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.
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On cask @ SRAF 2017. Appearance - golden amber no head. Nose - caramel biscuit. Similar taste. Fairly balanced but a bit sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jul 2017
at 10:21
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
18th May 2017
L42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Dan. Opaque dark brown beer, good tan head. Palate is airy, semi dry and has reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, little dark chocolate. Rich and tangy dark fruits. Mild alcohol spice. Light dry finish. Rich and tasty but the barrelling could be more obvious.
L42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Dan. Opaque dark brown beer, good tan head. Palate is airy, semi dry and has reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, little dark chocolate. Rich and tangy dark fruits. Mild alcohol spice. Light dry finish. Rich and tasty but the barrelling could be more obvious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2017
at 05:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
6th July 2017, cask pint in Winstons Lounge, Edinburgh. Lovely, lovely beer, my sweet tooth really took to it. Deep brown body, the head a full beige crown of foam. As the name might suggest this is all about the malts, and there are plenty of them in this brew. Leaning towards the sweet malty molasses rather than the over roasted/burnt maltiness of some beers, this had caramel and toffee like aromas and flavours, but not ’over the top’ sweetness.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jul 2017
at 01:46
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2016 [ The 41th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 9th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Alechemy Performer ].Clear medium yellow orange colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, caramel, light nutty, earthy notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, apple - fruit, pale malt, toasted, caramel, sweet malt, earhty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161015] 6-3-7-3-12
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jul 2017
at 09:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, 6th July 17. Pours black, slight tan head. Aroma is dark chocolate, liquorice, salt. Taste is dark chocolate, vineous barrel notes, wood, cocoa, coffee, bitter hops. Great stuff, light drinkable, balanced stout. Love the name as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2017
at 15:00
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap @ Kitty?s. Poured golden color with a thin white head. Sweetish fruity, mandarin, minerally notes. Flavor has minerals, tangerine, hops, floral notes. High carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jul 2017
at 05:31
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Waitrose. This is the Cotes Du Rhone version. Deep chocolate brown to black colour with a tan head. Aroma is berries and roasted malt. The taste roasted bitter. Slightly fuzzy body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2017
at 23:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Keg at monties... Soft sweet dry mango fruit nose.. Juicy sweet fruits.. Big soft mango fruit . Juicy fruits
Tried
on 04 Jul 2017
at 13:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at montirz... Soft sweet toffee fruit nose... Soft sweet toffee fruit.. Juicy sweet fruits.. Juicy sweet juicy malts
Tried
on 28 Jun 2017
at 01:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at montys. Pours murky orange, nose is mango, toffee, taste is dry, juicy mango, herbal, bitter lime in the finish.
Tried
on 27 Jun 2017
at 12:59