Electric Village

Microbrewery in Kinlochleven, Highland, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2011

Contact
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.

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Bottle @ FOneFan. Clear dark amber/brown with tiny head. Aroma is malt, caramel, toasted and toffee. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, medium sweet and a little chocolate.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2012 at 02:38

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Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, nuts, burnt caramel, fruits and hops.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2012 at 02:37

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cask at cloisters ... golden amber ... thin metalic sweet hop nose ... soft fruits ... dull soft orange fruits
Tried from Cask on 10 May 2012 at 04:18

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cask at cloisters ... nice red brown ... thin tan head ... soft creamy toffee malt nose ... juicy malts ... light sweet malts ... light vanilla toffee ... quite caramel malts ... lightest hop
Tried from Cask on 06 Dec 2011 at 04:38

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cask at bow bar ... copper ... big white head ... sofy toffee malts nose ... decent soft sweet malt fruits ... little creamy toffee ... a decent session bitter...
Tried from Cask on 17 Nov 2011 at 04:06