Strathaven Ales

Microbrewery in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2005

Closed in 2022

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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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
cask at SRAF ... amber ... soft ginger nose ... light soft fruits ... soft mat ... clear ginger ... light bitterness
Tried from Cask on 16 Jun 2011 at 06:42

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Abbotsford, Edinburgh 7/06/2011. Deep gold in colour with a slight white head. Light summer fruits, biscuity malts and a touch of caramel sweetness, leading to a decent bitter finish. Fine.
Tried from Cask on 12 Jun 2011 at 00:40

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bow Bar, Edinburgh 7/06/2011. Almost black in colour, with a tight, off-white head. Aroma of chocolate, dark fruits and a touch of roastiness. Flavours of coffee, charcoal, more chocolate and fruit, before a bitter moderately finish. Enjoyable.
Tried from Cask on 12 Jun 2011 at 00:34

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Halfway House, Edinburgh 7/06/2011. Amber coloured with a slight, off-white head. Sweetish, fruity aroma with a touch of leafy hop. Flavour had some caramel, hedgerow fruits and biscuity malts, leading to a bitter finish. Fine.
Tried from Cask on 11 Jun 2011 at 23:53

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle from the Cave, Glasgow. Golden with a decent white head. Sweet. apricot and butterscotch aroma. Clashing flavours of sweet fruits, diacetyl and slightly ashy malts leading to a bitter finish. Not for me.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2011 at 23:24

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ Edward Wylie, JDW. Slightly hazy and sparkling golden colour, white head. Nose is ginger, vegetables, bit of malts. Flavour is ginger, lemonade, followed by dry biscuit. Actually not too bad.
Tried from Cask on 28 May 2011 at 06:44

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
bottle. Amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is malt, hop, fruit. Flavour is malt, hop, fruit, citrus, caramel. boring beer.
Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2011 at 00:14

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
cask at blue blazer ... deep brown black... creamy tan head ... soft toffee chocolate malt nose ... soft creamy woody chocolate malts ... tasty but lacking a little something cask at bow bar ... deep black ... thin tan head ... soft sweeet puff candii roast malt nose ... soft smooth almost milky roast malts ... soft toffee roast ... stick at 3.7
Tried from Cask on 11 May 2011 at 04:48

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle. Deep golden colour with a white head. aroma is malt, fruit, hop. Flavour is malt, floral, fruit, hop. Medium to thin body. Ordinary/ boring beer.
Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2011 at 23:55

3.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle. Deep golden colour with a white head. Aroma is butterscotsch, hop, mal, caramel t. Flavour is butterscotsch, hop, malt, caramel, fruit, citrus. Strange beer.
Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2011 at 01:08