Alcohol-fueled pearly-headed mahogany-hued ale suffuses ashen black chocolate bitterness with caramel-grained sweetness. Heavy hop eruption outlines Scotch malt thickness, increasing syrupy texture of fine alternative to Sam Adams Scottish Ale.

A beautiful mellow ale highly recommended. Resounding 9% alcohol thrust provides sweet caramel-burnt Scotch warmth enhancing black chocolate-toffee eruption to rich fig-prune depth. Barley-hop bed secures mocha, praline, and pecan illusions to imperious smooth whiskey finish.

Brewers since 1719, Belhaven offers subtly charming ales, but this one’s somewhat bland for frothy mocha-scented Scottish-styled Ale. Moderately bitter hop herbage grazes pithy roasted malts and peaty dewiness. But polite earthen grain finish diminishes quickly, smoked nuttiness fades and ripe berry nuances scatter.

Smooth buttery caramel malt sweetness and dry powdered chocolate variance inform fine light-to-medium-bodied Scottish ale.