River Leven Dark
Electric Village in Kinlochleven, Highland, Scotland π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Scottish Ale Regular|
Score
5.78
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All the smooth, malty, chocolate flavour of traditional Scottish dark ale, but brewed to give a drier finish. The hops give a hint of orange. Lightly hopped for balance.
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4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle from the Highland Getaway, Kinlochleven. It pours dark brown with a small, bubbly white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, caramel, malt loaf, brown bread and cola. The taste is dry, bitter-sweet, caramel, dried fruit, brown bread, cola, earth, wood and fruit cake with a pretty dry finish. Medium body and low carbonation. Pretty sweet and flat. Pretty bland gear. Forgettable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2016
at 11:15
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ Bothy Bar, Mac Donald Hotel, Kinlochleven. Dark brown colour, white foam. Light malty body with aroma of roasted malts and some coffee. Also some caramel. Dry finish. Rather watery but not very bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2014
at 10:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the Scottish Real Ale shop. Appearance - dark brown to black and opaque. Decent head. Nose - Highland Toffee and hazelnuts. Taste - more of the same. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish if a bit sweet. But hey thatβs the style. Overall - even though the style has been nailed Iβd have liked it to be a touch fresher at this abv.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2014
at 14:11
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
How: Bottle.
Where: omh tasting, 2014-04-11.
Appearance: Brown colour with a very small white head.
Aroma: Mild bland malt, chocolate.
Body: Thin body, low carbonation. Spritzy mouthfeel.
Flavour: Malt, slightly bitter.
Where: omh tasting, 2014-04-11.
Appearance: Brown colour with a very small white head.
Aroma: Mild bland malt, chocolate.
Body: Thin body, low carbonation. Spritzy mouthfeel.
Flavour: Malt, slightly bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2014
at 22:15
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Cask @ Castle Tavern, Inverness [270313]
Caramel brown, clear, thin bubbly head
Aroma - hint of caramel malt and a bit of roast
Taste as aroma, little flavour, just a touch of dark malt, dishwatery
Palate - Very thin, watery, very slight oily texture, but has almost no body
Overall - Well the pub served it far too warm, very dull flavour and thin - only drank 1/3 of my 1/2 pint and discarded it, poor
Caramel brown, clear, thin bubbly head
Aroma - hint of caramel malt and a bit of roast
Taste as aroma, little flavour, just a touch of dark malt, dishwatery
Palate - Very thin, watery, very slight oily texture, but has almost no body
Overall - Well the pub served it far too warm, very dull flavour and thin - only drank 1/3 of my 1/2 pint and discarded it, poor
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Mar 2013
at 08:16
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 500ml.[ Trade by cgarvieuk ]. Clear medium to dark brown amber colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, chocolate, burnt caramel, toffee, butterscotch. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a long duration, burnt caramel, peat notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20121110]
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2012
at 08:13
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. It pours a clear, dark amber body and a small, light beige head. Toffee and butterscotch dominates the aroma, where thereβs also some licorice and burnt hints. Itβs more or less full-bodied, slightly sweetish and with a soft carbonation. Toffee, some burnt notes and licorice in the flavor, quite sweet, although it dries up a bit towards the end. Some bitterness towards the end. A decent one, but far from interesting. 121110
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2012
at 02:39