Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Old Engine Oil from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught pint at Redbones on 1/8/2006. Clear burnished copper tints throughout a very deep maroon-mahogany brown, Head is large, foamy, beige and mostly diminishing to a ring, with little to no lacing. Aroma showcases a smooth, rich dark chocolate, with light hints of burnt coffee. Almond and vanilla notes add a further drying presence as the chocolate slowly takes over. It has a sticky, thick aroma to it. The flavor is quite bitter up front, bitter cacao that is, with coffee and cream, an oat-like smoothness and some long, drawn out dry toffee. Lingering bitterness from the barley and definitely some type of lactic-like dryness. Watery texture detracts and seems at odds with the powerful, rich flavors. Carbonation is rather prickly as well. Definitely not the right medium in which to serve this beer, draught English (Scottish) beer just dosent seem right, to me anyways.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Bitter & Twisted from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Golden ale with a thin white head. Fresh hops in aroma, restrained and classy, with good malt base. In mouth, a souvenir of England, with restrained bitter fresh hops, honey notes, some nice little citrus, and those little treacle candies. Very nice. Bottle bought at Knightly Liquors, Orlando, 4.99$.
JK (8181) reviewed Old Engine Oil from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Think of a more full bodied Newcastle and you come close to this beer; and that doesn’t sound so bad. The aroma is of light malt. A dark brown beer with low carbonation. Light malt and hops, and a touch of coffee. I didn’t pick up any chocolate, but the beer is thick. Not bad.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Haggis Hunters Ale (Bottle) from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
500ml bottle from Sainsbury. Don’t know if they have changed the recipe or what, but I’m right with Magic Dave on this one. I have been so accustomed to Harviestoun’s use of US hops it was nice to have something else from them and for once a pasteurised beer was really good. Very pale copper colour with lasting white head. Earthy hop with fragrant EKG coming through. Some faint gingerish caramel. Mix of soft malts and nice citric hop with gtrapefruit and excellent dryness. Good complex hops on both the aroma and in the flavour and lasting into the finish. Lovely intense juicy rapefruit. Really impressed with the hops on this. Some dustiness too.
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Old Engine Oil from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
(Bottle 33 cl) Almost pitch black with only a vague, reddish hue. Very small - almost absent - beige head. Close to being flat. Aroma of roasted malt, complex almost vinous with a raisiny touch. Lovely, dark lightly burned malty notes. Not too full-bodied with roasted malt, alcohol and licorice. Discreet, dry bitterness. Quite lovely. 020106
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Bitter & Twisted from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Golden colour. Small white head. Citrus and hoppy aroma. Nice hoppy flavor with lots of citrus and a twist of lemon in the end. Very drinkable.
Boutip (9769) reviewed Old Engine Oil from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color ale with a medium foamy brown head with minimal retention. Aroma of chocolate with roasted malt is easily identifiable. The roasted malt with some medium notes of chocolate and coffee also dominates taste. Overall, this is a very enjoyable beer from a style that I’m having more and more of hard time to pin down. Re-rate 2008 (fresh bottle (2007) and 2005 vintage: More coffee and black chocolate then last time around with a creamier body then last time. The vintage bottle had lost some body and some of the coffee notes and is probably not a good candidate to be cellared.
Sigmund (14587) reviewed Schiehallion from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
500 ml bottle, now available in Norway. ABV here is 4.7%. Golden colour, large to moderate white head. Moderate carbonation. Aroma is initially surprisingly moderate but nice and pleasant, improves as the beer warms up a little (started drinking it too cold), flowery and citrussy hops (Hersbrücker and Challenger), hints of honey too. Flavour is zesty and grapefruity, the hops dominate but there is also a sufficient malty base. Bitter aftertaste of grapefruit peel. A very unusual lager, clearly related to its golden ale cousin, the Bitter & Twisted.
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Bitter & Twisted from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Very pale golden, with a small head. Rather low in carbonation. Very delicate and spicy hop character from no less than 4 hop varieties. Very refined and lovely. 040803
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Liberation from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Fully golden without much head. Lovely, fruity hop aroma. Notes of citrus but not very bitter. Excellent indeed. 050503