River Leven Ales Reviews

jrh2254	2.5 River Leven The Steamy Glen North British Directors Ale Beer is in production ! Bought August 2022 from the station. Little aroma. Mild hops but lingering, quite thin, citrus. Little gassy. Saturday, August 6, 2022
simontomlinson	3.5 River Leven Traditional IPA Creamy white head with lots of lacing on an amber coloured body. Malt & spiced berry aroma. Medium bodied, smooth soft & cloying. Sweet berries, caramel & lightly hopped tastes with a spicy peppery finish. Lovely EIPA. Tuesday, April 19, 2022
WingmanWillis	3.1 River Leven Blonde (Cask) Sunday, March 6, 2022
Jerseyislandbeer	3.4 River Leven Dark Pint from the cask at the Clachaig Inn, Glencoe. Pours dark brown with a creamy white head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, coffee & roasted malt. Medium body. Dry light bitter finish. Enjoyable Thursday, August 26, 2021
Jerseyislandbeer	3.2 River Leven Traditional IPA Pint from the cask at Clachaig Inn, Glencoe. Pours amber with a white creamy head that lasts. Aromas & tastes of fruits, nuts & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable Thursday, August 26, 2021
thevortex	3.5 River Leven Pilsner Slightly hazy gold colour with a creamy white head, grassy hop aroma, light body, clean crisp refreshing pilsner Saturday, July 17, 2021
NobleChalice42	4.6 River Leven Pilsner Saturday, August 10, 2019
scotty	3.5 River Leven Pilsner Pint at the Glen Nevis Restaurant and Bar in Glen Nevis (obviously!) This was a rather good pint of beer, clear golden colour with a good white head lasting well. Medium bodied, nicely balanced malt and hops, went well with my burger and chips! Monday, July 22, 2019
BarleyPupil30	3 River Leven Dark Sunday, June 16, 2019
KeefOz	2.5 River Leven Traditional IPA Cask at Grog & Gruel, Fort William, Scotland. Poured a slightly hazy amber with 5mm of off-white dense foam that retained very well and laced very well. Aroma subtly of pale malt with hints of earthy grain. Taste slightly of malt and with a sharp bitterness; lacks the taste and hops profile of an IPA. Light body. Smooth and slightly creamy with a short finish. Sunday, January 6, 2019
Nocturne	3.1 River Leven Blonde (Cask) Cask. Clear golden colour. White head. Notes of pithy citrus fruits, grasses, apricot, stone fruits. Decent session ale here. Sunday, December 30, 2018
RacerViews	3.6 River Leven Dark Saturday, October 13, 2018
tomer	3.3 River Leven Traditional IPA Cask at the Grog & Gruel, Fort William, small stable creamy bubbly head, clear deepish copper color, light grainy nutty aroma with just a hint of yeast, bread and light caramel flavor witgcq medium mellow herbal bitterness, some graininess coming through. Nice and pleasant. Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Kauge	3.1 River Leven Blonde (Cask) Cask at The Grog & Gruel, Fort William. Went well with a burger but other than that was quite a non-memorable brew. Monday, July 9, 2018
yamo714	2.9 River Leven Traditional IPA It's good but I think the grains were toasted a little too much. It has a slight burnt taste to it. But it is still a good drink. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Tuesday, August 15, 2017
DustyRSMC	3.7 River Leven Traditional IPA Nice IPA served a bit warm for my taste in Scotland, other than that I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Recommended for all RSMC members ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Tuesday, August 15, 2017
DustyRSMC	4.1 River Leven Pilsner Served warm in Scotland, but good overall IPA, you may enjoy if you are familiar with California microbrewery IPA ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Tuesday, August 15, 2017
aleksander9	2.7 River Leven Blonde (Cask) -On tap Grog and gruel, Fort william- Grapefruit, lemon and slight ashtray. Okay. Saturday, July 29, 2017
WingmanWillis	3 River Leven Traditional IPA Monday, May 1, 2017
Hopverdju	3.1 River Leven Traditional IPA River Leven "IPA" stond op de tapkraan. Oranje/amberkleurig bier met witte schuimkraag. Geur: moutzoetig, kandij. Smaak: moutzoetig en een lichte bitterheid. Lichte body en toch wat kleverig. Weinig koolzuurprikkel. Afdronk: licht zoet en licht bitter. Ik kan begrijpen waarom men dit bier niet invoerde als IPA, maar of men daar mee akkoord gaat of niet; als het etiket IPA vermeld, dan is het IPA! Thursday, December 22, 2016
BillFarquharson	4 River Leven Blonde (Bottle) Friday, November 11, 2016
Scopey	2 River Leven Dark 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. Saturday, October 15, 2016
Scopey	2.5 River Leven Pilsner Keg at The Clachaig Inn. It pours golden - amber with a small white head. The aroma is bready, grainy, sweet, malty, muffin, soft peach and apricot notes. The taste is bitter - sweet, toasted grain, cereal, honey, touch of lemon peel and a bit of spice with a dry finish Light - medium body and fine carbonation. A bit sweet and one-dimensional. Not great. Saturday, October 15, 2016
Scopey	2.6 River Leven Blonde (Bottle) 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. Saturday, October 8, 2016
