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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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Sampled cask conditioned at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, Sweden.
Amber colour. Really flowery aroma. Malt sweet nose, rather light bodied. Pleasant light sparkling mouthfeel. Drier, resiny, very bitter finish. Hop juice!

Tried from Cask on 12 Dec 2002 at 01:46


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sampled cask conditioned at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, Sweden.
Pale amber. Rich, flowery and aromatic nose. Light bodied and dryich with lightly sparkling mouthfeel. Somewhat fruity with lingering flowery finish and medium bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 15 Sep 2002 at 00:49


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

Golden colour, firm head, good lacework.. Wonderful fruity aroma. Refreshing, fruity bitterness. Long hoppy finish. Why can’t all lagers be like this!?

Tried from Can on 10 Aug 2002 at 10:20


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

Sampled cask conditioned. Near black. Heavy burnt, roasty aroma. Softly malty, very dry. Mealy mouthfeel. Filling. Finishes salty with hints of licorice. A really nice cask porter!

Tried from Cask on 01 Jun 2002 at 09:20


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sampled cask conditioned. Pale yellow. Vanilla and citrus aroma. Light bodied, rather sweet with orangey finish. Very refreshing. Seems like they have something similar to summer in Scotland too...

Tried from Cask on 13 May 2002 at 10:46


5.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Sampled cask conditioned. Deep golden. Sweetish, bitterish. More fruity, and less crisp than other beers from this brewery.

Tried from Cask on 24 Feb 2002 at 15:48


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

Orange coloured. Dry and ligh bodied with grape aroma and balanced bitterness.

Tried on 23 Feb 2002 at 09:28


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Sampled cask conditioned. Amber coloured. Spicy nose. Light bodied, hay aroma, slightly salty, sparkling mouthfeel, balanced bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 20 Feb 2002 at 13:16


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Golden coloured. dry, bitter somewhat smokey. Complex. ..................

Tried on 18 Feb 2002 at 08:04


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

Sampled cask conditioned. Pale orange coloured. Light bodied and refreshing with grape aroma. A tasty, drinkable cask bitter.

Tried from Cask on 18 Feb 2002 at 08:03