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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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, 500 ml from Pivoljub, Ljubljana. Pours black with lasting white head. Fruity hoppy and bit roasted aroma. Caramel, roasted malts, hops with bitteer finish. Good one.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Pivoljub - The First Beer Shop in Slovenia
on 13 Dec 2014
at 08:40
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Roast and some light citrus. Good product here that holds up well on cask as Thornbridge’s stuff usually does. Dark brown pour with good head and lacing. Light bitter finish. Light caramel. Cask at Churchkey.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Dec 2014
at 10:45
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Black beer, light brown head. Delicious aroma of fruity hops and roasted malt. Soft crispy taste of grape, pineapple, bitter hop, cacao and some slight licorice. Long aftertaste, with a combination of bitter and sweet. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2014
at 14:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle in Serbia. Pours black with a tan foamy had which leaves a nice lacing (and bubbles on top) while dissipating. Nose: pine tree resin, caramel, little veggie, chestnuts honey. Mouth: soft carbonation, notes of pine trees, a hint of smoked, basically fresh citrus juice. Balanced bitter after taste. Very good! Another please. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2014
at 11:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
English black IPA with three hop varieties. Pale beige head, black colour. Aroma of toasted bread, green and resinous hops, coffee grounds, grapefruot, whisky. Dry taste, peppery accents, roasted bitterness from beginning to end with hop bitterness in the tail.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2014
at 12:08
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(bottle) Almost black coloured hue with a beige and firm foamy head. Mildly roasted and slightly leafy malty aroma with notes of cassis, spicy hops and traces of leather. Moderately bitter and delicately sweet flavour, medium to light bodied with a calm carbonation. Slightly roasted malt character with a slightly leathery touch, backed by a distinctively fruity hoppy touch of cassis/black currant, which lingers through the mildly roasty and spicy hoppy finish into the aftertaste. Almost easy-going BIPA, very pleasant. 13.VIII.14
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2014
at 16:23
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from AmmersinO, Vienna. Very dark brown body, with some red reflections and a big, creamy, light tan head. Delicious aroma of grapefruit, peach, some tropical fruits, some pine and very interesting dark malt notes, like tiramisu, milk chocolate, biscuit. Taste is very smooth, with citrus, peach, moderate pine, some berries, chocolate, biscuit, coffee. Mouthfeel is medium, creamy, with a moderate carbonation and it finishes bitter, moderate roasty, slightly dry with citrus, pine and some coffee and cocoa. This is propably the smoothest Black IPA I’ve had so far! Perfectly balanced, with lovely hop aromas and creamy, complex dark malt notes, that aren’t too dominant. The comparatively moderate ABV makes this pretty easy to drink. Simply delicious!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2014
at 11:24