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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5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottle from Total Wine, Gainesville. Pours golden with a tiny dusting of a white head. Smells slightly sweet, mostly grains. Flavor is also slightly sweet grains, but also metallic. There’s nothing special about this lager.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2016 at 20:12

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Total Wine, Gainesville. Bottled simply as The Cask. Pours clear deep brown with a dusting of a head. Aroma of chocolates, spice, caramel, dark fruit. Flavor is sweet caramel, leaves, dark fruit, maple or vanilla or something. A bit too sweet, but still enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Dec 2016 at 16:31

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Total Wine. Pours golden, quite clear, with a small white head. Sweet grass aroma. Taste is sweet grasses, hay, light toast crumbs. Not bad, not great.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2016 at 18:51

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from total wine. Pours hazy golden with a small white head. Heavy floral aroma- hibiscus, coriander, wheat, and copper. Flavor is floral, urinal cakeish, grass, wheat, coriander. Not bad. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried from Bottle on 24 Nov 2016 at 19:02

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
$2.49 bottle from total wine. Pours clear golden with an inch of off-white head. Aroma is grainy, grapefruit rind, bread. Flavor is meh. It's grapefruit peel, burnt malt, light licorice, bread. I don't care for this one. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2016 at 16:17

8.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Bottle from Total Wine in Gainesville, VA Aroma: caramel, alcohol, bread Appearance: dark ruby-amber with a tan head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, creamy, average carbonation, long finish, Delicious
Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2016 at 20:25

4.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 8 Overall 2.5
*5.5% ABV, German version. Smooth grainy brew. Not very deep, moderate in bitterness. Fresh, grainy and slightly sweetish with not much bitterness.
Tried on 14 Aug 2016 at 16:31

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at the BNA Party last week. Deep brown color with an almost non existent head. Smells like a kolsch bready fruity pilsner but has a roasty edge that seems out of place to me.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jun 2016 at 22:14

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at the BNA Party last week. Light yellow color with a decent white head. Citrus lemon and light spice against a sweet bready malt base. nice counter to some of the heavy beers I’ve just had.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jun 2016 at 22:12

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at the BNA Party last week. Deep ruby brown color with a stingy off white head. Rich syrupy fruitiness with some burnt caramel and hint of alcohol. Pretty nice dopplebock.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jun 2016 at 22:07