Harviestoun

Commercial Brewery in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 1983

Contact
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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6.9
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.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2007 at 17:01


7.4
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

Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2007 at 22:54


7.1
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.

Tried on 06 Apr 2007 at 19:34


6.5
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.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2007 at 09:23


7
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.

Tried from Cask on 31 Mar 2007 at 14:56


6.6
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.

Tried on 30 Mar 2007 at 00:52


7.5
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.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2007 at 07:35


6
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

Tried on 07 Mar 2007 at 06:02


7.8
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

Tried on 07 Mar 2007 at 06:02


5.5
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

Tried on 07 Mar 2007 at 06:00