Valravn
Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.24
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It’s an Imperial version of our Wild Raven, comprising a great body of dark malt complimented with hugely flavoured New Zealand and American hops, this beer is incredibly smooth. It’s a limited one so keep your eyes peeled!
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle from Alko. BBE 02 NOV 17. Pours dark brown with a thick foamy head. Aroma of roasty malts, dill, herbal hops, fruits and citrus. Taste is smooth, slightly roasty and fruity with some herbal notes, hints of dill and bubblegum. Finish is hoppy, slightly roasty and fruity with some tropical notes, dill, grass, citrus and hints of bubblegum. Too much Sorachi Ace here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2017
at 14:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Botella 33 cl en el lupulo 01..01..2017 (r94). Fcpref 02..11..2017. Color oscuro casi negro turbio con poca espuma beige oscuro Aromas y sabores maltosos algo acaramelados con toques herbaceos frescos y con Ligeros anises. Cuerpo ligero a medio algo espumoso con amargo suave entre herbaceo y resinoso. No está mal.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2017
at 16:57
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml bottle. Pours very dark brown with a medium head. Aroma is grassy with a little bubblegum. Taste is strong bubblegum from the Sorachi. Strong herby bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2016
at 14:51
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Real Ale Store, Newark. Deep ruby to black colour with a tan head. Aroma roasted malty and fruity. Taste light bitter sweet, with a long bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2016
at 14:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg @ Bath Hotel, Sheffield [021016]
Black, ruby edges, beige head, good lacing
Aroma of pine hops, dark caramel, hop resins, no dark malts as too cold
Taste of rich dark malts, no chocolate, lots of piney hops, resinous hops, no citrus, not sure about the flavour
Palate - Soft carb, medium to full body, smooth, booze quite well hidden./ Finish of piney hops, slightly floral, bit of poi pourri, soft alcohol, touch of dark malts
Overall - Well made beer, but recipe was different to what I was expecting for a BIPA, no citrus hop or dark chocolate malts in this - disappointed with this - it’s not as good as Raven. Maybe I’ll try it again and re-rate it.
Black, ruby edges, beige head, good lacing
Aroma of pine hops, dark caramel, hop resins, no dark malts as too cold
Taste of rich dark malts, no chocolate, lots of piney hops, resinous hops, no citrus, not sure about the flavour
Palate - Soft carb, medium to full body, smooth, booze quite well hidden./ Finish of piney hops, slightly floral, bit of poi pourri, soft alcohol, touch of dark malts
Overall - Well made beer, but recipe was different to what I was expecting for a BIPA, no citrus hop or dark chocolate malts in this - disappointed with this - it’s not as good as Raven. Maybe I’ll try it again and re-rate it.
Tried
on 08 Oct 2016
at 19:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown to black colored, medium tan creamy head, nice lacing and lasting. Aroma is of some roasted malt and chocolate, more citrus and pine hoppiness, resiny. Taste is medium+ sweet malt, chocolate, some roasted malt, medium+ citrus and pine hoppy aroma and bitterness, light alcohol. Medium to full bodied, soft carbonation, oily to resiny. (on tap, Sir Williams Pub, Ljubljana)
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Oct 2016
at 02:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught@Taphouse (backlog from CBC16-weekend). Very deep amber colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is raisins, some toffee, a bit smoked and some slight toasted notes to it. Flavour is floral, wooden, toffeeish, mild toasted notes as well as some alcohol. Slightly much toasted/roasted notes, otherwise ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Aug 2016
at 00:56
8/10
Tried
on 08 Aug 2016
at 12:19
Kurde, plyn do mycia naczyn na maksa zdominowal to piwo... Bez oceny, bo to nie wina piwa :/ a pod spodem w sumie niewiele?
Tried
at
Jabeerwocky
on 16 Jul 2016
at 06:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Draft at the Black Swan Leeds. Black color, beige head with spiderweb lacing. Aroma of fruity coffee. Taste is burnt espesso. A big beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jun 2016
at 13:20