Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA

Scotland is a place I would love to visit one day, probably for scotch more than beer in this case.

But it turns out they do good beer too.

Enter Belhaven Brewery, one of their beers ended up in a mixed 6-pack I had with my slightly large beer stash.

On first glance it had a very nice fruity aroma to it, but on first taste it hit me, it was a surprisingly rich taste that mellowed as I got through it.

This American-style IPA uses loads of different hops hence the flavour profile.

Scotch... insert 'drool'

At 5.6% it is a bit strong but overall a nice beer.

Belhaven actually means ‘beautiful harbour’, this is their 300^th year at work, making it Scotland’s oldest brewery.

There is a lot of history in Scotland

I’ll be on the lookout for more of Belhaven’s beers on my travels.

Cheers,

Dave

Kozel Dark

I can’t pronounce the name of this brewery so I will simply call the beer Kozel Dark.

The first Czech Republic beer to appear on Dave’s Beers of the World it was a bit of a wildcard when I was going through a mixed 6-pack I was gifted.

Apparently, the foam pours dark from the dark malts used in the brewing process, I drank it straight from the stubby, so I didn’t get to see it.

It’s only 3.8% in strength but comes in a 500ml bottle. For a dark beer it drank really well, with caramel flavour and rich undertones.

In my opinion, beer of every region has a unique taste, whether it’s from Germany, Mexico or China, this one has a completely different flavour of its own, I’ll be curious to try a different Czech beer to test this theory.

It has won seven “Dark Beer of the Year” awards back home and has been in business since 1874.

I know at least one Czech person, I’ll have to ask him what he thinks of this beer next time I see him.

I like it anyway.

Cheers,

Dave