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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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft - Roast malts and pine. Jet black and a beige rich head. Dark malts and pine with an almost herbal sweetness.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Aug 2014
at 13:15
6/10
Tried
on 06 Aug 2014
at 12:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Keg at Craft Covent, 26th July 14. Liquorice on the nose and taste. Very nice, some qualities from Raven reved up with ABV and liquorice.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2014
at 07:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Craft Beer Clerko, 23/06/14. Light black with a good sized tan covering. Nose is liqourice, light roast, spice, grapefruit, red berry pangs, leather. Taste comprises more liqourice, light roast, faint coconut, rubber twinges, red berry fruits, Ribena berry, dark toffee notes, light booze. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a lick of hop bitterness. Decent enough CDA.
Tried
on 06 Jul 2014
at 02:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at the craft beer co... Deep black... Small tan head... Soft dark roast.. Soft pine nose... Dark roast dark chocolate... Mellow malts... Soft chocolate nose.. Juicy malts.. Dark chocolate... Smooth malts... Light pine hop... Rounded and balanced.. Cracking.. One of doms best Keg i the bat, all of the above, crackin 4.2
Tried
on 30 Jun 2014
at 11:03
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
21st June 2014
Craft Clerkenwell 3rd Birthday Bash. Keg. Opaque dark brown beer with a good pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and light with fine minerally carbonation. Sweetish and smooth dark malts, nice touch of vanilla - oak, where did that come from? Dark malt cream and coffee cream. Touch of dark chocolate. Light hop spice and mellow dark fruits. Soft finish. Delicious! Really well joined up!
Craft Clerkenwell 3rd Birthday Bash. Keg. Opaque dark brown beer with a good pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and light with fine minerally carbonation. Sweetish and smooth dark malts, nice touch of vanilla - oak, where did that come from? Dark malt cream and coffee cream. Touch of dark chocolate. Light hop spice and mellow dark fruits. Soft finish. Delicious! Really well joined up!
Tried
on 28 Jun 2014
at 06:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell, London. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a medium off white head on top. Roasty, malty, dark fruit aroma. Tastes similar, roasty, malty. dark fruit, slight coffee, slight bitterness.
Tried
on 24 Jun 2014
at 11:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at CBC Clerkenwell - London. Pours clear, deep brown with a big, thick, tan cream head. The nose holds burnt pine, dark bread, raisins, some cocoa, ripe fruits, dates. Medium sweet flavor with lightly doughy brown bread, chewy dark fruits, nips of chocolate, grapes, figs, soft alcohol. Medium to full bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Lightly warming to finish, sticky and fairly resinous, with lots of ripe, dark fruis, toasty bread, some grains, background pine, ripe berries. Pretty nice.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2014
at 11:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at Craft Clerko. It pours darkest brown with a medium light tan head. The nose roasty, chocolate, earth, charcoal, pepper, citrus peel, sherbet, dark fruits and coffee. The taste is bitter, rich roast, cocoa, pepper, grapefruit, toast, liquorice, coffee, some acidity and a touch of alcohol with a dry, roasty finish. Medium, fullsome body and moderate+ carbonation. A big punchy, chewy black IPA. Definitely not a session black Ipa, but works well for me.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2014
at 04:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Craft Clerkenwell. 13000 beer. Thank you Thornbridge.black beer . Lasting tan head. Hoppy black ipa type thingy. Good grapefruit hop but then why ruin it with some chocolate malt?. Lovely hop but just not my style.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jun 2014
at 09:51