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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6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @ Ayrshire Real Ale Festival 09. Golden colour, white head. Aroma is hoppy, with lemonade. Flavour mainly floral hops. Bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 03 Oct 2009 at 09:42

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ 3 Judges. Black colour, beige head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee. Flavour has roasted malts, coffee and some sourness. A bit watery.
Tried from Cask on 03 Aug 2009 at 05:25

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Counting House (JDW), Glasgow 3/07/09. Slightly hazy, amber in colour with a moderate off-white head. Sweet toffee and red fruit aroma with some earthiness. Malty, cereal flavour with more fruit and a short, bitter finish. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 05 Jul 2009 at 11:54

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ The Foot of the Walk, 183 Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 7AA, Scotland.Clear medium to dark brown color with a average, creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, strawberry porridge notes, light to moderate hoppy, grass. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090409]
Tried from Cask on 05 Jun 2009 at 14:20

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Bow Bar. Amber colour, off-white head. Aroma of caramel malts. Flavour of caramel malts and fruits, with a slightly bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 01 Jun 2009 at 08:21

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ Smithfield Hotel, 37 Swan St, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 5JZ. [ As JDW Own / Not Any Mor ]. Clear medium to dark red amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, butterscotch, light hoppy, grapefruit notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft. [20090124]
Tried from Cask on 15 Apr 2009 at 02:48

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ Smithfield Hotel, 37 Swan St, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 5JZ.Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, fruity, caramel notes, butterscotch. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft. [20090124]
Tried from Cask on 15 Apr 2009 at 02:47

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Bon Accord. Golden colour, medium white head. Aroma of toasted malts. Flavour: caramel malts with a dry hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 23 Mar 2009 at 07:51

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Halfway House, Edinburgh, 20-03-09 on Craig’s crawl of Edinburgh’s finest establishments. Pours mid gold with a white head. There is a good dollop of honey on the nose and in the mouth, some sweet malts add to the mix and its a nice beer all told. A6 A4 F7 P4 OV14 3.5
Tried from Cask on 23 Mar 2009 at 04:50

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ 3 Judges. Clear light golden colour with a dense small off-white head. Aroma is sweet, with lemonade hops and citrus and malts. Flavour is sweet, with citric hops. Not very malty. Sweet finish.
Tried from Cask on 23 Feb 2009 at 05:15