RavenBeer

Client Brewer in Baltimore, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 1998

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Baltimore, MD, United States
Description
RavenBeer started in Germany by Stephen Demczuk and, the late, Wolfgang Stark. In 1998, Stephen started brewing The Raven Special Lager in Baltimore. RavenBeer produces the Edgar Allan Poe series of beers and the brand names are based after short stories and poems of Baltimore's Edgar Allan Poe.
Between 2012 and 2018, RavenBeer formed a brewing partnership with Peabody Heights Brewery brewing at their Waverly/Charles Village facility. Today, RavenBeer is brewed by the Oliver Brewing Company in Rosedale area of Baltimore County.

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5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle: Medium depth copper with a thin head. Aroma is sweet and malty with a touch of grass. Light flavor is relatively sweet and again touches down with malt and grass. Slight florals. Thanks to nimbleprop.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2009 at 20:30


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

12 oz. bottle from Beer Run. Pours a crystal-clear amber color with a fizzy one-finger head. Very grassy aroma with some sweet malty notes. Sweet, fruity aroma with some grassiness. Smooth and medium bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2008 at 20:17


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

RB US# 500: 33 cL bottle, comes as The raven christmas lager. Pours golden brown with a lacing white head. Light spiced and yeasty aroma. Flavour is mild roasted malt. Light spiced and mellow yeasty. Ends light citric and spiced. Nice one.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Apr 2008 at 00:37


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Deep amber with medium off white head. Sweet fruity aroma with caramel, spices and malty notes. Sweet flavor with ripe fruits, nuts, spices and malt. Ends sweet.

Tried on 05 Apr 2008 at 10:19


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottled(330ml). -from Bremen as The Raven.
Orange/aamber coloured, medium sized head. Aroma of malts and hops with some strange and unidentified spice (very close to coriander or some similar root). Just average.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2007 at 03:32


6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Bottle, German version, courtesy of and shared with ozujsko (thanks!) Poured a lovely ruby red colour with a thick off white head. The nose is odd. Some unidentified spice, cloves and a bit lactic..wheat? nah... can’t be. The taste is weak, some agrumey hops show up and again that unidentified spice... kinda reminds me of Snowfresh, but this is a far inferior beer. Shows some interesting potential and is actually being quite original in a way, but it’s not a very good beer overall.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2007 at 12:36


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle. German version. Creamy white good mostly lasting orange colour. Moderate malty light hoppy nice aroma. Week light bitter flavor. Short bitter finish. Watery palate. Not great.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2007 at 07:34


3.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottled (The Raven, brewed by Anker-Brauerei)
Dark amber color, steady small off-white head. Strong aroma of rubber and metal. Watery, flavor has some rubber too plus iron and subdued hops. Slightly acidic. Short aftertaste. Another crap semi-fake beer from Haus der 131 Biere.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2007 at 08:39


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled (as The Raven, Haus der 131 Biere product). Copperish amber coloured, mediumsized beige head. Skunked hops and unclean malts in aroma. Flavour is cooked vegetables, malts and very weakly caramellish in the background. 3 4 3 2 6

Cask@GBBF2011. Deep honeyish golden colour with a mediumsized beige head that leaves some lace. Aroma is fruits, mild wooden notes, quite grassy and malty notes as well. Flavour is rather similar in a very nice balance. 6 4 6 3 12.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Mar 2007 at 23:40


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Golden-amber color. Honey, yeast aroma. Honeyish flavor. PRetty decent finish, a little bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2006 at 22:18