Alechemy Brewing
Microbrewery in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland 🏴
Established in 2012
Closed in 2024
Contact
Unit B 1, Gregory Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, EH54 7DR, Scotland
Description
If you are a lover of hand-crafted real ales, then you should check out Alechemy Brewing. Our Edinburgh brewery is a small family run business that aims to provide a true alternative to the proliferation of mass produced and marketed beers. As an independent brewer, we are free to create a range of occasional speciality beers that compliment our core range of bottled and cask ales. We produce beers of all styles, so there is bound to be something in our range to please even the most experienced connoisseur.
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy light brown colour. Aroma has some ginger cake spices. Smooth texture. Flavour is a little spicy and also has some light smoke and leather.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2017
at 17:15
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cadk handpull at Cloisters Bar Edinburgh. Clear gild amber colour lasting white head. Grapefruit is good. Likeable. Good cask mouthfeel. Fresh tasting. Good hops likeable good grapefruit.c.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Oct 2017
at 13:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Deep red.. Massive tan head.. Soft woody toffee malts nose.. Herbal woody malts.. Soft spiced malts.. Very bitter... Retry if possible
Tried
on 04 Oct 2017
at 13:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the holyrood 9a. Pours deep ruby, nose is funk, banana, herbal, light cherry, taste is chewy, caramel, roasted, juicy cherry.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Oct 2017
at 01:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ HBF 2017 [ Helsinki Beer Festival 2017 ], Kaapelitehdas, Talberginkatu 1, Helsinki, Finland. [ As Alechemy / Up Front Kala Mansi ].Clear medium orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, pine, orange - citrus, sweet orange. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, fruity malt, orange, pine. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170407] 7-3-7-3-13
Tried
on 29 Sep 2017
at 04:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ HBF 2017 [ Helsinki Beer Festival 2017 ], Kaapelitehdas, Talberginkatu 1, Helsinki, Finland. [ As Alechemy EH54 ].Clear medium orange colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, sweet hops, sweet fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, orange, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170407] 7-3-7-3-14
Tried
on 29 Sep 2017
at 04:39
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught @ HBF 2017 [ Helsinki Beer Festival 2017 ], Kaapelitehdas, Talberginkatu 1, Helsinki, Finland. [ As Alechemy Secret Citra ].Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, butterscotch, moderate hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, pale malt, butterscotch, citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170407] 5-3-6-3-12
Tried
on 29 Sep 2017
at 04:14
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught @ HBF 2017 [ Helsinki Beer Festival 2017 ], Kaapelitehdas, Talberginkatu 1, Helsinki, Finland. [ As Alechemy Gyle 666 The Number Of The Yeast ].Light unclear medium orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, fruity hops, moderate yeasty, fruity hops - fruity yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, sweet malt, sweet yeast, fruity yeast, orange, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170407] 6-3-7-3-12
Tried
on 29 Sep 2017
at 04:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Cloisters. Pours golden, nose is grassy, pine, toffee, taste is pineapple, sweet, floral.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Sep 2017
at 03:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Aldi. Dark brown with a bubbly off white head. Bread and malt aroma, flavour is bitter, sweet, fruity. Decent
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2017
at 10:32