Ravening Wolf
Wantsum Brewery in St Nicholas At Wade, Kent, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
IPA Regular|
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6.60
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The nickname was given to Odo, Earl of Kent and half brother of William the Conqueror, who was tried for defrauding the crown. A strong New Zealand Pale Ale. Toasted biscuit and rye malt flavours support a pine lemon hop crispness with a hint of vanilla.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
27/8/2026. Cask at the 34th East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival, St. Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St. Edmunds.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2026
at 14:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2026
at 11:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Magnet, Broadstairs, 03/07/2025.
Hazed orange topped with a lasting off white head.
Nose is melon, peach, grass, tangerine.
Taste comprises grapefruit, mineral bite, light pine nibble, orange pith, ripe melon.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with balanced juicy hop bitterness.
Tidy IPA ... first keg offering I've had from Wantsum IIRC ... was impressed.
Hazed orange topped with a lasting off white head.
Nose is melon, peach, grass, tangerine.
Taste comprises grapefruit, mineral bite, light pine nibble, orange pith, ripe melon.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with balanced juicy hop bitterness.
Tidy IPA ... first keg offering I've had from Wantsum IIRC ... was impressed.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2025
at 11:30
7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jun 2025
at 14:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
500ml bottle from the Offy, Whitstable. Pours a slight cloudy dark golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of baked biscuit, lemon, rye, vanilla, spice, hops, orange peel & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2025
at 07:39
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2024
at 12:38
05/02/2022. SOCIETY ROOMS, Brenchley House, Week Street, MAIDSTONE, Kent, England (WETHERSPOONS)
Tried
on 14 Feb 2023
at 09:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from the brewery.
Medium white head. Slightly hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Medium white head. Slightly hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2021
at 23:17
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge. Golden with a small head. Mildly hoppy, itโs a fuller bodied pale ale.
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from Cask
on 09 Apr 2017
at 13:37
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle at Craigs. Pours golden orange, nose is soapy, herbal, biscuity, taste is sweet, sticky, herbal.
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from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2017
at 14:01