South Down Harvest Ale
Harvey's Brewery
- From:
- Harvey's Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.65 | pDev: 6.58%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 26, 2023
- Added:
- Sep 20, 2006
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Brewed each year in celebration of the age old interaction between brewing and agriculture. A quantity of freshly harvested ‘green’ hops are included in this recipe which combines three different malts and three different hop varieties to produce a biscuit like palate with a fresh tangy bitterness.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bevis Maun
Dark Mild by Harvey's Brewery
Cheeky swift ‘un after work cask at the Smithfield Tavern Pours a golden body with good white head Aroma
good solid malt mainstay then prickly bitter hops
Oct 26, 2023Dark Mild by Harvey's Brewery
Cheeky swift ‘un after work cask at the Smithfield Tavern Pours a golden body with good white head Aroma
good solid malt mainstay then prickly bitter hops
Reviewed by Spike from England
3.81/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From a 500ml bottle. This is a strong, rich, flavoursome, ruby red, English pale ale. More hoppy than normal for the style resulting in a dry, earthy brew. The malt base is smooth and not overwhelmed but the English hops are definitely to the fore. A good, robust, English bitter.
Oct 05, 2017
Reviewed by Jerseyislandbeer from Jersey
3.85/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A 500ml bottle brought back from Lewis by a friend last year. Best before Sep 16. Bottle has the following description-
South Down Harvest is brewed each September in celebration of the age-old interaction between brewing and agriculture. A quantity of freshly harvested ’green’ hops are included in this recipe which combines three different malts and three different hop varieties to produce a dry biscuit like palate with a fresh tangy bitterness.
It pours a clear brown toffee colour with a thin white head that doesn't last long. The aroma is toasty, bitter-sweet with flora, light vanilla, toffee, fruit loaf, dried fruits & brown sugar. The taste is bitter-sweet, brown bread, earth, toasty, dried fruits, grainy & earth. Medium body and moderate carbonation. The finish is dry and malty with hints of caramel in a mild bitter finish.
Aug 27, 2016South Down Harvest is brewed each September in celebration of the age-old interaction between brewing and agriculture. A quantity of freshly harvested ’green’ hops are included in this recipe which combines three different malts and three different hop varieties to produce a dry biscuit like palate with a fresh tangy bitterness.
It pours a clear brown toffee colour with a thin white head that doesn't last long. The aroma is toasty, bitter-sweet with flora, light vanilla, toffee, fruit loaf, dried fruits & brown sugar. The taste is bitter-sweet, brown bread, earth, toasty, dried fruits, grainy & earth. Medium body and moderate carbonation. The finish is dry and malty with hints of caramel in a mild bitter finish.
Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England
3.18/5 rDev -12.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.18/5 rDev -12.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
A 500ml bottle with a BB of Sept 2015. Picked up a little while back from the Harvey's shop in Lewes. The label states that this is brewed every September to celebrate the harvest and includes a portion of fresh hops in the process.
A: Poured into a tulip pint glass. A rich, clear orange-amber hue with good carbonation. Yields a smallish head of white foam that disappears rapidly without trace.
S: Aroma of grainy malt with hints of husks, grass/hay, mild caramel, stewed hops, subtle overcooked veg and cardboard. An unappealing metallic twang lurks in the background. Subpar.
T: Tastes of grainy malt with a dry, bitter finish. Notes of husky grain, stewed leaves, grass/hay, mild caramel, overdone veggies and cardboard. Well-attenuated, followed by a crisp bitterness upon swallowing.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth, tingly and dry, with pleasant carbonation and decent body. Could be a shade thicker. Quite astringent, accompanied by an aftertaste of harsh stewed leaves/cardboard, bitterness and grainy malt.
O: Meh. A rather uninspired brew; minor flaws don't help. Lacklustre looks followed by an aroma and flavour of grainy malt and stewed leaves. Body is OK. It's just a bit nondescript and nothing captures your attention. Can't help thinking that this is probably much better on cask (or else bottled live). Forgettable - no need to hunt it down.
Apr 14, 2015A: Poured into a tulip pint glass. A rich, clear orange-amber hue with good carbonation. Yields a smallish head of white foam that disappears rapidly without trace.
S: Aroma of grainy malt with hints of husks, grass/hay, mild caramel, stewed hops, subtle overcooked veg and cardboard. An unappealing metallic twang lurks in the background. Subpar.
T: Tastes of grainy malt with a dry, bitter finish. Notes of husky grain, stewed leaves, grass/hay, mild caramel, overdone veggies and cardboard. Well-attenuated, followed by a crisp bitterness upon swallowing.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth, tingly and dry, with pleasant carbonation and decent body. Could be a shade thicker. Quite astringent, accompanied by an aftertaste of harsh stewed leaves/cardboard, bitterness and grainy malt.
O: Meh. A rather uninspired brew; minor flaws don't help. Lacklustre looks followed by an aroma and flavour of grainy malt and stewed leaves. Body is OK. It's just a bit nondescript and nothing captures your attention. Can't help thinking that this is probably much better on cask (or else bottled live). Forgettable - no need to hunt it down.
Reviewed by wl0307 from England
3.5/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Purchased at the Harveys Brewery Shop, coming in a 500ml brown bottle; BB Sept. 09, served cool in a straight imperial pint glass.
A: pours a clear dark amber hue with moderate streams of large-sized fizziness and a fluffy white head settling fast to a thin blanket.
S: quite sweet, like melted barley candy poured over boiled vegetables, while Harveys' typical yeasty-hoppy mixture stays loyally at the back, laced with hints of leafy herbs and jammy, salty-sweet prunes. "Very Harveys" to me, as a Harveys drinker for years.
T: an interesting swallow of boiled root-vegetable (like lotus roots), lubricating pale malts, honey, citric sweetness and brown-sugar+date+prune infused tea/water is gradually taken over by spicy bitterness of Southdown hops, leaving a rather clean finish that is simultaneously malty, spicy & herbal bitter. Really chewy bitter in the end, as a lively witness to the amount of hops used.
M&D: pretty refreshing, with the hidden depth of tiny fizziness making a bite on the palate from behind. The flavour is somewhat close to Harveys Best Bitter, with maybe a more pronounced input of malts, but the depth of bitterness serves as a decent balancer at all times. Not bad.
Jan 10, 2009A: pours a clear dark amber hue with moderate streams of large-sized fizziness and a fluffy white head settling fast to a thin blanket.
S: quite sweet, like melted barley candy poured over boiled vegetables, while Harveys' typical yeasty-hoppy mixture stays loyally at the back, laced with hints of leafy herbs and jammy, salty-sweet prunes. "Very Harveys" to me, as a Harveys drinker for years.
T: an interesting swallow of boiled root-vegetable (like lotus roots), lubricating pale malts, honey, citric sweetness and brown-sugar+date+prune infused tea/water is gradually taken over by spicy bitterness of Southdown hops, leaving a rather clean finish that is simultaneously malty, spicy & herbal bitter. Really chewy bitter in the end, as a lively witness to the amount of hops used.
M&D: pretty refreshing, with the hidden depth of tiny fizziness making a bite on the palate from behind. The flavour is somewhat close to Harveys Best Bitter, with maybe a more pronounced input of malts, but the depth of bitterness serves as a decent balancer at all times. Not bad.
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