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
—
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
6.5/10
—
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
6.5/10
Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival 2017
Tried
from Cask
at
Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival
on 20 Jul 2017
at 14:30
6.1/10
—
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
5.6/10
—
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
5.9/10
—
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
6/10
Tried
on 01 May 2017
at 08:10
6/10
—
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
7/10
—
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
5.4/10
—
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