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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7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

(Cask @ Akkurat, Stockholm 3,8 %) Pale amber with a slight haze. The head is nothing but a thin lid. Fruity aroma. Medium-bodied with a fruity apricot-bitter flavour. I really wish I could get cask-conditioned ales where I live.

Tried from Cask on 06 Jul 2005 at 11:17


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Hazy deep golden. Citric nose. Medium sweet with soft creamy mouthfeel and lemony hops with notes of tangerine. Long, bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 06 Jul 2005 at 02:16


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

Cask at Guildford Arms, Edinburgh. this was the the first time I had this beer and it was a complete revelation. I had never had anything that assailed my senses from the get go like this one. I could sit there all afternoon just enjoying the aroma of lemon citrus and floral american hops. The fact it is only 3.8% amazes me that they can get so much flavour into it. I would happily drink this every week 4.8/5.0 Re-rate Cask at Guildford Arms, Edinburgh Nice tea and citrus, but nowhere near the explosion of flavour and aroma when I had this beer here for the first time 5 years ago.

Tried from Cask on 01 Jul 2005 at 09:38


9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Cask at Bohemian, Deal, Kent. I kind of agree with Gazza in that English wheat beers just do not bear any relation to their continental cousins. However, I don’t have a problem with that as the citrus fruit and american hops in this hit all of the right buttons for me. Simply gorgeous.

Tried from Cask on 01 Jul 2005 at 09:36


9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Cask at a pub/hotel somewhere in Glen Devon. Had a couple of pints of this with fish and chips on a Friday lunchtime and instantly became one of my favourite Harviestoun beers. It has the typical Harviestoun american hops on the nose, but has more of a rounded malty flavour than Bitter and Twisted, but there is still the nice citrus flavours. Excellent

Tried from Cask on 01 Jul 2005 at 09:34


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Darkish amber. Citric, lightly roasty aroma. Sweet and fairly light bodied with rich grapefruity hop character. Bitter, lightly resiny finish. Good, but Harviestoun can do better.

Tried from Cask on 29 Jun 2005 at 15:11


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

[Cask at Cockney Pub, Århus] A hazy orange beer with a small light brown head. The aroma is very flowery combined with a distinct malt character. The flavor is dry with notes of toffee and flowers, leading to a lovely bitter end.

Tried from Cask on 28 Jun 2005 at 16:41


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Bronze colour. Grapefruity hop aroma. Dry and light bodied with rounded mouthfeel. The rich hoppiness creates a near shampoolike flavour. Feels fresh. Lingering bitter finish. A weird cross of styles with it’s very american style hop character and British style malt character.

Tried from Cask on 27 Jun 2005 at 15:38


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Gravity cask at Red Lion, Snargate. Amber coloured, with typical Harviestoun hop nose, some lemon citrus fruit, then the reminiscent american dry hop finish. Not my favourite Harviestoun, but nice enough

Tried from Cask on 18 Jun 2005 at 05:43


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Gravity cask at Ashford Beer Festival. golden brown, sweet hoppy nose, sweetish malt in mouth with good flowery hoppy finish. Typical harviestoun flavours throughout. I enjoy this type of beer

Tried from Cask on 06 Jun 2005 at 11:40