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.
6/10
Tried
on 16 Aug 2013
at 07:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is thick malty, light whiskey note, greasy. Sweet malty, overripe fruity and nutty. Mild whiskey malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2013
at 07:01
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask in Hudson’s, East Kilbride. Amber colour with decent head. Slight citrus notes, but otherwise fairly unremarkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2013
at 12:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cloudy amber beer with a light citrus aroma. Taste is similar. Lightly hopped and an almost smoky edge to it. Nothing special but drinkable.
Tried
on 10 Aug 2013
at 12:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On cask at Harbour Bar, Kirkcaldy - Decent golden body, thin white head. Rather mild nose led by oranges, a bit of cereal. A bit sparkly, and rather perfumed taste that lingers on too long. Not a favourite.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Aug 2013
at 06:52
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled. A golden beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of over ripe fruits, wet hay, and whiskey. The flavor is sweet with notes of over ripe fruits, malt, and alcohol, leading to a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2013
at 05:51
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
clear yellow, small white head. aroma is very mild, slightly malty. way faint fruit peel.flavor is fruity, red fruity, berries,
Tried
on 20 Jul 2013
at 05:45
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle 50 cl. Pours a clear golden with a small white head and a light berry note. Light body, a dry fruitiness and again a faint berry-like twist. Subdued bitterness. Rather bland and inoffensive. Is that a vague smoky note, that comes late? 200713
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2013
at 05:32
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at Green Dragon, Croydon. It pours clear amber, medium white head. The nose is grainy, biscuit, ginger and light sweetness... a lot like gingernuts! The taste is sweetish, spicy ginger, earth, pithy lemon, grainy and biscuit with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Ok for it is... A fairly one-dimensional gingerbeer.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jul 2013
at 09:55
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at The White Lady. Pours light amber with a good tight white head, good lacing. Aromas are subtle, but mostly light caramel malts. Taste has a slight metallic edge, and nothing much else going on, which is surprising for a beer of this strength. Finishes short and thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jun 2013
at 00:04