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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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allmyvinyl (21581) reviewed
Ptarmigan from Harviestoun
4 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of shandy bass and light lemon. Taste is light malt, light lemon. Clean finish.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2022 at 15:49
KansaiBeerLovers (9041) reviewed
Heaven Cent from Harviestoun
4 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Harviestoun Heaven Cent Session IPA 4.6% Light gold with off-white foam and a big fragrant lime citrus hop bouquet. Light bodied and dry with piney bitterness in the finish. Alright, a touch earthy.
Tried on 20 Jun 2022 at 13:02
stevoj (19093) reviewed
Ola Dubh - 14 Year Old Special Reserve from Harviestoun
4 years ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
33cl bottle from Boise Co-op. Dark brown opaque pour, thin ring of beige head. Smoky aroma, malty, chocolate, caramel. Taste is sweet, ashy, tobacco. Incredibly smooth, lingering smoke.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2022 at 04:42
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Ola Dubh - 14 Year Old Special Reserve from Harviestoun
4 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Vintage Feb. '21. 12 oz. bottle, pours black with a small beige head. Nose brings out an earthy, slightly roasted malt character, with a touch of molasses, and some charcoal. Flavour reveals some gentle whiskey notes upfront, backed by earthy malt, some light oxidation, and a hint of dried fruit. Smooth, subtle, with a nice gentle whiskey presence that punctuates this one. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2022 at 04:28
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Ola Dubh - 10th Anniversary from Harviestoun
4 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Vintage Oct. 2017. 12 oz. bottle, pours black with a tiny beige head. Aroma brings out plenty of gently peated whiskey, nice oxidation notes, toasted bready malt, and a hint of toffee. Flavour is peaty and oxidized, with toasted bready malt, plenty of whiskey, a little toffee, and a hint of cracked black pepper. The complexity is reasonable, but it's not the most exciting one they've done, though I can't say I trust my memory of the other versions. It's certainly competently brewed and very drinkable, but not an upper tier old ale.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2022 at 04:13
theplanck (7492) ticked
Old Engine Oil from Harviestoun
4 years ago
7/10
Classic english porter. Light and sharp and lager-like crispness. Some bitterness that gives it this. Bierkonig ams
Tried on 06 Jun 2022 at 22:51
EvNa (6599) reviewed
Ola Dubh - 21 Year Old Special Reserve from Harviestoun
4 years ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle, no 04428 bottled oct 2021. Color: Almost black, beige head. Aroma: Roasted malt, dark chocolate, vanilla, Whisky. Taste: Dark roasted malt, fruity notes of dark fruit, notes of dark chocolate, vanilla, oak, Whisky, bit boozy, subtle toffee, licorice and smoke, peat, booze. Quite smooth and very well balanced. Over medium to full body, below average carbonation. Moderate to over moderate sweet and bitter. Very nice complexity. Hard to tell the differences from the 18 Year Old when not tasting together. Lovely beer.
Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2022 at 19:54
EvNa (6599) reviewed
Bitter & Twisted from Harviestoun
4 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sample from bottle at 5th Logitech bierproeverij. Color: Deep golden, almost no head. Aroma: Fruity, floral hop. Taste: Malty and hoppy at the same time, floral hop, subtle fruity notes of orange and a little stone fruit. Medium body, just below average carbonation. Moderate bitterness, a little more bitterness at finish. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2022 at 16:56
Holmen2 (8976) reviewed
Ola Dubh - 12 Year Old Special Reserve from Harviestoun
4 years ago
9.2/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
Bottle contributed by my dad and shared with Johan and Bernt at Bernt’s place 08.05.22. Almost ebony. Some beige head around the edges. Fine aroma and taste of rasins, tobacco, prunes, dates, and a hint of Whisky.
Earlier Rating: 12/19/2015 Total Score: 3.9
Bottle shared with with TO at Melkebaren 19.12.15. Ebony. Small, brown head. Sweet aroma and taste of dark malt, dried dark berries, dark syrup and dried red fruits. A a hint of dark caramel and burnt sugar.
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2022 at 18:38
JohanEgdetveit (1030) reviewed
Ola Dubh - 12 Year Old Special Reserve from Harviestoun
4 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Ebony, small rapidly disappearing tan head. Aroma of dried dark fruits, vanilla. Taste is a bit sweet, lacking a bit in malt body what is promised by the aroma. Bottle shared with BG and EO.
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2022 at 18:22