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.
6.4/10
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Blue Blazer, 2 Spittal St, Edinburgh, Scotland EH3 9DX.Clear medium to dark brown color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, toffee, light hoppy, hay - dry grass. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, nice hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100205]
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2010
at 13:45
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask@GBBF2010. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruits, wood and some mild hayish notes. Flavour is bready malts, some grains, mild nectar as well as some slight hebral notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2010
at 00:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at guilford ...amber ... thin white head ... light lemon hop ... thin soft summer fruits ... peach and mellow ... soft fruity ... very light juicy ... sweet orange linger ... really like the linger...3.8... cask at cloisters ...amber ... soft light fruit nose ... soft juicy summer fruits .. 3.6
Tried
from Cask
on 20 May 2010
at 08:56
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ 3 Judges. Hazy orange colour, white head. Aroma is fruity, sweet red fruits. Flavour is raspberry fruits and a soft malty backbone. Slightly bitter and sweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 May 2010
at 08:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From cask @ Society Room JDW, as Strathaven Society Room Red Ale. Amber colour, off-white head. Aroma is slightly hoppy, fruity. Flavour is initially sweet fruity, then biscuit malts. Light bodied. Very average.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Apr 2010
at 06:11