Harviestoun

Commercial Brewery in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 1983

Contact
Hillfoots Business Village, Alva Industrial Estate, Alva, FK12 5DQ, Scotland
+44 (0)1259 769100
info@harviestoun.com
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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omhper

7.3
omhper (44752) reviewed Bitter & Twisted (Cask) from Harviestoun 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pale amber. Dry and bitter with hints of citrus and pine needles. Like most Harviestoun beers the mouthfeel is light, near sparkling.

Tried on 18 Feb 2002 at 08:00

Oakes

7.8
Oakes (33493) reviewed Bitter & Twisted from Harviestoun 24 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Earthy, light hop, followed by a firm maltiness and some cocoa notes. Robust bitterness, slightly orangey notes. Great unfolding flavours.

Tried on 18 Jan 2002 at 00:11

Oakes

7
Oakes (33493) reviewed Schiehallion from Harviestoun 24 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Lemony, toasty aroma w/ slight plum & strawberry esters. Light bronze colour. Clean malt accent with notes of nuts, toast; herbally-hoppy background with a hint of earthy bitterness. Vaguely lemony – the challenger hop signature the label tells me about. Nicely balanced, though perhaps some more malty fullness would help it out.

Tried on 18 Jan 2002 at 00:09

jhaase

8.5
jhaase (14816) reviewed Schiehallion (Cask) from Harviestoun 24 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

You wouldn't guess that it is actually a lager. It has the typical hoppy nose of a really good cask conditioned ale and a fantastic complex palate. Only the colour seems to give it away.

Tried from Cask on 17 Jan 2002 at 12:05

NotABeerProfessor

8.4
NotABeerProfessor (3575) reviewed Old Engine Oil from Harviestoun 24 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Very dark, garnet tinged. Medium off-white head. Sweet roasty, chocolate, plummy aroma. Very smooth and nicely balanced. Very mild smoky flavor with definite sweetness. Medium bitterness, with a little earthy hop flavor.

Tried on 28 Dec 2001 at 22:08

Oakes

7.8
Oakes (33493) reviewed Old Engine Oil from Harviestoun 24 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Dark brown with limited head. The aroma is fairly rich molasses, toffee, with hints of chocolate - good complexity. Slightly soft, with roasty accents, slight chewiness. Good, full, malty finish.

Tried on 16 Sep 2001 at 20:34

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