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.

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5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at The Counting House. It pours clear amber with a medium white head. The nose is sweet, digestive biscuits, toasted oats, grain and earth. The taste is sweet, biscuit, booze, grainy, cereal, earth, toast and stewed citrus with a short, grainy finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Not as much depth as you would want from this sort of beer. So-so.
Tried from Cask on 03 Oct 2014 at 05:39

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at The Standing Order JDW. Pours clear copper, thin creamy head. Aromas of toffee, grassy hops, light fruit. Taste is red fruit and nuts. Light herbal note almost. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 11 Sep 2014 at 12:03

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask. Pours ruby brown, aroma and taste of light chocolate, toffee, rich, light fruit.
Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2014 at 12:54

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at CLoisters Scottish Beer Festival. Pours clear honey gold, thick white head. Light whisky aromas, light sweet malt, honey and light peat smoke. Taste is sweet, grainy, light booze. No real bitterness, sticky finish, Interesting though.
Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2014 at 11:22

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
Tap No 1. Pours murky mahogany. Nose is fruit punch and malt. Tastes koolaid, toffee, woody, and malt. These mild flavors brews are helping my hangover immensely.
Tried from Draft on 18 Aug 2014 at 15:40

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at SRAF. Pours copper amber, nose is dry toffee, fruit, taste is dry toffee, juicy fruit.
Tried from Cask on 12 Jul 2014 at 03:28

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at SRAF. Pours black, nose is cheesy, dry roasted, taste is thin, sweet, dry roast, chocolate, light fruit.
Tried from Cask on 12 Jul 2014 at 03:26

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at The Scottish Real Ale Festival 2014. Pours clear dark amber, no real head. Aromas of toffee and light fruit. Taste is more toffee, light orange, sweet finish. Bit thin. OK.
Tried from Cask on 11 Jul 2014 at 04:14

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at The Scottish Real Ale Festival 2014. Pours clear dark brown, no real head. Aromas of light milk chocolate, light fruit. Taste is sweet. Thin body. OK.
Tried from Cask on 11 Jul 2014 at 04:12

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at SRAF 2014... Copper brown... Soft toffee malts... Soft fruits nose... Dull fruits... Soft toffee... Uninteresting
Tried from Cask on 10 Jul 2014 at 07:07