I put my trust in Dan, and ordered the IPA. He apologised very soon after. It had a hint of taste to it, but that was about it. There have been plenty of times before that I’ve not finished a pint. Normally because I’ve already had a few amount of beers already. This was the first time for a long time I’ve left one due to it tasting like bad pants.

I moved onto a half of Belhaven Best. It was only a half due to warnings from Dan who had tried this stuff before. To be honest it was better. Probably the best comparison is its like a bitter pint of Worthingtons, but to be honest I’m glad it was only a half – I wouldn’t like a whole pint of this stuff at all.

So in answer to Deuchars or Belhaven Best? I would get something else to be be honest. Either a more trusted beer or just something totally different – like wine???