River Leven Blonde
Electric Village in Kinlochleven, Highland, Scotland 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.68
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A clean-tasting, pale golden beer with hints of citrus. Medium hopping to allow the flavour of the malt to come through.
Available as: Cask-Conditioned Ale 4.0% ABV or Bottled 4.8% ABV.
Available as: Cask-Conditioned Ale 4.0% ABV or Bottled 4.8% ABV.
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6/10
Tried
on 06 Mar 2022
at 14:15
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from Aldi’s, Inverurie. It pours golden - amber with a small white head. The aroma is bready, sweet, rich tea biscuit, cereal and some honey. The taste is smooth, butter - sweet, lemon peel, toasty grain, cereal, hay, peppery spice, cracker, honey and some pear/apple with a dry finish. Medium body and average carbonation. A pretty simple malty gold. Fair.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2016
at 13:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Aldi, Berwick upon Tweet - Hazy yellow body, no head. Fizzy texture, clean grassy taste. Easy going session ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2016
at 13:06
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Golden, coppery colour with a very thin soapy head. Toffee aroma and toffee flavour. Not much else going on
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2015
at 14:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle: BBE Oct 15. Poured into a UK pint sleeve at home on 6th Mar 15, during Scottish tasting session I had with myself. Blonde in name, golden in colour, the head a fast fading white covering. Not much in the nose, some mild maltiness with a whiff of hops below maybe. The taste however was fine, malty lead with a good bitter centre and finish. Toffee notes in the flavour, but not overly sweet. Decent and enjoyable: would be happy to drink this again and again, a good session ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2015
at 15:19
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ Bothy bar, Mac Donald Hotel, Kinlochleven. Bottle, 500ml. Golden colour, white foam. Medium body. Malty body with fruity aroma. Dry aftertaste. Some notes of citrus. Decent, nothing special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2014
at 10:26
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at SRAF. Pours golden, nose is dull toffee, floral, taste is sweet, toffee, light, dry.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jul 2014
at 02:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Scottish Real Ale Festival 2014. Pours pale gold, thin white head. Light citrus aromas, light citrus taste. Good clean finish. Solid blonde.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jul 2014
at 03:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from the Scottish Real Ale shop. Appearance - golden amber with a nice head. Nose - lemon and flowers going into custard. Taste - creamy lemon with barley water backdrop. Palate - light to medium bodied with a good creamy texture and a balanced dry finish. Overall - good ale. A lot of what I’m looking for in this style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2014
at 09:40
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottled (4.8%) Lightly hazy golden, faint head. Fruity, bready, medicinal nose. Mid sweet with light-medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Notes of coffee, lots of ripe fruits. Low bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2013
at 13:02