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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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Flasche 0,33l: Bernstein, leicht orange, klar, wenig grobporiger Schaum; in der Nase kräftige Süße, fruchtig, eingelegte Früchte, leicht alkoholisch, kräftig Malz, Malzzucker, helles Karamell, Vanille, etwas Honig, dezente "helle" Whiskynoten; im Körper kräftige Süße, fruchtig, helle/eingelegte Früchte, Marmelade, leichte Hopfennoten, Malz, Getreide, helles Karamell, cremig, deutliche Kohlensäure, leichte fruchtige Säure; angenehmer fruchtig-würziger Nachgang

Tried on 11 Sep 2017 at 06:56


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Third of a cask pint at the Scottish Real Ale Festival in Edinburgh’s Corn Exchange on 7th July 2017. Golden pour, off-white crown. More hops than maltiness in the aroma, taste is also hoppy and leaning towards bitterness, there is a malty undertone trying to burst out, but the hops just about control the flavours. Decent beer.

Tried from Cask on 31 Jul 2017 at 01:07


6.5

Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival 2017

Tried from Cask at Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival on 20 Jul 2017 at 14:30


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ GBBF 2016. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty grassy hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty grassy citrus hoppy finish.

Tried from Cask on 04 Jul 2017 at 11:55


5.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the George. Clear golden with a small white head. Faint aroma of fruit and pine, matched by the flavour which also has malt and earthy notes. Ok

Tried from Cask on 31 May 2017 at 13:21


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Cuthbert Brodrick, Leeds. Deep amber with a glow and a thick creamy head. Has some mild ginger spice in both its aroma and taste and is fairly smooth.

Tried from Cask on 03 May 2017 at 13:43


6

Tried on 01 May 2017 at 08:10


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can picked up at Aldo, Inverurie. It pours clear amber with a medium white head. The aroma is toasty grain, cereal, lemonade and sweet lime. The taste is crisp, subdued bitterness, zesty, lemonade, lime sherbet, toasty grain, grass and straw with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Fairly OK golden ale with a lemon - lime character.

Tried from Can on 12 Apr 2017 at 12:51


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear chestnut, off-white head, nice lacing. Light toffee and spice on the aroma. Taste is light sweet, more toffee. Light raisin note. Decent 80.

Tried from Cask on 24 Mar 2017 at 06:09


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Pendle Beer Festival 2017. Clear golden ale. Light tasting with a good hop-malt balance.

Tried on 23 Feb 2017 at 04:35