Strathaven Ales
Microbrewery in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland 🏴
Established in 2005
Closed in 2022
Contact
Sandford Road, Craigmill Strathaven ML10 6PB, Strathaven, Scotland
Description
Strathaven Ales is the pinnacle of traditional real ale brewing with our stone clad brewing kettle and well used brew-house based in an old mill dating back to the early 1800s. The mill originally manufactured crushed barley for the brewery trade and flour for the local artisan bakers and it sits next to the river Avon near the market town of Strathaven.
We consider our beers to be very traditional, our brewing, unlike modern facilities is a hands-on labour intensive process crafted by three generations of the same family.
Manufacturing in an old building brings its challenges and we have retained many of the original mill features and a large part of the original gearing. Although this often gets in the way we feel it is part of what ensures the beer has a character not achieved in modern production units.
We consider our beers to be very traditional, our brewing, unlike modern facilities is a hands-on labour intensive process crafted by three generations of the same family.
Manufacturing in an old building brings its challenges and we have retained many of the original mill features and a large part of the original gearing. Although this often gets in the way we feel it is part of what ensures the beer has a character not achieved in modern production units.
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle from aldi. Pours clear gold, thin white head. Ginger aromas, ginger taste, not too hot. One-dimensional, but ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2014
at 13:07
5/10
Tried
on 22 Oct 2014
at 21:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled @ Finest Spirits and Beer Convention Bochum 2014: Dunkel goldgelbes Bier mit ordentlicher weißer Schaumkrone. Geruch holzig, säuerlich, fruchtig, leicht alkoholisch. Geschmack mild säuerlich, fruchtig, holzig.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2014
at 10:38
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled @ Finest Spirits and Beer Convention Bochum 2014: Orangebraunes Bier mit ordentlicher weißer Schaumkrone. Geruch kräftig malzig, Karamell, süß. Geschmack nach Karamell, leicht röstmalzig, Vanille.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2014
at 10:29
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled @ Finest Spirits and Beer Convention Bochum 2014: Dunkelgoldenes Bier mit geringer weißer Schaumkrone. Geruch hopfig, malzig, würzig, so ist auch der Geschmack.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2014
at 10:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled @ Finest Spirits and Beer Convention Bochum 2014: Dunkel orangegoldenes Bier, kein Schaum. Geruch hopfig, malzig, Karamell, würzig. Geschmack sehr malzig, holzig, fruchtig, bitter.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2014
at 09:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled @ Finest Spirits and Beer Convention Bochum 2014: Orangegelbes Bier mit geringer weißer Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr hopfig, grasig, malzig. Geschmack holzig, malzig, grasig, hopfig.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2014
at 09:45
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7
Sampled @ Finest Spirits and Beer Convention Bochum 2014: Goldgelbes Bier mit geringer weißer Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr hopfig, malzig, florale Noten. Geschmack grasig, hopfig, leicht zu trinken, mild.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2014
at 09:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled @ Finest Spirits and Beer Convention Bochum 2014: Fast schwarzes Bier mit geringer beiger Schaumkrone. Geruch röstmalzig, holzig, würzig. Geschmack leicht torfig, röstmalzig, bitter.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2014
at 09:43
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at The Malt & Hops. Pours clear reddish brown, thin off-white head. Aromas of caramel and toffee. Taste is more of the same. Sweet finish. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Oct 2014
at 04:14