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.
maniac (11822) reviewed Old Engine Oil from Harviestoun 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle on 11/10/2010. Dark black body with a small light brown head. Smokey and chocolate aroma. Smoke, chocolate and light roast flavor. Medium full body with moderately low carbonation. 7/5/8/3/16 - 3.9 Rating on 02/25/2006. Relatively clear dark brown color with a thin light brown head. Aroma of roasted malts and caramel. Flavor of smoke with caramel notes. 7/4/8/3/15 - 3.7
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Bitter & Twisted from Harviestoun 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Slightly orangeish shine in deep golden beer, small white head. Beautiful UK (!)hops nose, great nose, way more hoppish than most Scottish beers. BIt of grain in the background. Soft sweetness with a typical overlying hops taste; in the background light citrus taste, mainly orange. Refreshing beer, dry hopping is overtly clear and very welcome. In its light style, superbly achieved beer with original streaks.
yngwie (24278) reviewed Schiehallion from Harviestoun 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. Golden beer with a medium white head leaving nice lacings. Nice, fruity, piney, citric aroma with some maltiness. Flavor is malty and citric fruity with a nice bitterness. Medium body and a bitter, grapefruit-like finish. Rating: 7-4-7-3-14-3.5. 060218
Bottle. A clear, golden beer with a finger-thick off-white head. Nice orangey, citrusy aroma with some maltyness. Sweet, malty flavor with a nice hoppy addition. A bit thin on the palate, smooth. Overall, a nice beer, although not superb. 110917
yngwie (24278) reviewed Bitter & Twisted from Harviestoun 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottled. Clear, golden beer with a white head. Aroma has malt, hops, peach and lime/lemon citrus notes. Flavor has some pine-notes, and malt, citrus and hops. Medium body with a bit stickyness, and a long dry finish. A good beer, but certainly not worth the £12 asked for here in Kristiansand. (060213)
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Schiehallion from Harviestoun 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Clear golden colour with a white head. Floral hop aroma with hints of honey. Flavor is grassy with citrus, a little graprfruit aswell. Long bitter aftertaste.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Black colour with a tan head. Vinous fruity aroma with some hints of coffee. Sweet fruity flavor with some vinous hints. A little fruity finish.
bb (18428) reviewed Old Engine Oil from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Dark brown beer with a nice cocoa colored head. Rich malt aroma with a hint of chocolate. Sweet toffee malt flavor with slight hop presence. Medium bodied with a nice balance.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
(Bottle 33 cl) Pours black and completely opaque with a creamy, light brown head. Vinous, lightly tart nose. Lovely, lightly sour, vinous flavours - actually this reminds me of a very good Flemish Sour. A very sophisticated and refined brew. 270106
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear amber with a small, off-white head. Lightly floral and very fresh aroma hops in the nose. Rather light-bodied with distinct nutty flavours and a hoppy finish. 200106
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Haggis Hunters Ale (Bottle) from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
An amber beer with a nice orange head. The aroma is sweet with notes of straw, berries, and caramel as well as a slight acidic note. The flavor is sweet with primary notes of caramel and straw, leading to a dry end.