Sigmund (14587) reviewed Old Engine Oil from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
330 ml bottle, trade with maeib. Black colour, impenetrable for light. Moderate tan head. Looks like old engine oil, smells like old engine oil too - just add dark and roast malts, oak, leather, liquorice and dark bitter chocolate. Lovely roast malts flavour, oily texture. Elements of oak, dark bitter chocolate and substantial hops, maybe some dried fruits and English liquorice too. Great roasty bitter aftertaste with elements of peaty smoke. A great beer! Thanks, maeib!
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Bitter & Twisted from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Bottle from Sainsbury, Ashford, Kent Golden beer with a surprising wonderful aroma with the late addition of hops. Flowery hops dominate throughout with citrus lemon coming in. Superb example of a beer of this type
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Spring Fever from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2
Cask at Reading Beer Festival. Normally I like Harviestoun beers, but this one was disappointing. Mid gold colour, but thin in mouth, not a lot of nose and little overall flavour.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Schiehallion (Cask) from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On cask at NERAX 4/27/2005
Well my notes are quite glorious on this one having all of one word, but fortunately I remember the beer, it making quite an impression being the first true cask lager I have tried. Floral hops, light tangerines and mild peaches in the aroma, a bit of mineral water. Flavor begins with some herbs, bits of honey and dough, light citrus, a brief pause for some yeast and then fades to water, light lemons and a bit of crisp lager yeast. I couldnt have picked this out as a lager, had I not known. Light body, watery, low carbonation.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Bitter & Twisted (Cask) from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Cask Conditoned at NERAX 4/28/2005
Is Silktork going to be mad at me if I say this is one of my favorites of the fest so far? Maybe it was the fact that this was soooo much better on cask than in bottle, but I don’t know, for whatever reason I really enjoyed it. Light and tingly, but still full of lemon, lemonpeel, grapefruit and pale malt. That little bit of herbal/lemony flavor that is disgustingly overwhelming in bottles is present, but only briefly and it seems to work well with the beer. Medium body for how low gravity it is, not watery. Citric acid all over the place, but still manages to be controlled. Not too sweet. Yum.
pilsnerrogge (4763) reviewed Bitter & Twisted from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Golden colour, not much head. Light citrusy aroma. A very hoppy beer with some cookie-like maltiness in the background. A good session beer.
caesar (10848) reviewed Belgian White from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Cask: Jan Primus, Utrecht. Clear golden color, small off-white head. Aroma of english hops, bit sour, some grains and spices. Taste is sweet and sour, some wheat and grain, very bitter. Thick body. Bitter palate. It’s not a belgian white, but it’s ok.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Liberation from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled. Dark golden colour with nice foamy white head. Very fruity aroma with hints of caramel. Flavour was more hoppy than I expected, but still very wellbalanced. The finish was quite sweet and left the mouth a bit sticky. Had the fortune to find one bottle of this in a local small shop. Would buy more if they happen to get more, the shopowner didn’t know by the point I bought this.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Haggis Hunters Ale (Bottle) from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Clear orange-amber ale: good & dense off-white head, not very stable. Creamy nose, and at the same time fresh-hoppy smell. Very American. Some vanilla in there. WOW! this must be my hoppiest Scottish ale to date. This is great - real northern IPA. Caramelly undertones, but nowhere sweet. Light body, but I can hardly blame a 4.4% ABV beer for not being heavy - in fact, it seems more in heaviness, if not in alcohol. Aftertaste has some tobacco ash. Great bitter. I’ll have mine without the haggis corpse, thankee. Now, as to a pistacchio-stuffed leg of lamb, Moghul style, OTOH...
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Bitter & Twisted from Harviestoun 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottled. Golden colour with small white bubbly head. Hoppy and flowery nose with weak hints of malt. Flavour is bitterish but a bit weak to what I waited it would be. Some notes of citrus can also be found. Mouthdrying beer, but it lacks aftertaste almost completely. Nice palate.