Harviestoun

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

Established in 1983

Contact
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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at The Star and Garter Bromley 31/07/2023 Grassy and citrus fruity, notes of lemon, grapefruit, straw, light to medium body, bitter edged finish.
Tried from Cask on 02 Sep 2023 at 16:42

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Black with a minimal light brown head. Aroma of wooden barrels, smoke and some roasted malt sense. Sweet with a warm smoke and wooden barrels end. From German store, Gutersloh holiday 2023.
Tried on 25 Aug 2023 at 22:26

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
500ml. bottle. @Edinburgh, Edinburgh (Scotland). 30/07/2023 [#6.615 Global - #158 Scotland - #1 Harviestoun Brewery (My Scottish brewery #48)] Pours clear light golden with a white head. Mostly lacing. Aroma: biscuit malts, light floral hops and dough. Taste: confectionery, herbal hops and biscuits. Light bodied. Soft hoppyness. Next one please!
Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2023 at 09:02

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle.Golden colour with medium white head.Aroma of zest and citrus also malt and hops nice crispy fresh taste smooth and easy to drink beer.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2023 at 09:18

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at The Star & Garter, Bromley. Gold pour with a white head. Had this countess times back in the 90s/early 2000's, surprised I've not had it since. Anyway, bitter citrus & light spice aromas. Similar action in the taste, touch of nuts in the background. Lightly hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 02 Aug 2023 at 13:29


6/10
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

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 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 from Bottle on 17 May 2023 at 21:16

5.8/10 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

7.4/10 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