Harvey's Brewery

Armada Ale was one of the first new ‘Golden Ales’ that emerged in the 1980s. It has a pronounced yet balanced hop character, derived from Fuggle and Golding hops. Robust, refreshing and still a port of call in any beer-drinker’s voyage of discovery.

Tasting Notes: Dry-hopped. A golden ale with a vibrant hop tone and a dry finish.

Armada Ale has a pronounced yet balanced hop character, derived from Fuggle and Golding hops.

Tasting Notes: Dry-hopped. A golden ale with a vibrant hop tone and a dry finish. Robust, refreshing and still a port of call in any beer-drinker’s voyage of discovery.

Brewed for long afternoons at the pub, SPRING is bright, fresh and effortlessly drinkable. Pouring a soft golden hue with a gentle haze, it layers zesty grapefruit bitterness with bursts of citrus, delicate bready malt sweetness and a smooth, rounded finish. At 4.5%, it’s balanced, refreshing and packed with springtime energy.

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Pale, crystal and black malt sugars are balanced by the bitterness of Fuggle and Golding aroma hops to create this fresh, dry beer.

Tasting Notes: An authentic Porter Stout with undertones of coffee and chocolate.

Pale, crystal and black malt sugars are balanced by the bitterness of Fuggle and Golding aroma hops to create this fresh, dry beer.

Tasting Notes: An authentic Porter Stout with undertones of coffee and chocolate.

Bloomsbury Brown was brewed to commemorate the company’s long association with Charleston, where the ‘Bloomsbury Group’ used as a meeting place during the first half of the twentieth century. Formally known at Nut Brown Ale.

Tasting Notes: A traditional Brown Ale. Sweet and dark with a nutty palate and discreet bitterness. A refreshing drink which may be served with a wide variety of foods or enjoyed in its own right.

A dark amber beer with a full malty palate. Slightly burnt, bitter aftertaste, and a superbly smoky flavour. A staple of Bonfire Night festivities.

Tasting Notes: A dark amber beer with a full malty palate and a, slightly burnt, bitter aftertaste. A strong ale with a superbly smoky flavour.

Bonfire Boy is an Amber Ale brewed to an original gravity of 1066 – abv 5.8 %. A small quantity of black malt is used to impart the suggestion of smoke.

Tasting Notes: A dark amber beer with a full malty palate. Slightly burnt, bitter aftertaste, and a superbly smoky flavour. A staple of Bonfire Night festivities.

Local preference was for a ‘robust bitter’ so a 4.5% abv beer, brewed using pale ale and roasted malts with Fuggle hops, was created.

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A festive delight, this traditional barley wine exudes biscuity malts and rich vinous fruits, all balanced by a strong hop bitterness. Warm the soul with this award-winning beer which embodies the essence of Christmas spirit.

Tasting Notes: A Strong Dark Barley Wine. Full of Festive Spirit.

Christmas Ale’s popularity made it difficult to restrict its availability to just the Festive Season. Fortunately, the high alcohol level enables us to brew enough to last most of the year so enthusiasts can be kept happy all year round.

Tasting Notes: A festive delight, this traditional barley wine exudes biscuity malts and rich vinous fruits, all balanced by a strong hop bitterness. Warm the soul with this award-winning beer which embodies the essence of Christmas spirit.

Brewed with malted wheat and barley, this ‘Kristal Weissbier’ contains only English aroma hops.

Tasting Notes: Our only wheat beer, clear with a light hop bitterness. The gentle texture of the wheat subdues the hops and imparts a suggestion of cloves.

Brewed with malted wheat and barley, this ‘Kristal Weissbier’ contains only English aroma hops. The gentle texture of the wheat subdues the soft hop bitterness and imparts a suggestion of cloves.

Tasting Notes: Clear wheat beer with a light hop bitterness.

Easter Ale is a brilliant balance of sweet malt sugars with the aroma and bitterness of local Fuggle, Pilgrim, Cascade and Golding hops. Caramel notes, fresh and full-bodied, and rich amber in colour. A delicious Easter treat!

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Elizabethan Ale was originally produced in celebration of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This strong barley wine is reminiscent of the “October Ales” which were brewed in domestic brewhouses during the sixteenth century.

Tasting Notes: A full, malty palate with a lingering bitterness and warming spirit content.

A moreish bitter imbibing lightly toasted malts that produce a balanced beer with a lingering dry finish. Get yourself a pint just in time for the rugby. Available Rugby Seasons and Events (on draught only)

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Ruby in colour with a fruity aroma and a sustained, lingering bitterness.

