Harviestoun

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

Established in 1983

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Hillfoots Business Village, Alva Industrial Estate, Alva, FK12 5DQ, Scotland
Description
When we started making brilliant, innovative beer back in 1983, the craft beer thing was just a glint in Harvie’s eye. Now, more than 35 years later, we are proud to be the forefathers of this movement to better beer. Harviestoun is a proud, family-run business, our Chairmen Sandy Orr and Donald MacDonald champion a dedication to the craft that produces award-winning, natural brews made using the finest ingredients and purest Scottish water.

Founded in 1983 by Ken Brooker, the Scottish brewery has grown steadily to become renowned for their award winning beers. Head brewer, Stuart Cail, joined Harviestoun in 1995. Over the years the brewery has found new and innovative ways to create truly unique beers from their whisky cask aged Old Engine Oil to Bitter and Twisted, aged in Gin and Pinot Noir barrels.

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7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle 0,33ltr: Black coloured brew with an dry bitter taste, hints of roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, caramel and liquorice. Great Porter from Scotland

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:17


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

Bottle 0,33 ltr out of box and numbered 01565/July 2020: Pitch black coloured brew with an smooth dry bitter taste with superb gentle hints of roasted malts, chocolate, vanilla, smoke and peat.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:13


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. A dark brown beer with a small beige head. Gentle aroma with some roasted malts, dark chocolate and a touch of alcohol and dark dried fruit. It's full bodied and warming, softly carbonated and semi sweet, with a very gentle bitterness. Lasting finish. Quite nice indeed. 241228

Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2024 at 20:42


7

Suitsune, linnaseline, viskine, mõru, šokolaad, kuiv, veits vesine, tammene. Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2024 at 18:30


6

Smoked, peat, roast, bit thin, tingly hops

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2024 at 18:30


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

Bottle shared at the December P.S. tasting, 12/16/23. Clear dark brown, thin head. Aroma of tobacco, roast, caramel, smoke, oak. Taste is caramel, toast, tea, smoke, whisky.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2024 at 22:09


8

cask at the blue blazer ...dark black ...small tan head ..rich chocolate roast ..massive whisky nose ..dark soft sweet chocolate Roast malts ..massive whisky..little peaty but not really me

Tried from Cask on 19 Dec 2024 at 16:34


8

Like an old Smokey bar.

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:47


7

It's good. Bitter and warm but good.

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:54


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7.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Junction Road store Aromas are lots of malt, toffee, oak, whiskey and a little molasses. Flavors are somewhat similar to nose. They start out slightly tart with very soft carbonation. Add in some coffee and lots of cocoa. Just right bitterness. Very smooth. Mildly sweet finish. Interesting.

Tried from Bottle from Steve's Liquor Store on 20 Nov 2024 at 18:36