Wild Raven
Thornbridge Brewery

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From:
Thornbridge Brewery
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
Black IPA
Ranked #34
ABV:
6.6%
Score:
90
Ranked #9,050
Avg:
4.04 | pDev: 9.16%
Reviews:
50
Ratings:
155
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 23, 2022
Added:
Feb 24, 2010
Wants:
  14
Gots:
  22
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Ratings by thepeter:
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Reviewed by thepeter from England

4.15/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On cask at GBBF, poured light Black with a frothy foam head, bit of lacing. Aroma of bitter hops, cocoa, coffe, dark malt, dark bread. Taste is malty and rich up front, bitterness hits in the middle and continues until it balances out with a bit of sweetness at the end and leaves the palate pretty clean with a little hoppy after taste but very pleasant. MF was great as always when coming off the cask, perfect natural carbonation and medium body. Overall a very nice balanced Black IPA
Aug 06, 2011
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

4.02/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Pour pitch black with a large tan head, good waves of lacing. Lighter roasted malt supports piney hops with grapefruit. Taste adds overly roasted nuts, otherwise the same, roast is stronger though, giving more balance. Feel is the winner, full bodied, dry, smooth, clean, with good roast, bitterness and hops textures.
Sep 23, 2022
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.75/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Very dark brown colour, nearly black. Creamy beige head. Nice aroma of fruity and piney hops, some roasty notes in the background. The flavour is also fruity and piney with plenty of hop character, with a dry roasty and medium bitter finish. Good stuff.
Jun 09, 2021
 
Rated: 4.1 by MaxOhle from Illinois

Dec 27, 2020
 
Rated: 4.28 by Songminx2 from Korea (South)

Aug 05, 2017
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Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey

3.9/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
**
04/22/14
On tap at Khyber Pass pub, Philadelphia .

Appearance Is dark black. Medium white head. Lasting legs.
Aroma Is floral, hops, malt.
Taste is toasted malt, almost fruity but not quite. Smoke, ash.

A nice beer. Great way to wash down my fried catfish po boy. Yum.

**
Apr 01, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Jan 28, 2017
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Reviewed by Bruno74200 from France

4.15/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L - Dark brown, but not black, with a two finger white head

S - lots of pine, a bit of chocolate, a bit spicy and some citrus

T - Caramel, chocolate, grapefruit, a nice english hop presence with some spiciness

M - Good carbonation, putting the taste in the center of the stage

O - A balanced beer, getting better at each sip. Not a hop bomb, but the hops brings a good balance to te chocolate and caramel malts.
Jan 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.96 by SirDirtJoe from Mexico

Sep 12, 2016
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Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece

4.2/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
L: Jet black color, 2 to 3 finger light brown head, quickly dissolving lacing, high carbonation.

S: Hops, caramel.

T: Sweet, chocolate, slightly bitter and malty on the back end. Really good taste.

F: Great mouthfeel. Full bodied.

O: Superb beer. Would gladly drink on any occasion.
Jul 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.57 by Nurglitch from Norway

Jul 01, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.5/5  rDev -13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Jet black on tap, tan head, 4/5". Aroma was earthy tobacco, mild roasting.

Taste had plenty of bitterness. Lots of carbonation paired with grapefruit hop bitterness. Hopping blend was interesting. Dry. Staying away from dark fruit notes, stressing roast and bitterness. Good in small quantities but I was ready to be done with it by the end of a pint.
Jun 23, 2016
 
Rated: 4.14 by desint from Belgium

May 24, 2016
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Reviewed by Martine from England

4.14/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours semi-opaque hazy brown with a red eclipse into a tulip glass from a bottle. The beer is thick with sediment as it settles out. The offwhite head is 2 fingers high, sparse, and foamy with good retention before it drops to thick surface froth.

The nose is very sweet, with ripe tropical mango and passionfruit, floral grassy notes, sweet nectar, and something akin to elderflower. There's an almost fruit salad/black jack combination going on, those sweet, dank aromas marrying into an anise, dark malty undertone that just sits beneath the surface.

The flavour is very similar to the aroma with more of those big ripe mango and grapefruit flavours on the sip, pith, dank piney grass, treacle malts, anise, and bitter floral aromatic hops on the finish. There isn't much of a pinpoint to when the palate turns from IPA to dark ale, it seems to be all encompassing. This black IPA reminds me of a doppelbock in many ways.

It feels light-medium bodied, carbonated, and pleasantly balanced between wet and oily. There's no hint of dryness, and it's light enough to enjoy more than one.

I enjoyed this ale very much; it provides a sweeter spin on the black IPA, whilst submitting some of the lovely dark flavours we love so much in dark ales. Would recommend.
Apr 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Howlader from Canada (AB)

Apr 09, 2016
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Reviewed by captaincoffee from Virginia

3.89/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a dark reddish brown with a big head that leaves some lacing. Nose is both piney and malty, giving an impression in-between US and UK styles. Flavor adds in a bit of roasted malt characteristics, but isn't super exciting. Crisp medium mouthfeel, carbonation high. Overall, solid but not mind-blowing.
Mar 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.15 by Catalin90 from Romania

Feb 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.95 by hdtrice from England

Feb 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.28 by TheBeard89 from Alabama

Jan 24, 2016
 
Rated: 4.21 by rpopescu from Netherlands

Jan 22, 2016
Wild Raven from Thornbridge Brewery
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 155 ratings