Ravell
Magic Hat Brewing Company in Rochester, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Porter Regular|
Score
6.83
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jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Ravell from Magic Hat Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Dark dark brown coloured body with a nice thinnish light brown head and strong crimson highlights when held up to a light-nice for the style! Aroma of roasted malt, smoked peat, a bit of coffee and a light nuttiness. Medium to Light-bodied; Sweet vanilla taste up front with a light coffee twang and a metallic flavour that lasts a while. Fades off to a bitter, thin feeling beer. Aftertaste doesn’t have much in pleasant tastes-this one is lacking in duration. Overall, yet another Magic Hat i’ve been disapointed with. I haven’t really enjoyed one of their beers, and this is upsetting, since has the highest score when I rated it it out of all the ones i’ve tried. Overall, I can’t seem to figure out why everyone likes this one so much. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle pulled from a holiday sampler pack at a package store just south of dupont circle in Washington, D.C. on 29-November-2004.
notalush (7339) reviewed Ravell from Magic Hat Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Near opaque with mild lacing - smells like dark roast coffee with french vanilla creamer added - taste is similar to the heart of darkness stout, but the vanilla really sets it apart - it melds very well with the roasted malts and sweetened black coffee flavors of the beer - the finish nearly loses me, tasting almost like vanilla extract and aspartame, but otherwise this is a solid ale.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Ravell from Magic Hat Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
2004 bottle. Yes it’s got vanilla, yes it’s quite well balanced for that. That’s about it. I think people are getting caught up on the novelty and not really looking at the beer. It tastes like cola other than the vanilla. It is somewhat thin, transparent and filtered, and just artificially sweet tasting.
Draught tulip at Sunset Grill on 2/25/06
Deep, deep brown upon first appearance, with a quickly dying medium-tan colored head. It settles out quite clear, with some large bubbles rising here and there, and a chestnut tinge to the otherwise deep brown body. No lacing. It smells powerfully chocolatey at first, maybe a hint of dry wheat-like dullness, soft vanilla and definite cocoa powder. Playful ringwood fruitiness evident beneath the constantly lapping waves of vanilla-cocoa. A lightly singed/toasted brown-graininess strikes a dry, poignant note.
The flavor begins with plenty of cocoa-vanilla, and some lightly bitter, minimally flavorful green, leafy hops. Sticky marshmallow and light chocolate fudge notes collide with a lightly singed, earthy, husky malt graininess and some Ringwood minerlesque notes. Some smooth, creamy wheat notes, but a growing wateriness, very loose textured. No alcohol noted. Well-malted, though the dryness really dulls any attempt at livliness.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Ravell from Magic Hat Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Black clear porter with a thick moka head. Nice coffee aroma and somewaht fruity. Vanilla and coffee taste, with some vinous qualities. Lighter bodied but still very satisfying.