A low-alcohol, malty beer with light caramel, toast, toffee, and fruit flavors. A slight roast dryness offsets the residual sweetness in the finish, with the bitterness perceived only to keep the beer from being cloying.
Low to medium maltiness with caramel and toffee notes, and light toasty and sugary qualities that might be reminiscent of toasted breadcrumbs, ladyfingers, English biscuits, graham crackers, or butterscotch. Light pome fruitiness and light English hop aroma (earthy, floral, orange-citrus, spicy, etc.) allowable.
Deep copper to dark brown. Clear. Low to moderate, creamy off-white.
Medium toasty-bready malt with caramel and toffee overtones, finishing with a slightly roasty dryness. A wide range of caramelized sugar and toasted bread type of flavors are possible, using similar descriptors as the aroma. Clean maltiness and fermentation profile. Light esters and hop flavor allowable (similar descriptors as aroma). Sufficient bitterness to not be cloying, but with a malty balance and aftertaste.
Medium-low to medium body. Low to moderate carbonation. Maybe be moderately creamy.
At its simplest, pale ale malt, but can also use colored malt, sugars, corn, wheat, crystal malts, colorants, and a variety of other grains. Clean yeast. Soft water. No peat-smoked malt.
Belhaven Best, McEwan's 60/-
| Data | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|
| Original gravity | 1.030 | 1.035 |
| Final gravity | 1.010 | 1.013 |
| Bitterness | 10.0 IBU | 20.0 IBU |
| Color | 33.5 EBC | 49.3 EBC |
| Alcohol | 2.50 ° | 3.30 ° |