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.
saxo (29721) reviewed Schiehallion from Harviestoun 18 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is pale golden. Aroma nice and hoppy. Taste is hops with nice bitter finish.
McDermottDrink (4593) reviewed Old Engine Oil from Harviestoun 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
33 cl bottle. Thick brown color, short-lived head. Deep coffee stout smell. Definitely stoutish in taste, but some Scots ale smoke character, and, according to their website, some American hops. Heady, yet not alcoholic, just stuffed with dried fruit, coffee, chocolate. Has all the complexity of a young imperial stout, with twice the alcohol of this bonnie brau
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Bitter & Twisted from Harviestoun 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Aroma of malt and grassy hop - something of a light roasted note. Golden amber color with virtually no head. Starts with a light toasted malt effect, mixed with citrus. Finishes dry and bitter. It’s more complicated than the foregoing indicates. Nice smell, nice taste. Nice bitter finish. Good.
ogivlado (19466) reviewed Bitter & Twisted from Harviestoun 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottled (500ml). –Pours a golden colour with a small white head and oily floral (rose) nose. Nice fresh and aromatic hop aroma with notes of herbs, lemon and orange. Pleasant light sweet finish.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Bitter & Twisted (Cask) from Harviestoun 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Cask at the Museum Tavern. Aroma of citrus hop. Copper color with whiteish head. Starts fruity with underlying malt. There is more fruit than just citrus. The malt is ever present, but the fruit tends to dominate. Finished with a very nice bitterness, a long dry bitter finish.
HenrikSoegaard (21963) reviewed Truly Scrumptious from Harviestoun 18 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Draught at Cockney Pub. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Unclear brown muddy colour. Powerfull hoppy aroma. Really bitter flavor, very very hoppy. Long finish. Estremely oily palate regarding ABV. I think this is a great beer.
gnoff (11188) reviewed Old Engine Oil from Harviestoun 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
(33 cl bottle at Delirium Café, Göteborg) Black look, small tan head. Hoppy and malty scent in a good balance. Malty and roasted malt, chocolate taste. Some acids. Roasted malt and grainy aftertaste. Soft smooth mouthfeel. Medium bitterness.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Schiehallion from Harviestoun 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Nice clean golden colour, with a hoppy aroma and a full sharp fruityness with a little hop bitter
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Schiehallion (Cask) from Harviestoun 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Nice clean golden colour, with a hoppy aroma and a full sharp fruityness with a little hop bitter keg at 9A ... golden amber ... soft hay .. soft lemon ... little jam nose ... soft zezty lemon ... again im getting a little jam .... soft sweetness ... little lime ... juicy ... you know this is really nice ... oh wow ... great keg 3.9
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Ptarmigan from Harviestoun 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A light amber colour,, with a strong fruit hop balance, with a little grapefuite, but not much