Thornbridge Brewery Wild Raven (prev Raven)

Wild Raven (prev Raven)

 

Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular
Score
7.40
ABV: 6.6% IBU: - Ticks: 192
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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6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap @ Kaapse Fest, small sample. Dark color, short frothy head. Aroma of a bit of roast, some oatmeal cookie, grassy hop, bit funky notes. Soft bitterness, some roast, bit dry. Ok.
Tried from Draft on 31 May 2015 at 05:21

8/10
Gebrand en geroosterd graan, bakkie hop, snufje wiet
Tried on 30 May 2015 at 14:41

7/10
Tried on 30 May 2015 at 14:36

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at Kaapse festival. Clear brown with light beige head. Coffee, roasted malts and light ash, bitter herbal hops with a citrus touch towards the finish. Light sweet with medium bitterness. Light to medium bodied with dry feel
Tried from Draft on 30 May 2015 at 07:44

7/10
Tried on 21 Apr 2015 at 21:37

7.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
From tap at the Hoppy Pub, Thessaloniki. Black color with beige head. Hoppy piney - juniper aroma. Roasted malty notes when it gets warmer. Sweet and bitter taste like aroma. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 29 Mar 2015 at 08:59


6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg at the hanging bat. Pours black, nose is chocolate, orange, pine, light fruity roasted taste.
Tried on 10 Mar 2015 at 03:03

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Chatsworth Estate Farm Shop. Deep ruby brown colour, with a beige head. Roasted hop aroma, and taste with a touch of citrus. Nice black ipa.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2015 at 09:35

10/10
Tried on 11 Feb 2015 at 23:29