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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. A- Peaty, malt, sourdough, scotch. A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, no head. T- Peat, cola, oxidized, cocoa. P- Medium body, thin texture, slightly flat carbonation, balanced finish. O- Thinner than expected. A bit underwhelming. 6 years old.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2023 at 21:18

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Brown bottle, 330 ml, bottle 06665, bottled in July 2020, best before July 2022, purchased at LCBO - Rideau on December 2, 2020, savoured on February 14, 2023; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, voluminous brown head that holds, no lacing; nose: cherry (?), malt, alcohol, wild yeasts, acidity, sourness, roast, aniseed; mouth: malt, roast, alcohol, light whisky, aniseed, fruity, light sourish, finale in whisky with presence of roast, medium body, good carbonation, lightly sweet, frothy texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 330 ml, bouteille 06665, embouteillée en juillet 2020, meilleure avant juillet 2022, achetée à la LCBO - Rideau le 2 décembre 2020, savourée le 14 février 2023; œil : noire, opaque, pas d’effervescence, volumineuse mousse brune qui se maintient, pas de dentelle; nez : cerise (?), malt, alcool, levures sauvages, acidité, légère aigreur, torréfaction, anis; bouche : malt, torréfaction, alcool, léger whisky, anis, fruité, léger aigrelet, finale en whisky avec présence de torréfaction, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, légèrement sucrée, texture mousseuse; en résumé : bien
Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2023 at 22:18


7/10
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Tried from Bottle on 09 Feb 2023 at 22:53

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours opaque mahogany, small beige head, good lacing. Aroma of molasses, peat, smoke, earth, roasted malts. Flaky is light plus sweet, light plus bitter. Merlin body.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2023 at 03:07

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle no. 04773, february 21. Black, edges of tan head. Smells mostly roasty, with a shot of whisky thrown in. Body is very creamy, with some sharp carbonation. Taste is soft bitter, some mellow peatyness, and a good deal of ashy roast. Well balanced.
Tried from Bottle from Beerdome on 04 Feb 2023 at 23:00

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Beers of Europe, drunk at home. Brownish nlack, opaque and sleek with a small khaki head. Whisky aroma, dominant but not overpowering, with light notes of black coffee. Sweet taste, more coffee and whisky but also a big dollop of milk chocolate. Touch of whisky sourness of the way down, and a papery element. Smooth, oily body, not overly thick but it doesn't need to be. Not too carbonated, just right
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jan 2023 at 21:46

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Draft at 'Derde Waogeningse Beer Geeks Meeting: the new years edition', January 21, 2023. 10.5%. Color: Black. Aroma: Roasted malt, dark chocolate, mocha, vanilla, subtle Whisky. Taste: Dark roasted malt, fruity notes of dark fruit and some red fruit hints, notes of dark and mild chocolate, vanilla, oak, Whisky, bit boozy, subtle toffee, licorice and light hints of smoke, peat. Quite smooth and very well balanced. Over medium to full body, quite low carbonation. Moderate to over moderate sweet and bitter. Very nice.
Tried from Draft on 22 Jan 2023 at 20:37

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft at 'Derde Waogeningse Beer Geeks Meeting: the new years edition', January 21, 2023. Color: Black. Aroma: Coffee, roasted malt. Taste: A lot of coffee, some licorice, roasted malt. Smooth. Over medium sweet, light to moderate bitterness. Over medium body, below average carbonation. Nice.
Tried from Draft on 22 Jan 2023 at 14:23

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
1-21-23 CBC
Tried on 22 Jan 2023 at 03:30