Harviestoun Indian Summer

Brewed by Harviestoun
Style: Bitter
Alva, Central, Scotland

Sampled cask conditioned at Oliver Twist, Stockholm.
Amber colour. Grapefruit aroma. Fruity, rounded and salty. Raisiny and smooth up front, but rugged and bitter in the finish.

Bottle. Bright amber color with a good white head and moderate condition. Low citrus hop aromas, some sweet malt in the mouth with good level of resinous hop flavour and a relatively long hop bitter finish.

Bright copper colour. Minerally, earthy, marmaladey aroma. The palate is complex, juicy, earthy, hoppy. Their yeast is absolutely wonderful, adding layers to their beers. Truly one of Britain's showpiece breweries, Harviestoun is well-deserving of their CBOB award for Bitter & Twisted. The Indian Summer is a better beer, but these guys are a stellar representative of what British brewing should be in the 21st century.

Cask Stillage at the Memorial Hall, Northwich 20/09/2003 Golden colour and fruity. Crisp malt finish.

Cask handpull at Bacchus, Newcastle. Bit of tea flavour, more a best bitter but with good hop on end.

Tapped @Beer Hunters, Pori
Amber color with small but steady creamy head. Aroma is grassy hops. Freshing hop bitterness, balanced palate with bitter aftertaste. Welldone IPA but a bit watery.

Cask at troon beer fest 07. Aroma is iced tea. Taste is similarly tea like lemon characters, which reminds me nothing of a Harviestoun beer.

Cask@Dartford BF. A bit dissaponting to be honest. Thin and grainy, with a touch of tangy hops in the finish, pretty grainy. Light salty finish, a bit thin.