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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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Dogbrick (24514) reviewed
The Raven Special Lager from RavenBeer
15 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On draught at the hotel bar in Towson. The beer is a clear pale orange color with a minimal off-white head that disappears quickly. Spotty lacing on the glass. Mild hops and grainy malt in the nose. Light body with a sweet bready malt character and notes of hops. The finish is short and mildly hoppy with a bit of fruit on the back end. Just average overall.
Tried on 27 Jan 2011 at 20:08
Mansquito (19868) reviewed
The Raven Special Lager from RavenBeer
15 years ago
5.1/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Rocket Bar, DC tap ($6): Pours a light amber color with a little head. Aroma is bready and slightly malty. At first it tastes all fine and bready with the emphasis on the malts. A little thin in my opinion. No real hop presence. By the end of it, I wasn’t able to properly distinguish it from a pale lager. Still it was pretty drinkable and refreshing enough.
Tried from Draft on 21 Jan 2011 at 06:51
Fin (18756) reviewed
The Raven Special Lager from RavenBeer
16 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle that I picked up Bremen, Germany and consumed at Landsmeer, campsite, Amsterdam, 29-10-09 Pours copper in colour with a white head, bubbly, busy carbonation. Touch metallic in mouth, its actually quite gassy is this. Soft mouthfeel, but touch thin and watery, maltines and bitterness ok, but its a touch bland and tasteless, lacks body for a 5.5% beer. A5 A4 F6 P3 Ov10 2.8
Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2009 at 00:23
nuplastikk (10801) reviewed
The Raven Special Lager from RavenBeer
17 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft at the 2009 MD Spring Fest. Tastes Oktoberfesty to me. Filtered orange-tan color. Almost tastes fined. Drinkable and smooth with a quality yeast taste. Well done.
Tried from Draft on 21 Jun 2009 at 13:43
jake65 (5818) reviewed
The Raven Special Lager from RavenBeer
17 years ago
5.2/10 — 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
Drake (22980) reviewed
The Raven Special Lager from RavenBeer
18 years ago
6.1/10 — 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
yespr (55614) reviewed
The Raven Special Lager from RavenBeer
18 years ago
6.4/10 — 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
KimLundJohansen (10466) reviewed
The Raven Special Lager from RavenBeer
18 years ago
5.2/10 — 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
ogivlado (20828) reviewed
The Raven Special Lager from RavenBeer
19 years ago
5.4/10 — 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
Marko (24112) reviewed
The Raven Special Lager from RavenBeer
19 years ago
6/10 — 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