Raven
Black Tor Brewery in Christow, Devon, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.37
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Our award winning chestnut brown ale is rich, smooth and malty brewed with a generous helping of English hops; full of flavour with caramel notes and summerfruit aromas.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Darts Farm Shop. Pours a brown with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of dark fruits, toffee, caramel & toasted malt. Medium body. Sweet light bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2025
at 15:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Ladram Bay holiday park shop, Budleigh Salterton. Brown with decent white head. Caramel, roasted malts, dark fruit. Taste is similar and quite sweet. Moderate to high carbonation and lightish body. A little watery but quite moorish. More of a brown ale than a standard bitter I think but new to this rating malarkey.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2020
at 23:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the Shops at Dartington. Appearance - amber to copper with a nicely proportioned head. Nose - caramel, ginger cake. Taste - more caramel, quite sweet actually. More spiced cake too. Palate - creamy and close to medium bodied. The finish could be fresher. Overall - slightly sweeter than I prefer for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2019
at 20:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
16th Feb 2018, cask half-pint in The Railwaymans Arms, Bridgnorth, Shropshire. Must admit I expected a darker, Raven coloured beer. Deep copper/amber body, full off-white head and lacing to follow. Malty blend with the hops playing catch up in both the aroma and taste, some light fruity notes in the flavour but subdued by the malty molasses that try to dominate this easy drinking brew (I like sweeter beers).
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2018
at 19:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ 35th Luton Beer & Cider Festival. Nice head with good suration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, flowers, caramel, malt and hops. Sweet fruity finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2018
at 14:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the 35th Luton Beer and Cider Festival. Pours dark amber with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of hop, malt, caramel, biscuit, flowers and fruit. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2018
at 14:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Luton Beer & Cider Festival. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and dark fruit. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 160218
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2018
at 14:36
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at home, 04/05/17. Copper to amber pour with a decent light beige head that dissipates edgeward in time. Nose is biscuit, orange marmalade, toffee, straw, light spice, hint of cocoa powder. Taste comprises brown bread, straw, hedgerow, bitter fruit esters, tangy orange, grains. Medium bodied, slighgtly prickly and overcarbonated, drying close with a light bitter finish. Ok bitter, the high level of carbonation let this one down a notch for me and I’m not sure if the fruit flavour was intended to be so sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2017
at 10:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle from Sidmouth Wines. Deep amber colour, mid-sized head. Malty, biscuity with a hsy touch of caramel and some floral-fruity hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2017
at 12:37
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Fox Inn, Fox Corner, Warplesdon. 03/06/16. Floral aroma. Not much too it. Dark amber, blotchy white head - a boring appearance. Sweet and sour - more of the former. Light and smooth. Lives up to the ’session ale’ description.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jul 2016
at 09:21