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Lab Road, Kinlochleven, PH50 4SG, Kinlochleven, PH50 4SG, Scotland
Description
**Re-branded as Electric Village in 2026**
River Leven Ales is a small, independent brewery founded in 2011 by Harry Heskey to provide traditionally-brewed, cask-conditioned ales to the licensed trade.
The brewery is located on the West Highland Way beside the River Leven, in the village of Kinlochleven, Argyll. The magnificent location of the brewery provides stunning scenery and the pure water supply that make River Leven Ales so distinctive.
All the ales are brewed following traditional methods, using only top-quality ingredients - not least of which is our superb Kinlochleven water which is both plentiful and pure. There is no sugar or unmalted grain in any River Leven Ales recipe.
The brewery is housed in the former carbon bunker of the aluminium smelter factory - a monument to the proud, industrial history of the village of Kinlochleven. This historic building, left in the care of the Kinlochleven Development Trust, has now been entrusted to River Leven Ales, who hope to carry this legacy forward with commitment to the village and the local economy.
River Leven Ales is a small, independent brewery founded in 2011 by Harry Heskey to provide traditionally-brewed, cask-conditioned ales to the licensed trade.
The brewery is located on the West Highland Way beside the River Leven, in the village of Kinlochleven, Argyll. The magnificent location of the brewery provides stunning scenery and the pure water supply that make River Leven Ales so distinctive.
All the ales are brewed following traditional methods, using only top-quality ingredients - not least of which is our superb Kinlochleven water which is both plentiful and pure. There is no sugar or unmalted grain in any River Leven Ales recipe.
The brewery is housed in the former carbon bunker of the aluminium smelter factory - a monument to the proud, industrial history of the village of Kinlochleven. This historic building, left in the care of the Kinlochleven Development Trust, has now been entrusted to River Leven Ales, who hope to carry this legacy forward with commitment to the village and the local economy.
2.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 1.5
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours golden with a slight haze and a small white head. Buttery nose. Medium body, tart and smoky (sic!) with a bitter finish. A mess. 050413
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2013
at 11:40
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. ABV 4.8 %. Clear golden with a tiny white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, smoke and light hoppy. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. Unclean. 050413
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2013
at 11:30
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle, 4.8%. Clear golden with tiny white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, little butter and hop. Flavour is malt, yeast, phenols, watery, thin, little smoke and plastic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2013
at 11:28
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Small head with short duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are malt, grass, fruits and hops. Some butter as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2013
at 11:27
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
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. Dark amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is butterscotsch, malt, fruit, coffee, caramel. Flavour is butterscotsch, malt, fruit, coffee, caramel. Boring beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2013
at 08:29
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 there’s also some licorice and burnt hints. It’s 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
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Clear brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and toffee. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 101112
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2012
at 02:39
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle 500ml @ fonefan
Pours clear brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, toffee, caramel and some dried fruits. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, toffee, caramel and some dried fruits. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2012
at 02:38