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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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Poured from a bottle it is a clear golden Colorado with a white head. The aroma is citrus and the taste is a light citrus flavor that gets stronger as it resonates on the palate
Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2013 at 15:11

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
From a 12 oz bottle shared at home. Pours a clear copper with a thick off white head. Fruity hop nose. Flavor sm,of citrus with some caramel notes. Medium bodie with a creamy mouthfeel. Bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2013 at 15:10

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft. Clear golden color. Medium fluffy white head. Aroma of orange peel, light pineapple. Taste is floral and fruity, with a pine background. Tasty.
Tried from Draft on 16 Nov 2013 at 07:49

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On cask at the Mad Fox Cask Beer Festival 2013. Pours a cloudy brown with an ecru head. Aroma of toasted nuts, Flavors of toffee and caramel. Sweet finish.
Tried from Cask on 02 Nov 2013 at 15:22

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
12oz bottle. Poured a clear, copper color with a medium sized off-white head. Aroma was some light sweet malts, with some solid caramel backing. Some citrus hops in the nose. Flavor is well balanced, not overly bitter. Pretty enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2013 at 08:44

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
12oz bottle split with Anndiesel. Filtered orange-tan, some chill haze. Thin, respectable head. Malty, think, resinous aroma..kind of old school. Approaching IIPA in some respects, very big malt tones, kind of full and resinous on the palate. Comes across a little brutal and one-dimensional. Rindy citrus hop character. Tolerable, but not one I’d revisit.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2013 at 22:25

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pour is a copper with a large white head. Aroma is sweet malts but has plenty of hops. Flavor is more of a malt aspect than hoppy. Hops are here but that sweet malt takes over everything. Finish is more sweet malt and maybe even some dark fruit. Ok beer. Nothing really bad just not as hoppy as would have liked.
Tried on 28 Sep 2013 at 13:55

5.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
got this from my beer friend nate! its from the fridge in Lancaster, heheh. drank right from the bottle so I assume its yellah. smells like beer. wew, has quite a kick at first but after the first swig it goes up from there. yes, very crisp, getting better. goes down pretty easy, mostly well behaved. ok, better than average beer, refreshing to say the least.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2013 at 16:08

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Location: 12 oz bottle from State Line, 5/22/13

Aroma: The nose is clean and grassy, with some grainy and cereal malts, and light spice
Appearance: It pours a clear golden-orange color with a small off-white head and some drippy lace
Flavor: The taste is mid-sweet, with some nice malts, light spice, and a clean hop bitter finish
Palate: The body is light-medium, not at all watery, very clean and drinkable, with a lightly dry finish
Overall Impression: Wow, only 3 raters before me! Anway, I'll skip the bad Poe joke this time (I already did that in my "Tell Take Heart" review). I thought this was a very solid pilsener. It has a really nice mix of hops and malts on the nose, and the flavor works pretty much just as well. I found some small flaws that kept this from being a top of example style, but it is still a very nice beer. So far, after trying two of their beers, I'm pretty happy with the work of these here Poe fans. As far as Poe-centric things that are new to me in 2013 go, this brewery is way better than The Following.
Tried from Bottle on 22 May 2013 at 15:55

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Location: 12 oz bottle from State Line, 5/20/13, as Tell Tale Heart (not Hearty), but otherwise it has the exact same label, I guess they got rid of the "y"

Aroma: This one has a nice hop aroma of citrus and pine with some caramel undertones
Appearance: Pours a hazed amber-orange color with a mid-sized off-white head and heavy lace
Flavor: The flavor is similar, it is a little sweet, and has a nice, big enough, hop presence as well
Palate: The body is medium, mildly sticky, a little chewy, with average carbonation, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: Though this beer did not have the eye of a vulture, I thought this was a pretty tasty IPA. It's true to the style, and has a very solid hop presence to it. I wasn't previous familiar with Baltimore-Washington Beer Works, but after this one, I will gladly try more of their beers. Nice stuff for sure.
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2013 at 15:01