Harviestoun Raspy Engine

Raspy Engine

 

Harviestoun in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular
Score
6.77
ABV: 5.3% IBU: 40 Ticks: 60
When we saw our head brewer Amy heading back from a nearby farm with a punnet of freshly-picked wild Scottish raspberries, we knew jam wasn’t on her mind. Sure enough, they were the latest under-bonnet tinkering with our beloved Old Engine Oil.
 

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7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle@Lars tasting - Black pour with a small ringed beige head. Dark sweet malty with rich notes of chocolate, some raspberry notes coming in, some caramel and toffee, medium body, raspberry kissed dark sweet malty finish.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Dec 2018 at 18:54


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample from 33 cl bottle. Near black with a thin lightly tanned head. Sweet aroma with raspberries, liqourice, dark malts. Taste is sweet. Medium bodied. Sweet finish with raspberries. Fine Porter.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Dec 2018 at 18:52


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle: Almost black, presumably clear, small off-white head with a reddish sheen; moderate bitter-sweet toasty-roasty nose with caramelly and fruity spots; moderate bitter-sweet flavour, almost medium bodied and soft; fruity and chocolatey aromas in the lingering bitter-sweet finish. Well rounded, well drinkable...

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2018 at 11:09


6

Tried from Bottle at Drinkers Pub on 10 Jun 2018 at 19:35


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Pours black , small, lightly tanned head. Stable, but very small in size. Smell is chocolate malty, tad roasty, but not sharp at all. Mild red fruityness in the back, providing a more sharp, but very blended in fruity undertone. Taste is full ( especially for the abv ) the malts show mild roast, some chocolate, and a very nice raspberry profile. Perhaps a bit on the thin side towards the end ( well, it's low ABV, too ) but the initial body is full. There's a very mild bitter side to it, which I found less desirable in these flavor compounds. The raspberry provides a very delicate tartness, but a more pronounced sweetness ( fruityness, to be exact ) Well made beer, could use some minor changes for my own preference.

Tried on 21 Apr 2018 at 20:59


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Dunkler, fein fruchtiger Beginn. Natürliche Noten von Himbeeren, moderat röstig. Geringfügig süß, spritzig, trocken, sehr weiche Herbe. Vollmundig, rund. Gelungen. 10/11/12/12/10/12

Tried on 08 Feb 2018 at 20:33


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle, 330 ml from Pivoljub. Shared with JFK10000 and Max. Brown, medium beige head. Raspberries, malty, some vague rostiness, light chocolate. Light sweetness. Medium bodied.

Tried from Bottle from Pivoljub - The First Beer Shop in Slovenia on 23 Jan 2018 at 19:52


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(bottle, 33cl) Opaque colour with a beige and short foamy head. Earthy, roasted malty aroma with chocolate and fruity notes of raspberries. Slightly sweet and roasty bitter flavour, light to medium bodied with a smooth carbonation. Mildly roasted, earthy malty base with raspberry-fruity notes and hints of dark chocolate; traces of smoke towards the bitter-sweet and slightly fruity roast-malty finish. Likeable but lacks body and booze. 29.XII.17

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2017 at 18:04


7

Nice moderate fresh raspberries on the nose,raspberry tartness,light medium dark choc,toast,cereal,touch of roast,coffee;herbal bitterness

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2017 at 18:55


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled 330ml. -from Pivoljub Ljubljana. Black coloured, small beige head that went away fast, light chocolate in the nose. Roasted malt, chocolate, caramel and discreet notes of raspberry with slightly watery palate. Dryish finish.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2017 at 15:39