Harviestoun Celebration

Gravity Cask @ Reading Beer Festival 2006. Tasty piney hops balanced with sweet maltiness. The hops last through to the finish.

Cask gravity at Reading BF 06. Deep copper with lasting bubbly beige head. Gorgeous hop, intense aroma. Goodish fruity biscuit malt. Intense citrus fruity hop finish. Full on Harviestoun beer with biting hop finish

(Cask@Pikkulintu, Helsinki) Slightly hazy nut brown color with a tiny, but persistent and lacy head. Nutty, aromatic-hoppy aroma. Sweetish, aromatic-hoppy flavor with a dry, slightly acidic finish. Medium-bodied, smooth-carbonated palate. A pleasant surprise for a 4.1% cask, but still quite a basic brew overall.

Cask Handpump at Fitzgeralds, Whitley Bay 02/11/2005. Golden amber coloured with some citrus fruit present. Some dryness in the bitter finish which lasts.

Too much bitter, I guess, the colour is almost organge, and the foam sticks great to the glass, but just nice.

Aroma is slight though it comes through a little fruity apricot and apple, maybe orange peel too. Taste is similar with a not as dry as expected finish and little biterness. A good session beer alround.

Cask (gravity dispense), Chelmsford Beer Festival, July 2005. Attractive orange/amber colour. Fairly hoppy, as the lighter Harviestoun beers tend to be. Grassy and herbaceous rather than flowery. Citric, but with noticeable gooseberry character - reminiscent of a Sauvignon Blanc flavour. Mouthfeel is dry and a bit chalky/minerally. Clean and fresh, but not overloaded with flavour.

Cask@Chelmsford Beer Festival. Nice fresh hoppy aroma. Sweetish citric hop character, hints of grapefruit and tropical fruit, light and refreshing.