Trickster IPA
Black Raven Brewing in Redmond, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.90
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In mythology, the raven can play tricks or otherwise disobey normal rules, hence the name Trickster. This well-balanced IPA has a light fruit, citrus and piney hop aroma with a full hop flavour.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks Sebastian.
Bottle to becher pint glass.
Appearance: glossy to transparent golden yellow color with a small cap of a little white foamy head. Light lace after dissipation.
Aroma: loads of citrusy and piney hops, big malty sweet bready notes
Flavor: somewhat blends decently to a little bit better than decent; mild citrusy and piney hoppy aftertaste
Texture: medium bodied, some sessionability to it. citrusy hoppy finish
Overall: definitely a West coast styled IPA I would have again.
Bottle to becher pint glass.
Appearance: glossy to transparent golden yellow color with a small cap of a little white foamy head. Light lace after dissipation.
Aroma: loads of citrusy and piney hops, big malty sweet bready notes
Flavor: somewhat blends decently to a little bit better than decent; mild citrusy and piney hoppy aftertaste
Texture: medium bodied, some sessionability to it. citrusy hoppy finish
Overall: definitely a West coast styled IPA I would have again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2026
at 19:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draft pint at the Virginia Inn, Seattle on 11th August 2025. Taken with a lovely Lamb Ragu, sat outside. Slight haze to the golden pour, white affair on top for a while. Piney resinous feel with a grapefruit overtone, some malty notes in there too. Overall a nice IPA and it did go nicely with the meal.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Aug 2025
at 17:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Aroma has notes of cantaloupe, grapefruit, pine. Taste is highly bitter backed by mild candy sweetness and hardcore piney flavor and a little citrus.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 May 2025
at 14:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Sea-Tac clear light amber with a thin soapy head more of a Woody resinous aroma and some piney bitter hop Flavors. Pretty tame but not bad for an airport beer
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jan 2019
at 02:49
7/10
Tried
on 15 Jul 2018
at 19:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Tavor Hazy deep golden color with a small bubbly off white head that persists. Earthy resinous citrus and pine against and old school bready caramel maltiness. Clean well made IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2018
at 00:03
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a nice somewhat dark amber from a bottle. Nondescript aroma, flavor is slightly bitter and fruity. Nothing earth-shattering or horrible. Good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2018
at 02:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Drat at Black Bottle, Bellevue, 11/29. Clear golden-amber color with an off-white head. Pine, caramel, and a citrus. Moderate bitter. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2017
at 11:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Safeway. Pours out a bright orange, golden, lasting foamy head. Aroma is citrus, malts, some light bitterness. Taste continues with minor sweet malts, oranges, mild hoppiness. Incredibly smooth. Tasty too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2017
at 19:24
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can - no label - pours gold white head - nose and taste of caramel malt, pine and sap - medium body
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jul 2017
at 23:44