Bell Rates... Ben Nevis

type: IPA

origin: Scotland

ABV: 4%

location: house

served: 330ml bottle to a glass

Another offering from Traditional Scottish Ales, Ben Nevis is a 'Ruby Red', and shows TSA's usual characteristics of being a fairly unique, Scottish organic beer.

For an IPA, it's not overly hopped, and not overly bitter either. It is very malty though, and actually reminds me somewhat of a Porter, but with a bit more of an IPA's sharpness.


Smell: not very strong, but the malt comes though well. 2/4

Colour: a fantastic rich reddish-brown mahogany colour. 4/4

Taste: a chocolatey, malty taste, but quite fresh. A little bit on the this side though. 3/4

overall: taste-wise there's a bit of a cross-over going on, it seems, but it works well. Great colour. 9/12


see also: Bell rates... Glencoe


more info: www.traditionalscottishales.co.uk