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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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

The second one for our 8th wedding anniversary. Bottle No. 03496, 0.33l, production date September 2014. Very dark red to black colored. AROMA- roasted malts, peated, coffee, dark chocolate, caramel, whiskey. FLAVOR- dry, moderately bitter, roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, peated whiskey. Fuller bodied. Really good.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2021 at 21:19


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

Without too much aroma, perhaps a faint hop character and a touch of hay, this pours a lovely looking, slightly hazy pale gold with a fluffy white head. Moderately carbonated, with a crispness to the flavour of cut grass and biscuit malt, and a citrus bite of bitterness to round things off

Tried on 12 Mar 2021 at 13:35


6

Ok, etwas wässrig, daneben einfach bitter

Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2021 at 21:01


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

Bottle at Cardinal. Pours black with small brown head. Aroma of whiskey, ethanol, wood, some smoke roasted malt, dark dried fruits. Tastes slightly sweet with balancing bitterness. Medium bodied, alcoholic warmth.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Feb 2021 at 16:42


6

Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2021 at 22:16


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear brown with a thin beige head. Aroma's not great. Kind of a generic alcohol free vibe. Taste is better, some coffee and raisin detectable. Thin finish.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2021 at 16:04


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Tried on 07 Feb 2021 at 22:09


5.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Brown with a small tan head. Aroma of wort, malt, cardboard and some roasty notes. Flavour is light moderate sweet and moderate bitter. Light bodied with light carbonation.

Tried from Bottle from Slijterij Vonk on 07 Feb 2021 at 16:12


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

33cl bottle from Factory foods.
Thin creamy beige head. Clear deep amber pour. A bit malty but not bad for an alcohol free beer

Tried from Bottle at Factory Foods on 01 Feb 2021 at 17:55


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5

This stout poured a deep black colour with a creamy, tan coloured head. Nice lacing. Scents include dark toast, caramel, coffee and a little cocoa. First swig was smooth and velvety with flavours of burnt toast, molasses and coffee. Finish is burnt and sweet with coffee flavours lingering. Delicious!

Tried on 20 Jan 2021 at 01:49