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
Nice golden appearance with only a small amount of head. Lager-esque aroma, quite zesty and hoppy. Flavour was somewhere between a continental lager and a British golden ale, hoppy flavours as well as some citric ones. The slightest aftertaste of yeast-extract. Pretty good.
Tried on 20 Jul 2007 at 19:31

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at Københavnske øldage. Brown black colour with a tan head. Aroma is roasted, coffee, licorice. flavour is sweet, roasted, coffee, chocolate, licorice. Nice beer.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2007 at 16:09

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Golden with a decent white head. Aroma of citrus fruits and grass with some sweetness. Flavour of grapefruit with a long dry finish. Very enjoyable.
Tried on 04 Jul 2007 at 16:38

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
bottle - Pours very dark brown with a two finger tan head that has some legs. The aroma is of roast malt and chocolate, though as it warms it smells more boozy. The flavor is chocolate roast malt and mild but quite noticeable whiskey notes. Full bodied and well balanced, this beer is quite enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2007 at 14:11

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at Københavnske Øldage. A clear, very dark brown beer with a small tan head. Chocolate, mocha, some licorice and coffee in the nose, really pleasant and complex. Very balanced and complex flavor as well, with the same elements as in the nose, finishing with some hops. Quite dry, full body. What a lovely beer! (070512)
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2007 at 11:54

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 9
Edinburgh Beer festival 07 ... deep red black ... rich smokey deep malt ... sweet roast ... lots of coffee ... lots of chocolate ... smooth
Tried on 20 Jun 2007 at 13:55

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
amber coloured ale, with a lemon hop nose,quite grapefruity, and quite sharp.
Tried on 03 Jun 2007 at 04:32

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml bottle. Golden body with a dense white head. Hoppy, fruity, bitter aroma. Flavor is fruity, citrus, sweet malty and well balanced bitterness. Nice, tasteful and refreshing beer.
Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2007 at 09:10

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
[bottle] The colour is black and the head is dense. Coffee and cocoa aroma. Flavour is very roasted with notes of coffee, still very smooth and drinkable. Tastes a lot like Guinness but with more balls.
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2007 at 12:31

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask @ Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. Pours a clear pale yellow color with a small white head. Sweet malty fruity citrus aroma. Sweet malty zesty citrus flavor. Fruity citrus finish with a bitter aftertaste.
Tried from Cask on 06 May 2007 at 07:26