Tasting Notes: A Ruby ale with a fruity aroma and a sustained, lingering bitterness with a subtle hit of lip-smacking fruitcake.

This intensely hoppy, ruby ale was first brewed in April 2010 for St.Georges Day.

Tasting Notes: A fruity aroma and a sustained, lingering bitterness with a subtle hit of lip-smacking fruitcake.

The golden colour is derived from a premium malted barley originally grown for continental lagers. A thirst quenching and refreshing brew, it is best served chilled.

Tasting Notes: This dry, balanced ‘bier’ has a soft malt palate that is offset by the gentle bitterness of local Fuggle and Golding hops. A thirst quenching and refreshing brew for any time, any place.

The golden colour is derived from a premium malted barley originally grown for continental lagers. A thirst quenching and refreshing brew, it is best served chilled.

Tasting Notes: This dry, balanced ‘bier’ has a soft malt palate that is offset by the gentle bitterness of local Fuggle and Golding hops. A thirst quenching and refreshing brew for any time, any place.

The Kent village of Hadlow, in the fertile Medway valley, is in one of England''s last hop growing areas and has a great brewing tradition. Harveys acquired a pub in Hadlow and to celebrate this event we brewed an ale using only these local hops.

Tasting Notes: This hoppy pale ale is a recent evolution from the successful bitters of the last century and is an ideal lunchtime pint.

Harveys Porter is brewed from our own recipe dating from 1859. In 1999 it was chosen as the ‘Ultimate Pizza Beer’ in the Beauty of Hops awards.

Tasting Notes: A complex, dark and full-bodied beer with prominent roasted malts, reminiscent of date sugars, and a restrained fruitiness.

Harveys Porter is brewed from our own recipe dating from 1859. In 1999 it was chosen as the ‘Ultimate Pizza Beer’ in the Beauty of Hops awards.

Tasting Notes: A complex, dark and full-bodied beer with prominent roasted malts, reminiscent of date sugars, and a restrained fruitiness.

This brew will improve and develop complexity up to one year and has an intense flavour which is complex and distinctive.

Tasting Notes: The roast, alcoholic and spicy notes combine in this unusually sweet & sour beer.

In Harmony" Pale Ale described by Burning Sky's Mark Tranter as `a mixture of tradition and modernity with eyewatering amounts of hops' was brewed with a complex hop grist of Amarillo, Citra and Mosaic - none of which have been used at Harvey's before now. The mash comprised traditional pale ale malts together with naked oats.

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India Pale Ale is brewed to a lower original gravity and undergoes a similar process of maturation to the Sussex Best. A fragrant hop character, derived from a blend of Fuggle and Progress hops, gives a full but delicate bitterness.

Tasting Notes: Fragrant hop flavours impart a full but delicate bitterness to this classic table beer. Light and refreshing with a grassy and earthy hop aroma.

With a delicate grassy and earthy hop aroma, the refreshing bitterness of this beer is balanced by the subtle malt flavours which make for an extremely drinkable pint that has a dry finish and lasting after taste.

Tasting Notes: Fragrant hop flavours impart a full but delicate bitterness to this classic table beer. Light and refreshing with a grassy and earthy hop aroma.

Brewed to celebrate the return to Lewes of Rodin’s world famous sculpture The Kiss in 1999. The brew also marks St. Valentine’s Day. A light coloured honeyed brew from a special mash including malted oats.

Tasting Notes: Light in colour, with prominent floral and ginger notes that mellow into a gentle sweet bitterness.

A Valentine beer brewed with malted barley, pinhead oats and a marriage of English and Continental hops.

Tasting Notes: Light in colour, with prominent floral and ginger notes that mellow into a gentle sweet bitterness. The perfect Valentine celebration beer.

A low abv light mild with a colour slightly darker than a traditional bitter.

Tasting Notes: This refreshing beer is both soft and full, with a light nutty flavour and delicate green herbaceous notes. A Mild made for a fresh May day.

This ruby coloured light mild imparts a delicate hop fragrance on the nose. Originally brewed in 1995 to celebrate the 21st anniversary of this local women’s team of Morris Dancers. Part of CAMRA’s ‘Mild in May’ initiative.

Tasting Notes: This refreshing beer is both soft and full, with a light nutty flavour and delicate green herbaceous notes.

