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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6.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Cork & Cask. Clear amber/brown body with a beige head. Steady carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of coffee and roasted malt. Flavour of earth and berries. Thin body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. A alcohol free beer that stands out from the crowd.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2020 at 23:11


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

Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Appearance - deep amber, big billowy slighty off-white head. Nose - raisins and plums, brown bread. An edge of chocolate. Taste - burnt this time. Bourbon cream and burnt toast. Palate - bitter finish, after light sweetness at the beginning. Lght bodied. Overall - decent considering the style.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2020 at 15:18


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - golden with a slim typical lager head. Nose - lemon, cereal and light hop spice. Taste - lemon with a touch of caramel this time. Palate - light bodied and fairly clean on the finish. Overall - a decent example of a style.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2020 at 20:46


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

[33cl bottle at Beer 52's 2nd CyberFest.] A glossy black pour with a thin beige head; oaty aroma; smooth and oily in the mouth with an earthy, fruity coffee taste; and a silky, gently warming finish. An excellent after dinner drink.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2020 at 21:18


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

Tap at In de Wildeman. Slight hazy golden with white head. Grassy hops, soft citrus, creamy grains, bread crust, grain husks. Almost medium sweet and medium bitter. Medium bodied too. Pretty tasty and vibrant golden ale.

Tried from Draft at Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman on 12 Jun 2020 at 14:09


6.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Wetherspoon Spring Beer Festival 2019. Cask @ White Hart, Todmorden. Clear golden-blonde with a creamy head. Its lemon gives its hops a lovely clean citrus tang.

Tried from Cask on 11 Jun 2020 at 14:43


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

330ml bottle: BBE Aug 2021. Drank at home on 7th Jun 2020, the second beer in my 'Dark Beer Tasting' with myself during the virus Lock In. This is a lovely viscous brew and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Black bodied with a tanned head of foam on top. Coffee and singed maltiness in the nose. Taste also has the coffee and over roasted malts as it's base, caramel sweetness and some liquorice flavours appear as the beer warms; nice, easy drinking beer all round, the 9% ABV helps too!

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jun 2020 at 15:07


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

Thin beige head left a small cover on a black body. Liquorice & malt aroma. Medium bodied, nicely carbonated on the front with smooth back. Malt, syrup, liquorice, roasted, bread & burnt tastes.

Tried on 06 Jun 2020 at 21:36


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

Bottle. Black. Caramel, soft roast and licorice in the aroma. Full bodied. Sweet flavor, caramel, soft roast, raisin and a hint of licorice.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2020 at 21:10


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

0.33 l bottle from 'Drinks & Gifts', best before January 2021. Clear, ruby with a thin, frothy, slowly diminishing, beige head. Sweetish-malty, gently herbal-spicy and slightly fruity aroma of caramel, prunes, licorice root and hints of wort. Quite sweet, malty, moderately bitter, gently herbal-spicy and slightly fruity taste of prunes, licorice root, tea leaves, some caramel and a touch of wort, followed by a short, gently bitter, quite herbal-spicy and a bit worty finish. Medium body, smooth and slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Really decent NA beer.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2020 at 11:10