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.
omhper (44752) reviewed Gold Rush from Harviestoun 22 years ago
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.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Schiehallion from Harviestoun 22 years ago
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.
omhper (44752) reviewed Indian Summer from Harviestoun 22 years ago
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.
omhper (44752) reviewed Natural Blonde from Harviestoun 22 years ago
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.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Bitter & Twisted (Cask) from Harviestoun 22 years ago
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!
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Old Engine Oil from Harviestoun 22 years ago
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.
omhper (44752) reviewed IPA (4.5%) from Harviestoun 22 years ago
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.
omhper (44752) reviewed Old Engine Oil from Harviestoun 22 years ago
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
notalush (7339) reviewed Old Engine Oil from Harviestoun 23 years ago
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.
omhper (44752) reviewed Black To Front from Harviestoun 23 years ago
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!!