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

Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm, Sweden.
Pale orange and slightly hazy. Rich perfumy aroma of grapefruit and apples. Sweet and light bodied. Rounded up front, but with rugged flowery bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 30 Aug 2003 at 13:08


5.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

A yellow beer with a small head. The aroma is slightly bitter. The flavor is very fruity stemming from the Hersprucker hops with notes of lemon. A very fresh and lovely lager.

Tried on 09 Aug 2003 at 15:42


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

Sampled cask conditioned at Oliver Twist, Stockholm.
Amber colour. Grapefruit aroma. Fruity, rounded and salty. Raisiny and smooth up front, but rugged and bitter in the finish.

Tried from Cask on 05 Aug 2003 at 07:44


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm, Sweden.
Pale yellow. Orangey aroma. Sweet and pleasantly fruity with vital elastic very soft mouthfeel. A flowery bitterness kicks in in the finish which gives a pleasant and verywell balanced summer ale.

Tried from Cask on 05 Aug 2003 at 07:42


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Blond color. Nice aroma: hop, light honey, tomato, citrus fruits. Really interesting flavor, herbal, grassy, really bitter, leading to a long final a lot aromatic. Wonderful in the bottle, a must try in the cask. The best beer I tasted at Lausanne Beer Festival!

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2003 at 02:45


7.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Black; thick head. Nice aroma, roasted malt. Smooth enough, well balanced, a lot of roasted malt, chocolate. Robust final. A very good stout.

Tried on 02 Jul 2003 at 02:44


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm, Sweden.
Pale amber, lightly hazy. Orangey hoppy nose. Sweet and medium bodied, rather soft. Flowery finish with intense pine needle bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 07 Jun 2003 at 11:58


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottled. Dark black, no head. Aroma of dark chocolate. Roasty and very malty with notes of licorice that lingers on into the grassy finish. Another good beer from this brewery. --- Beer merged from original tick of Old Engine Oil (Bottle) on 30 Jun 2021 at 09:34

Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2003 at 04:42


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

This is very porter-like. Dark brown appearance with a roasty aroma. It has a very "mocha-chino" type flavor to it. The body is a bit thin and the finish is watery, but this is a decent beer. Worth a try, esp. if you like porters.

Tried on 13 Jan 2003 at 16:40


8.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Sampled cask conditioned at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, Sweden.
Black with beige head. Really roasty. Surprising sweet creaminess. Am I imagining the wheat malt flavour? Medium body with a short blast of salt and a lingering licorice flavour. Pleasant dry bitter finish. Yummy!!

Tried from Cask on 16 Dec 2002 at 12:18