Wild Raven (prev Raven)
Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.40
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Originally released a for the Chesterfield CAMRA festival. Renamed as Wild Raven in 2013 due to another beer going by the name "Raven" elsewhere The recipe for the brew came from James Kemp who used Maris Otter, Black Patent and Chocolate malt along with Nelson Sauvin, Centennial and Sorachi hops. The beerhas bitter ness and hop character and plenty of malt flavours to give it complexity.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Fles 33cl tijdens Kannen en Kruiken festival Amersfoort. Chocolade, koffie, citrus, complex. Hop (Nelson Sauvin, Centennial and Sorachi). (8-2017).
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2017
at 17:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Dogma bottle shop, Moscow. Opaque deep brown colour, two finger tall beige head. Well-lacing. Fruit, blossom, caramel, toast, resin on nose. Light to medium body. Medium dry flavour. Rich dark maltiness is just a background for big citrusy & resiny hops. Fairly bitter long finish. Good ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2017
at 14:30
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
On tap at Galbraith’s. Pours translucent black. Toast, orange peel, grapefruit, some chocolate, some umami blue cheese stuff. Just not the balance I like in the style. Over carbonated. Disappointing.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jul 2017
at 00:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 4.5
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 21B - Black IPA). Bottle 33 cl - Batch unknown - BBF 19.OCT.2017). AROMA: medium roasted malt aroma with a chocolat note. faint oxidized hop background (cheese). APPEARANCE: very dark âmbar and clear. médium light Brown head with good retention. TASTE: low resin/pine hop flavor, followed by medium roasted malt character (coffee). médium-high bitterness with a dry, roasted and bitter finish. PALATE: médium body with médium carbonation. slight smoothness. OVERALL: a black IPA that needs to be retasted fresher.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2017
at 11:21
7/10
Tried
on 17 Jun 2017
at 14:18
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks v&h! Clear ruby-amber body with an off white head.Tropical fruit (passion fruit) aroma backed by soft maltiness. Passion fruit taste, peachy, very light herbal bitterness, generally soft maltiness, ends slightly dry. Excellent!
Tried
on 16 May 2017
at 16:35
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap @ Thornbridge ’s Hertogenbosch. Clear very dark brown with a beige head. Hoppy aroma with heavily roasted malts. Very characteristic peculiar hop aroma but I definitely like it. Easily one of the best black IPA’s I’ve ever had.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Apr 2017
at 14:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Color Coca-Cola oscuro, bonita espuma cremosa beige claro. El aroma es bruto, lúpulo. Poco agradable. En boca mejora mucho. Muy malteada, ligeramente dulce. Bastante ahumada. Evoluciona hacia un final bastante seco y ahumado. Algún toque frutal. En conjunto bastante completa. Se disfruta.
Tried
on 09 Apr 2017
at 15:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(tap 0,3l @ OP (Brno))
Aroma: Fruity, piney, later dark malts.
Appearance: Dark brown color. Minimal, beige head.
Taste: Medium sweet, dark malts, fruits, light bitter.
Palate: Medium body. Bitter finish.
Overall: Good dark ale. Not much IPA character. Quite sweet.
Aroma: Fruity, piney, later dark malts.
Appearance: Dark brown color. Minimal, beige head.
Taste: Medium sweet, dark malts, fruits, light bitter.
Palate: Medium body. Bitter finish.
Overall: Good dark ale. Not much IPA character. Quite sweet.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Apr 2017
at 13:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home. A true to form black IPA. There was a strong flavour of malt and a good lick of hops in what was a tasty and thirst quenching beer. If I was being picky then I would say it could have coped with more hops, but this was a solid and tasty beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2017
at 03:38