I really like that despite the emphasis being on the oak, the beer is still present.

Mouthfeel: The beer at it's peak becomes a bit too sweet for my liking, but thankfully it does cling, leaving a nice caramel and vanilla aftertaste. The carbonation however isn't the greatest, as it turned flat around the 1/3 left mark.

Drinkability: This is an ideal desert beer, as it's light but has a nice sweet taste that reminds me of eating ice cream caramel and butterscotch on it. That said, I wouldn't be grabbing this on a hot day, but that's not exactly the point. Settles down remarkably well.

Final Thoughts: Probably the best of this mix pack I've had thus far. I really expected this to just be a beer pretending to be a whiskey, but I was presently surprised. I think they did a great job of not leaving this in the barrel too long. Maybe one day less, and it would be perfect. Either way, thumbs up.

Golden amber with light but persistant head - malt dominated with light barnyard.

 

Bottled and the label promises 'complex, layered and polished'
Pours an amber body with minimal white head
heavy malt aroma with a hint of honey
subtle and yes layered a little sweet sherry, honey but minimal some mellow whiskey

Bottled purchased in England. Pours clear, gold in color with one half inch head. Taste is oak, honey, and pale malt. Medium light bodied, moderate carbonation, and sweet. Great use of oak. Makes for a complex malty treat. Will get this again.

330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, nettbutikken. ABV is 6.5%. Deep golden to copper colour, moderate white (or slightly off-white) head. Moderate aroma of malts, whisky, oak and vanilla. Medium sweet flavour of malts, caramel, toffee, fudge, whisky, oak, raisins and vanilla, some very moderate hops in the finish.