A traditional brown ale. Brewed with roasted malt and dark sugars, it has a sweet, malty palate and a bittersweet finish derived from Fuggle and Progress aroma hops. There is a lush fullness, offset by a hint of burnt sugars.

Tasting Notes: Sweet palate with notes of coffee and liquorice.

Best Standard Dark Ale in the 2008 World Beer Awards.

Tasting Notes: A traditional full malty ‘Brown Ale’ with a creamy head. Mild hop notes with a lingering biscuity sweet palate give coffee and liquorice notes. A bitter sweet finish.

Brewed with a proportion of roasted malt and dark sugars, Malt Brown is both warming at ambient temperatures and refreshing when chilled.

Tasting Notes: A sweet, malty palate and a bittersweet finish derived from Fuggle and Progress hops. Rich and biscuity, the lush fullness is offset by a hint of burnt sugars.

Brewed with a proportion of roasted malt and dark sugars, Malt Brown is both warming at ambient temperatures and refreshing when chilled.

Tasting Notes: A sweet, malty palate and a bittersweet finish derived from Fuggle and Progress hops.Rich and biscuity, the lush fullness is offset by a hint of burnt sugars.

With a delicate grassy and earthy hop aroma, the refreshing bitterness of this beer is balanced by the subtle malt flavours which make for an extremely drinkable pint that has a dry finish and lasting after taste.

Tasting Notes: Fragrant hop flavours impart a full but delicate bitterness to this classic table beer. Light and refreshing with a grassy and earthy hop aroma.

Burnt sugars and roasted malts compliment the premium Maris Otter barley, supplanting the light bitterness of aroma hops. With hints of dried fruit and dates, this rich ale has been likened to the oak: steadfast throughout the year, regardless of the season.

Tasting Notes: Soft and full-bodied, with hints of dried fruits and dates. Rich, dark and warming. To be enjoyed in the autumn and winter months by a roaring fire.

Old Ale was Harvey's Brewery's first beer to win a National Award in 1952. Soft and full bodied, with hints of dried fruits and dates, this is a dark, warming brew that's a firm favourite during the autumn and winter months. Burnt sugars and roasted malts compliment the premium Maris Otter barley, supplanting the light bitterness of aroma hops.

Tasting Notes: Soft and full-bodied, with hints of dried fruits and dates. Rich, dark and warming. To be enjoyed in the autumn and winter months by a roaring fire.

It was first produced in 2005 to celebrate our major summer award at Kensington Olympia for Best Bitter.

Tasting Notes: A cool golden summer ale. Very refreshing with a balanced complexity.

Olympia Golden Ale is a very refreshing summer ale with a balanced complexity. Especially appreciated when served at 11 degrees Celsius.

Tasting Notes: A refreshing and light golden ale with a soft bitterness. A hoppy summer favourite.

Our Pilsner has a sweet aroma and a soft, bready taste. The layered bitterness is derived from Lubelski hops. Brewed using pale and lightly roasted malts, combined with Munich malt.

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Prince of Denmark is a strong, dark beer of great complexity and depth. Brown, amber and black malts are mixed with pale ale malts to give this beer its strong aroma and colouring.

Tasting Notes: A complex beer with aromas of leather, chocolate and liquorice, with a lingering taste.

A strong, dark beer of great complexity and depth. Previous Winner of International Beer Challenge Best Stout/Porter Trophy 2009, Gold Medal 2009, 2010, 2012.

Tasting Notes: A complex beer with aromas of leather, chocolate and liquorice, with a lingering taste.

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.

Tasting Notes: Three types of hop and three different malts culminate on the palate providing soft, sweet biscuit flavours offset with a tangy bitterness from the 'green' hops. A taste of the Southdowns.

This is an all-malt single hop brew, using freshly harvested Sussex fuggles together with our own spring water to give a ‘taste of the South Downs.

Tasting Notes: Three types of hop and three different malts culminate on the palate providing soft, sweet biscuit flavours offset with a tangy bitterness from the 'green' hops.

This premium bitter reminiscent of our successful Tom Paine ale was first brewed to mark the Eastbourne Beer Festival in October 2004.

Tasting Notes: This golden IPA exudes a full hop aroma, with subtle hints of marmalade. The crisp bitterness lingers on the palate giving a dry finish.

A classic East India Ale brewed with Admiral Hops.

Tasting Notes: This golden IPA exudes a full hop aroma, with subtle hints of marmalade. The crisp bitterness lingers on the palate giving a dry finish.

