Twisted Thistle IPA
Belhaven Brewery Company Ltd.
- From:
- Belhaven Brewery Company Ltd.
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #6,447 - ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #53,858 - Avg:
- 3.67 | pDev: 14.17%
- Reviews:
- 443
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Wednesday at 01:57 PM
- Added:
- Sep 24, 2005
- Wants:
- 27
- Gots:
- 119
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Sinte
3.46/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle 0.5L.
Deep golden body with average, frothy, white head, mostly diminishing with a fair lacing.
Moderate-to-heavy hoppy (flowers, citrus) and light-to-moderate malty (light caramel) aroma.
Moderate bitter flavour with light-to-moderate sweet character; some alcoholic harshness in the finish.
Medium body with oily texture; soft carbonation.
Wednesday at 01:57 PMDeep golden body with average, frothy, white head, mostly diminishing with a fair lacing.
Moderate-to-heavy hoppy (flowers, citrus) and light-to-moderate malty (light caramel) aroma.
Moderate bitter flavour with light-to-moderate sweet character; some alcoholic harshness in the finish.
Medium body with oily texture; soft carbonation.
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
3.78/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
On tap at The Haven in Boston, MA.
This one pours a clear dark-ish orange, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like bready and caramel malt, some tea-like and grassy hops, and honey.
Like most IPAs made in the UK, it’s well balanced on malt and hop ratios, with a solid malt character, more malt than I typically want in an IPA. It’s caramelly, bready, and spicy, with a light but refreshing bitterness.
This is light bodied and very drinkable, with a nice smooth finish.
This is relatively well done for the style, but I do want a more solid bitterness here.
Apr 10, 2023This one pours a clear dark-ish orange, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like bready and caramel malt, some tea-like and grassy hops, and honey.
Like most IPAs made in the UK, it’s well balanced on malt and hop ratios, with a solid malt character, more malt than I typically want in an IPA. It’s caramelly, bready, and spicy, with a light but refreshing bitterness.
This is light bodied and very drinkable, with a nice smooth finish.
This is relatively well done for the style, but I do want a more solid bitterness here.
Reviewed by aleigator from Germany
2.92/5 rDev -20.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.92/5 rDev -20.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Yields a clear orange color with a rapidly collapsing, spongy head.
Aromas are of toasted hazelnuts, cakey malts and lighter lime rind.
Got a light and refreshing mouthfeel to it with a well developed effervescence on top.
Tastes of rustic malts, a glimpse of molasses and bakers chocolate, gently entangled into caramel and dried limes. Offers a well nuanced toffee backbone together with maintaining, slightly dry limes and a stony mineral quality. Finishes with more caramel, lingering limes and white bread dough.
Quite boring and heavy on the malts without being able to create an intriguing balance.
Mar 25, 2022Aromas are of toasted hazelnuts, cakey malts and lighter lime rind.
Got a light and refreshing mouthfeel to it with a well developed effervescence on top.
Tastes of rustic malts, a glimpse of molasses and bakers chocolate, gently entangled into caramel and dried limes. Offers a well nuanced toffee backbone together with maintaining, slightly dry limes and a stony mineral quality. Finishes with more caramel, lingering limes and white bread dough.
Quite boring and heavy on the malts without being able to create an intriguing balance.
Reviewed by vernardico from Mexico
4.43/5 rDev +20.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +20.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is similar beer has similarities with the Belhaven scottish ale. Caramel roasty malts sweetness, but with a stronger presence of hops, but not too hoppy for regular IPAs. Hops also gives a floral smell and fruity notes in the taste.
If you are expecting a good typical American IPA, you might be disapointed. If you like english bitters, or scottish ales with that nutty-toffee notes, this is by any means a nice enjoyable beer.
I like it, i will surely drink it again.
Aug 25, 2020If you are expecting a good typical American IPA, you might be disapointed. If you like english bitters, or scottish ales with that nutty-toffee notes, this is by any means a nice enjoyable beer.
I like it, i will surely drink it again.
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Unknown vintage; drank 3/28/16 @ the Yarchives.
See-through orange/red appearance.
A rough pour yielded a small white head; strong lace.
Grapefruit, raw sugar & caramel notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Grapefruit & caramel flavors; this is an American barleywine, not an American IPA.
I'm hoping this is old??
Nov 11, 2019See-through orange/red appearance.
A rough pour yielded a small white head; strong lace.
Grapefruit, raw sugar & caramel notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Grapefruit & caramel flavors; this is an American barleywine, not an American IPA.
I'm hoping this is old??
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