Harviestoun Mr Sno’balls

Brewed by Harviestoun
Style: Bitter
Alva, Central, Scotland

Serve in English pint

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Medium sized frothy head carbonation mild gold pour aromas fruit hops a maltiness flavour honey citrus hop lemon grapefruit orange spicy note finish fruity citrus spicy sweet malt lasting bitter session ale

Gift from SJ. Bottle. Some citrus, some chocolate and roast. With a mild hop and spice finish. What’s not to love?

330 ml bottle. Clear dark reddish brown colour, thin off-white head. The aroma is slightly roasted, sweetish caramel malty, with some floral hops and citrus. Flavour of roasted, caramelly malt, notes of dark fruits, and a nicely bitter, slightly citrusy hoppy finish. Tasty, especially considering the low alcohol content.

Keg at the Rake. It pours deep brown, with a thin beige head. The nose is caramel, medicinal, liquorice root and some citrus. The taste is caramel, liquorice, digestive biscuit, toffee as it warms up, leather, metal and medicinal (herb and spice), with a long, dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Not bad.

Bottle. Dark brown, small offwhite head. Roasted malt in the aroma with spicy notes. Flavour is sweetish caramel, roasted malt and spices. Some bitterness in the finish. Light to medium-bodied.

Draft at Bishop Arms - Marina. Helsingborg, December 2011.
Pours deep red, almost brown. Aromas of spices, cherries, grapes and rich malts. Lighter body with a spicy taste of malts and flavours of red berries, almost a bit vinous. Very peculiar hoppines in this one. Slightly sweet with a soft long finish. I found it great!

Single bottle purchased from a Co-op Liqour Store in Calgary, AB on 12/27/2011. Colour: Chocolate brown with minimal head. Nose: Lots of melted creamy chocolate malt, light floral hint...kind of quiet beyond that. Taste: Medium-light sweet, medium bitter, light sour. Flat and even grainy coffee mix from start to finish. Mere specs of toffee way off in the distance. The label says "crisp.clean.citrus". Citrus? Where?

33cl bottle from Wine Rack, Ascot. Looking at some of the recent reviews it seems that the UK and export versions of this beer are very different - according to my bottle "This copper coloured beer is brewed with pale and crystal malts with a touch of roast barley. The hop additions are Challenger for bitterness and Stryian for its floral citrus aroma. A balanced and very moreish beer."

Anyway, mine pours a very unattractive hazy amber colour with a ring of white head; the aroma has orangey citrus notes, but is also slightly musty; there’s an orangey taste as well, with some rather flabby hops providing moderate bitterness and a spicy edge to the finish.

Overall this is a rather mediocre offering - makes me wonder what the export version with chocolate malt is like.

Pours ultra dark with a tiny quickly disappearing off-white head. Aroma is citrus fruit with some floral and caramel notes. Taste is lightly roasted malt with citrus fruits, caramel and spices leading to moderate bitter finish. A little watery but overall pretty decent.

from cask, deep copper colour, malty spicy nose. bitter hops, nice blend, smooth malts, berries.

Bottle, out of my Hennepin glass. Pours clear brown; 1-finger pale tan head, spotty lacing. Nose is sweet and lightly hoppy, with light notes of leather and tobacco. Flavours of tarrry tobacco, raisins, sweet toffee, some smoke. Alright, but I doubt I’d go out of my way to buy it again.