About
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.
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.
6.5/10
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Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can at Derat Utretcht. Clear gold colour lasting white head. some grassy hop. OK session ipa. pale malts. yes it's fine. some herby hop finish.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Sep 2022
at 15:22
6/10
can at De rat... soft sweet fruit... soft Caramel fruit nose... soft green herbal fruit. caramel bitter fruit
Tried
from Can
on 22 Sep 2022
at 15:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Aroma: Roasted malt and red berries. Flavour: Sweet roasted malt with fruity sweetness and some bitterness. Light notes of whiskey and oak. Aftertaste is sweet and lightly bitter. Colour: Black with an offwhite head. From: Bottle @ Vild Med Vin webshop.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2022
at 16:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Aroma: Roasted malt with ripe fruits and oak. Flavour: Sweet roasted malt with dried fruits and oak with notes of whisky and some bitter fruits. Colour: Black with an offwhite head. From: Bottle @ Vild Med Vin webshop.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2022
at 16:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Aroma: Roasted malt with oak. Flavour: Roasted malt with dried fruits and notes of oak and slight whiskey. Aftertaste is sweet malt and fruits with bitter notes. Colour: Black with an offwhite head. From: Bottle @ Vild Med Vin webshop.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2022
at 14:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Winstons. Pours clear yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of light lime and biscuit. Taste is lemon zest, cheesecake. Decent body. Lemon bitter finish. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Sep 2022
at 18:09
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Bottle no 25114, bottle date february 21. Color: Almost black, very thin beige head. 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 complexity. Lovely beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2022
at 19:53
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
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Bottle @ Fox and Hounds Sønderborg on Øllets Dag 2022. Pours cloudy nearly black with airy tan head. Clear aroma of malt, caramel and yeast, with touches of chocolate. Bitter, roasty and hoppy onset, giving way to sweetish notes of malt, caramel and yeast. Bitter, roasty aftertaste with notes of alcohol and touches of dried fruit and malt. Warming alcohol presence. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2022
at 12:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
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Texture 6
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Bottle sample at a tasting at Stas's place. Thanks Ze'ev. Black. Chocolate, wood, roast, whiskey, nuts, dark fruits note, sweetish, somewhat smoky.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2022
at 13:35
6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Crystal clear, good white head. Smell is a little hoppy. Flavour is hoppy, a little fruit, a malty base. A bit thin, a little watery in the aftertaste. It's okay, inoffensive and like every basic golden ale you've ever had.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2022
at 17:17