Harviestoun Spring Fever

Formerly brewed at Harviestoun
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Alva, Central, Scotland

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Cask at Reading Beer Festival. Normally I like Harviestoun beers, but this one was disappointing. Mid gold colour, but thin in mouth, not a lot of nose and little overall flavour.

Tasted this at the Saltcot, Saltcoats (JDW) in May 2006. Cask, handpump dispense. Crystal clear pale golden straw in colour with a thin white head. Very aromatic with strong floral hop notes long in intensity. Thin mouthfeel and good lacing. Pale malt gives a digestive biscuit base with tart lemon zest present. Strong grassy hop resins impart a floral note in the aftertaste. Finish is citrusy with pithy dryness. An ok session Golden Ale but not for me.

golden coloure ale, with lots of grapefruit citrus hop and a nice balanced bitter linger

Aroma is a bit minimal but what is there is a bit like minty lemon. Tast is better a bit minimal, perhaps past its best, but bitter and grasssy.

[cask from JDW] Nice hoppy aroma, lots of citric fruit. light body, dry, bitter finish. A great session ale!

NOt very interesting, too bitter for me. A lot of people say the flavour of this brewery’s products have gone.

Cask conditinoed @ Standing Order(JDW), Soton. Pale colour. Grainy malts and initially aggresive citric hops which fade quickly to leave the thin malt. Perhaps slightly past its best.

Cask Handpump at the Borough Arms, Crewe 20/05/2005 Golden coloured slightly pale and hoppy. Dry lasting finish.

Cask@Reading BF. An average, easy to drink ale. Some light hop aromatics. Quite malty and sweet, with some citrus in the finish. Easy to drink.

Lovely fruity, crisp beer for a hot day after a long walk. Needs to be cooler than most cask ales