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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Low/medium carbonation,some lace.crisp,some bitterness.could be smoother.some citrus. Bbe:28/05/2024

Tried on 21 May 2023 at 16:24


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

Fles 33cl thuis. Zacht whisky, eik, licht vanille, caramel, roasted malts, chocolade, pruim, rozijn, redelijk peaty, licht medicinaal. (17-5-2023).

Tried on 17 May 2023 at 21:16


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Can. Appearance - golden orange and clear. Fluffy white head. Nose - bread, honeycomb and caramel. Taste - bready and dry. Palate - strange, sweet on the nose and very dry on the taste. Overall - so so!

Tried from Can on 15 May 2023 at 17:46


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Flasche 0,33l: Schwarz, kräftige Trübung, mäßig stabiler feinporiger Schaum; kräftig würzige + sehr trockene Nase, dunkle/getrocknete Beeren, trockene Hopfennoten, kräftige Röstaromen, Röstmalz, dunkles Karamell, Kaffee, Kakao, Haselnüsse, würzig-trockene Bitterkeit; kräftig würziger + trockener Körper, dunkle/getrocknete Beeren, trockene Hopfennoten, floral/grasig, kräftig Malz, Getreide, dunkles Karamell, cremig, moderate Kohlensäure, kräftige Röstaromen, Kaffee, Kakao, Haselnussschalen; würzig-trockener Nachgang

Tried on 17 Apr 2023 at 07:52


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Keg at the Cold Town taproom, Edinburgh, 24/02/23. Light golden with a white cap that dissipates edgewards. Nose is pale malts, grains, herb, light yeast, straw, white peppery spice. Taste comprises hedgerow, herb, grains, pale malts, lemon nip. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. So so affair and not getting much Sorachi.

Tried from Draft on 06 Apr 2023 at 10:27


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle delivered from Beers of Europe in Setchey, Norfolk and drunk at home. It’s really dark brown and opaque with a small khaki head. Big smoky and peaty aroma. Salted caramel, molasses, dark cooking chocolate. The intensity take a while to get used to but once you do it is heavenly. Sweet taste with a smoky sourness at the finish, and some clever bittering hops. I like this a lot although I’m not sure it exceeds the 12- and 16-year versions.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Mar 2023 at 23:15


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

Can from Home Bargains, Salford. Very dark clear brown with an off-white head. Mildly gritty stout, and whilst not quite feeling that stated is flavoursome and relatively smooth. Has a good associated aroma too.

Tried from Can on 19 Mar 2023 at 19:14


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

Tesco Express shelfie. Pale golden, low carbonation and head. Light dusty grain and hay, light herbal and earthy hops, subtle flavors, well balanced.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2023 at 19:35


13/11/2010. MERTON INN, 42 Merton Road, BOOTLE, Merseyside, England (WETHERSPOONS)

Tried on 28 Feb 2023 at 08:46