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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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tap, Abbotsford, Edinburgh. Aroma of english hop. Quite bitter and dry. Bit sweet taste.
Tried from Draft on 07 Apr 2006 at 11:16

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours deep brown/black into a mug. Lasting medium-sized head. Chocolate, date, fig and plum notes. Light, but full-chocolate flavored. Lingering slightly bitter chocolate finish. Very similar to a porter.
Tried on 05 Apr 2006 at 19:08

6.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly diminishing head. Orange colour. Powerfull hoppy aroma. Nice flavor with very bitter long finish. Oily palate.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Apr 2006 at 00:57

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Clear dark brown color with a thin off-white head. Heavy caramel, cjocolate and roasted malt aroma. Sweet caramel and chocolate flavor with light hints of smoke.
Tried on 13 Mar 2006 at 10:37

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. Golden colour with white head.Aroma of malt and hops, Flavour has a hint of pine and malt and hops
Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2006 at 11:37

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from Sainsburys. Not particularly impressive but then not too bad amber colour small frothy head quite refreshing for it’s strength crisp and hoppy and lingering bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2006 at 02:17

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask, Jan Primus. Slightly hazy golden color, short off-white head. Aroma is hoppy and a bit fruity. Refreshing taste, crisp, slight bitterness, creamy and oily texture.
Tried from Cask on 04 Mar 2006 at 00:13

7.5/10 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
Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2006 at 20:27

7/10 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.
Tried on 19 Feb 2006 at 14:42

6.9/10 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
Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2006 at 12:22