Piw	2.3 River Leven Dark 500ml Flasche. Klar und schwarz mit kleiner Schaumkrone. Spritzig mit dünnem Körper. Leichtes Kaffeearoma. Säuerlich. Friday, September 2, 2016
kamil3ds	4 River Leven Traditional IPA Wednesday, August 24, 2016
TEJA	1.6 River Leven The Steamy Glen North British Directors Ale Bottle @ Björn, thanks. Tiny but lasting off white head. Pale yellow color. Big apple aroma with solvents in the aroma. Fruity taste with much residual sweetness. Low bitterness and a tiny body. Monday, August 8, 2016
TEJA	1.9 River Leven Blonde (Bottle) Bottle @ Björn, thanks. White head. Solid golden color. Golden malty aroma with a tuch of caramell and red apples. Tiny body Monday, August 8, 2016
Scrumpy369	3 River Leven Blonde (Cask) On tap. Golden yellow colour bo head. Nose is grainy. Taste is clear crisp grainy. Nice and refeshing. Wednesday, July 20, 2016
jamesie1857	3.1 River Leven Blonde (Bottle) 500ml bottle from Aldi, Berwick upon Tweet - Hazy yellow body, no head. Fizzy texture, clean grassy taste. Easy going session ale. Thursday, June 30, 2016
Seffle	2.6 River Leven Pilsner Draught at Clachaig Inn, Glencoe 160624. Slight hazy orange golden amber with weak white head. Not much nose as it's cold. Some boiled cauliflower and herbs in the palate and a rather dry adstringent bitter finish. More like an APA than a pilsner. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, June 24, 2016
batneil	2.9 River Leven Blonde (Cask) Quite drinkable British-style beer. On tap at an Onich hotel. Pale golden yellow with a foamy head. Gentle bitter taste. Monday, June 20, 2016
allmyvinyl	2.9 River Leven Pilsner Keg at the Cloisters. Pours clear gold with a thin white head. Aromas of cooked corn, pale malt. Taste is thin, vegetal. Astringent finish. Thursday, August 27, 2015
cgarvieuk	2.5 River Leven Pilsner Keg at cloisters... Golden amber.. Thin white lacing.. Soft sweet fruits.. Soft fizzy grassy hay Thursday, August 27, 2015
mabuzzer	2.7 River Leven Blonde (Bottle) 500ml bottle. Golden, coppery colour with a very thin soapy head. Toffee aroma and toffee flavour. Not much else going on Saturday, June 27, 2015
jawatdenn	3 River Leven Blonde (Bottle) Friday, May 15, 2015
Stuu666	3 River Leven Pilsner Keg at the Clachaig Inn. Pours clear golden, nose is light toffee, grass, taste is similar, floral. Monday, April 27, 2015
Godfather50	2.7 River Leven Traditional IPA Clearly out of style. This pours nutty red when expecting pale, tastes crystal malt hen it should have a hoppy zing. It’s also not got the abv for an IPA. Bit like chalking up "Pepsi" and serving "tango". Lacked depth and when poured had a weird smooth nitro taste going on. Wednesday, April 15, 2015
BlackHaddock	3.5 River Leven Blonde (Bottle) 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. Friday, March 6, 2015
mabel	2.6 River Leven Traditional IPA [6514-20140710] Cask. Fruity toasted wet leaves aroma. Clear, amber brown body with a quick foamy white head. Pasted chewy fruity grains flavour. Medium body. Average. (6/2/5/2/11) 2.6 (Scottish Real Ale Festival 2014 @ Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, Scotland) Thursday, December 18, 2014
Stuu666	2.5 River Leven Traditional IPA Cask at PRAF 2013. Pours copper, nose is toffee, taste is creamy, toffee, bit thin. Thursday, December 4, 2014
JefVerstraete	3.1 River Leven Dark 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. Sunday, September 21, 2014
JefVerstraete	3.1 River Leven Blonde (Bottle) 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. Sunday, September 21, 2014
MrJamesMcEwan	1.1 River Leven Dark Bottle. Pours clear, very dark brown, with a thick tanned head that holds slightly. Full bodied, very high carbonation unfortunately, large bubbles. Aroma is caramel & coffee. Taste is caramel, butterscotch and fruitcake. Palate is awful from large carbonation. Finish is coffee and bitter. Saturday, September 6, 2014
jercraigs	3.1 River Leven Traditional IPA 2014-07-10. Crisp dark amber body small frothy off white head. 3+ Aroma is sweet, caramel and I’m guessing crystal malt. Flavour is similar, fairly sweet lightly fruity, mild caramel and treacle touches. Smooth average bodied palate, carbonation. Not unpleasant but not enough hops even for a British IPA. Cask at Scottish Real Ale Festival Sunday, July 20, 2014
AshtonMcCobb	3.3 River Leven Dark 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 that’s the style. Overall - even though the style has been nailed I’d have liked it to be a touch fresher at this abv. Sunday, July 13, 2014
Stuu666	3.1 River Leven Blonde (Cask) Cask at SRAF. Pours golden, nose is dull toffee, floral, taste is sweet, toffee, light, dry. Saturday, July 12, 2014
allmyvinyl	3.7 River Leven Blonde (Cask) 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. Friday, July 11, 2014
AshtonMcCobb	3.6 River Leven Blonde (Bottle) 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. Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Smalle	2.4 River Leven Traditional IPA On draught at Grog & gruel in Fort Bill. Sweet, sticky, malty and a bit of bitterness in the finish. Wouldn’t call this an IPA by a long stretch. Thursday, June 5, 2014