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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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
From cask at Ben Nevis. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and roasted malt. Breadish and caramelish. Sweet and roasted into the finish. Bitter and roasted finish.
Tried from Cask on 20 Nov 2010 at 23:58

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small dense and off white head. Aroma is roasted malty and caramelish. Slight fruity and yet roasted. Sweet, slight smoked and vague tarish. Dry caramelish and roasted finish.
Tried from Cask on 20 Nov 2010 at 23:57

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild fruity and grassy. Bitter, dry malty to caramelish. Roasted and breadish. Dry malty and slight bitter to fruity hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 20 Nov 2010 at 23:55

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
From cask at Three Judges. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small, creamy and dense head. Aroma is fruity, mild hoppy and light toasted malt. Bitter, citrusy and crisp hoppy flavoured. Mild bitterness coming through into the finish. Ends medium dry.
Tried from Cask on 19 Nov 2010 at 04:15

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
@ The Bailie, Stockbridge. Dull golden-amber. Light caramel malt character. Fruity taste, with light caramel. Boring beer.
Tried on 17 Nov 2010 at 16:21

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
JDW, Glasgow Airport. Amber. Smells like lightly caramelly and maybe some toast. Fruity-appley taste with some acidity and toast. Decent.
Tried on 06 Nov 2010 at 15:08

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Red-amber colour. Fairly nondescript nose. Sweet taste, not much beyond light caramel. Soporific.
Tried on 06 Nov 2010 at 10:28

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Dull amber. The aroma is bland, caramelly. Soft body. Light toast, maybe a bit burnt with bland caramel. Nothing special, to say the least.
Tried on 06 Nov 2010 at 04:15

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
From cask at Standing Order. Pours dark brown to black with a creamy, dense and tan head. Aroma is dark roasted malt, dark breadish too. Mild ginger and dark roasted breadish malt flavoured. Lingering dark malty and mild bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 05 Nov 2010 at 10:25

4.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Dull bronze. The aroma is dull, footy and with diacetyl. Sweetish with light body and more foot. Light wheaty acidity adds nothing to this bitter. This much wheat in a bitter doesn’t really work, it’s a disjointed beer for me.
Tried on 03 Nov 2010 at 02:53