Our most famous and popular brand - it makes up over 90% of our total brewing capacity. Winner of the Champion Best Bitter of Britain title at CAMRA's Great British Beers Festival in 2005 and 2006. First brewed as recently as 1955.

Tasting Notes: A superbly balanced session bitter with a prominent hop character.

Sussex Best is our most famous beer, a superbly balanced bitter with prominent hop character. The brew evolved over decades, satisfying the expectations of the people of Sussex and its adjoining counties.

Tasting Notes: Finest Maris Otter malted barley is supplemented with a dash of Crystal malt for balance. Our hops are a blend of four different local varieties, to give a distinctive hoppy finish.

Our most famous and popular brand - it makes up over 90% of our total brewing capacity. Winner of the Champion Best Bitter of Britain title at CAMRA's Great British Beers Festival in 2005 and 2006. First brewed as recently as 1955.

Tasting Notes: A superbly balanced session bitter with a prominent hop character.

A dark malty mild. Ideal sustenance when there is physical work to be done. Harveys awards for milds date back over half a century and this style of beer enjoys a long heritage at the brewery.

Tasting Notes: Malty and Mellow. Soft and slightly sweet with a dry, nutty aftertaste akin to an infusion of ground nuts. Refreshing, hydrating and comforting.

Low in abv, soft, slightly sweet with a dry aftertaste akin to an infusion of ground nuts. ‘Liquid bread’ in every sense.

Tasting Notes: Malty and Mellow. Soft and slightly sweet with a dry, nutty aftertaste akin to an infusion of ground nuts. Refreshing, hydrating and comforting.

Harveys awards for milds date back over half a century and this style of beer enjoys a long heritage at the brewery.

Tasting Notes: A dark malty mild. Ideal sustenance when there is physical work to be done.

A lush, sweet stout named after the county in which it is brewed. Low in alcohol, Sweet Sussex was a prize winning beer at the International Brewers Exhibition in 1968 and was awarded the Silver Medal at the Brewing Industry International Awards in 1990.

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Based on the iconic Elizabethan Ale, a firm favourite that has been in production at Harvey's for over 65 years.

Tasting Notes: A full, malty palate with a lingering bitterness and warming spirit content.

Tin Lizzie delivers a full, malty palate, a satisfying warmth, and a lingering bitterness.

Tasting Notes: A full, malty palate with a lingering bitterness and warming spirit content.

A dry hopped, robust Pale Ale that launched the concept of seasonal brews ‘for one month only’ and celebrated independent brewers.

Tasting Notes: A dry hopped, robust pale ale with a full, malty palate. Strong and well balanced, with hints of impending revolution...

Tom Paine is a premium dry hopped bitter named after the celebrated radical who lived in Lewes in the late eighteenth century.

Tasting Notes: A dry hopped, robust pale ale with a full, malty palate. Strong and well balanced, with hints of impending revolution

Wharf IPA is a modern heavily hopped IPA. It is brewed with new hop varieties to create a joyful outpouring of fresh flavours from the bine.

Tasting Notes: Modern heavily hopped IPA. Zesty and fragrant, this golden beer contains the very essence of our local hop gardens.

Wharf IPA is a modern heavily hopped IPA. It is brewed with new hop varieties to create a joyful outpouring of fresh flavours from the bine.

Tasting Notes: Modern heavily hopped IPA. Zesty and fragrant, this golden beer contains the very essence of our local hop gardens.

With a delicate grassy and earthy hop aroma, the refreshing bitterness of this beer is balanced by the subtle malt flavours which make for an extremely drinkable pint that has a dry finish and lasting after taste.

Tasting Notes: Fragrant hop flavours impart a full but delicate bitterness to this classic table beer. Light and refreshing with a grassy and earthy hop aroma.

Sussex born and bred, Sussex Wild Hop was inspired by the discovery of a previously unknown hop, growing wild in East Sussex. It is supplemented with Cascade hops grown in the UK. Best served slightly chilled.

Tasting Notes: A sharp edge of citrus cuts through earthy background flavours. Beautifully balanced, but a bit on the wild side – ‘Sussex Born and Bred!’

Brewed with the aptly named ‘Sussex Hop’ – originally discovered growing wild in a hedgerow in Sussex, but now cultivated as a variety in its own right. It is supplemented with Cascade hops grown in the UK.

Tasting Notes: A sharp edge of citrus cuts through earthy background flavours. Beautifully balanced, but a bit on the wild side – ‘Sussex Born and Bred!’