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.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled. Pitch black colour with minor head. Aroma is vanilla, roasted malts, some toffee and a mild vanillaish and wihiskyish edge to it. Flvour is sweet alcohol, roast, vanilla, mild leathery tones, tobacco, some whisky as well as mild toffee to it. Smooth and complex.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Indian Summer from Harviestoun 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask. Amber colour with a mediumsized foamy creamy head. Aroma is grass, some floral notes, mild herbs as well as some toffee. Flavour is grassy, floral, fruity and some mild nutty tones. Good bitter, which actually is a border case to an IPA due to the hoppiness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled (From Systembolaget Umeå). Pitch black colour with a creamy mediumsized brown head, which leaves good lace. Aroma is roasted and toasted malts with some chocolate, mild lacose as well as some toffee tones. Flavour is toasted fudge, some chocolate, roasted malts, lactose and some sweet sugary tones. Like a dessert version of the normal one.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed IPA (5.8%) from Harviestoun 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled. Golden colour, small white creamy head. Aroma is fruity, malty, hoppy and some slight floral and grassy notes. Flavour is sweet malts, some grass, hay, mildsalty and some bitter floral notes as well.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Gold Rush from Harviestoun 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask. Golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, some citrus, mild sweet malts. Flavour is nectar, some citrus, mild floral and some herbal tones. Easygoing, but pleasantly refreshing.
Fmungenast (3177) ticked Old Engine Oil from Harviestoun 3 years ago
kurtthomsen (3611) ticked Heaven Cent from Harviestoun 3 years ago
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Òrach Slie from Harviestoun 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Bottled@Beer Hunters, Pori. Golden colour, no head. Aroma is cardboard, some sweet whisky and mild floral notes. Flavour is floral, mild whisky and quite much cardboard and some earthy notes. Dull and boring. Felt rather old, and maybe has had a cap leak to as it was rather flat.
0,33 litre Bottle, from Vinmonopolet Rudshøgda. Almost Black with little head. Roasted malts, whiskey, coffee, Chocolate, oak, barrell, sweetness. Nice one!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
--Sample, thanks fonefan! -- Black, small off-white head. The fruity, peaty elegant whisky dominates the nose. Mid sweet with medium to full body and rounded mouthfeel. The roasty bready malt seems streamlined by fruity whisky. Oak and honey. Mid bitter finish.