Orkney Brewery (Sinclair Breweries) Raven Ale

Raven Ale

 

Orkney Brewery (Sinclair Breweries) in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Amber / Red Ale Regular
Score
6.19
ABV: 3.8% IBU: 32 Ticks: 101
Viking folklore claimed the Raven had the eyes and ears of Odin himself. Used on long voyages to guide the Viking long ships, these birds were released on the seas and if they did not return, it signalled that land was close.

Raven is an amber pale ale with a fruity and spicy hop aroma, with malt flavours both biscuity and toasty. This is beautifully balanced with a clean spicy orangey bitterness.

Hops: East Kent Goldings, Fuggles
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Malted Wheat
 

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, apple, plums, toffee, citrus, hints of spice & biscuit malt. Medium body. Slight bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2025 at 15:21



6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ Counting House, medium orange amber, low thick head. Nutty nose, caramel malt, orange, esters, light citrus hops. Citrus, toast, caramel. Light body, bitter, crisp finish. Decent enough.

Tried from Cask on 25 Aug 2023 at 15:15



6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

50cl bottle from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours red amber, clear, with fine cream foam. Aroma is malty, earthy, chestnut honey. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is medium sweet, with decent earthy bitterness. Final is fairly dry.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Apr 2022 at 19:11


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Creamy light brown head stayed on a reddish brown slowly carbonating body. Spiced fruit, berry & bitter aroma. Medium bodied, sharp & dry. Spices , berries, caramel & bitter tastes with a long tangy finish. When did a Pint of Bitter become Golden Ale? Excellent Bitter!

Tried on 11 Jul 2021 at 16:06


7

Bottle from the Orkney Brewery. Pours an almost clear copper brown colour with a medium sized creamy off-white head. Nice lacing. Aromas of toffee, caramel, biscuit malts and hints of citrus and spice. Taste is again very similar to the aroma with the same notes. Light to medium bodied, smooth mouthfeel with very light carbonation. Nice subtle earthy hop bitterness on the finish. Lots of flavour for a low abv beer. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2020 at 19:21


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - amber with decent lacing. Nose - orange, caramel and brown bread. Taste - caramel and spice biscuit. Bitter biscuit and brown bread finish. Palate - close to medium bodied. Crinchy middle and finish. Overall - decent example of the style.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2020 at 16:20


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Amber colour with thin soapy head. Nice malty ale with light caramel notes. A bit watery.

Tried on 24 Jan 2019 at 15:43


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Tap at the last drop. Nose is light citrus, orange. Taste is watery citrus, orange. Ok.

Tried from Draft on 30 Nov 2018 at 20:29