Strathaven Ales
Microbrewery in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland 🏴
Established in 2005
Closed in 2022
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.
Thomas_W1 (5818) reviewed Usquebae Whisky Ale from Strathaven Ales 8 years ago
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
BlackHaddock (17491) reviewed Craigmill Gold from Strathaven Ales 8 years ago
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.
reidyboy (4093) ticked Ebony from Strathaven Ales 8 years ago
Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival 2017
Anders37 (30297) reviewed Summer Glow from Strathaven Ales 8 years ago
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.
Mabuzzer (2124) reviewed Clydesdale IPA from Strathaven Ales 8 years ago
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
Olut (22183) reviewed Winter Glow from Strathaven Ales 8 years ago
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.
WingmanWillis (38720) ticked Avondale from Strathaven Ales 8 years ago
Scopey (25220) reviewed Drookit Rabbit from Strathaven Ales 8 years ago
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.
allmyvinyl (21224) reviewed Old Mortality 80/- from Strathaven Ales 9 years ago
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.
Olut (22183) reviewed Duchess Anne Light Ale from Strathaven Ales 9 years ago
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.