Raven Ale
Orkney Brewery
- From:
- Orkney Brewery
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Bitter
Ranked #144 - ABV:
- 3.8%
- Score:
- 81
Ranked #35,659 - Avg:
- 3.51 | pDev: 11.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 24
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 17, 2023
- Added:
- Sep 17, 2003
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
Malty aroma with a touch of fruit, Raven has a malt character which is both biscuity and toasty. This is beautifully balanced with a clean spicy orange bitterness.
The Raven was a magical creature in the Viking folklore. Legend claimed they had the eyes and ears of Odin himself. The birds were used on long voyages to guide the Viking long ships, they were released on the seas and if they did not return, it signalled that land was close.
The Raven was a magical creature in the Viking folklore. Legend claimed they had the eyes and ears of Odin himself. The birds were used on long voyages to guide the Viking long ships, they were released on the seas and if they did not return, it signalled that land was close.
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Reviewed by AzfromOz from Australia
4.43/5 rDev +26.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +26.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
From Plonk in Canberra in Augusts 2023. Drunk in November that year.
L: Copper brown with a large, fluffy, off-white head. Lots of carbonation can be seen when the beer is held to the light .
S: Rich, spicey caramel malts and bitter umami notes. It smells much better than the description I just gave!
T: Rich, spicy caramel malts as per the nose, with strong earthy and citric bitterness, burnt molasses, dark sugar and a touch of umami right at the back end. Bitterness lingers long after the swallow. Very nice, but not for the uninitiated.
M: Carbonation is low, but carbonic prickle on the swallow is high, and it stabs all the way down. It pairs well with the strong bitterness of the beer, though, and for mine enhances it further.
O: This is an excellent beer, far bigger, more bitter and citric than expected for a 3.8% beer, and all the better for it.
Cheers!
#368
Nov 17, 2023L: Copper brown with a large, fluffy, off-white head. Lots of carbonation can be seen when the beer is held to the light .
S: Rich, spicey caramel malts and bitter umami notes. It smells much better than the description I just gave!
T: Rich, spicy caramel malts as per the nose, with strong earthy and citric bitterness, burnt molasses, dark sugar and a touch of umami right at the back end. Bitterness lingers long after the swallow. Very nice, but not for the uninitiated.
M: Carbonation is low, but carbonic prickle on the swallow is high, and it stabs all the way down. It pairs well with the strong bitterness of the beer, though, and for mine enhances it further.
O: This is an excellent beer, far bigger, more bitter and citric than expected for a 3.8% beer, and all the better for it.
Cheers!
#368
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.5/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottled in a dark brown glasses reciprocal and purchased from budget supermarket Lidl
Pours a light brown body with good white head
Aroma is wholemeal bread & vinegar
Flour is barley and tinny bitterness
Alreet
Jan 22, 2019Pours a light brown body with good white head
Aroma is wholemeal bread & vinegar
Flour is barley and tinny bitterness
Alreet
Reviewed by Andrewharemza from Australia
3.64/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.64/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From bottle, pours a clear golden colour with a good white head that disapates to some big to medium bubbles that huge the glass. Aroma sweet, malt, toffee, floral, honey, lemon. Taste malt, toffee, caramel, butterscotch. Very good for a low ABV, good flavour.
Jul 14, 2016
Rated by downquark from Germany
3/5 rDev -14.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -14.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2,99
Sep 12, 2015Reviewed by drmeto from Germany
3.88/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L:
-pours a clear deep golden with a big,frothy,white head
-high carbonation visible
S:
-floral,biscuits,candied lemons,spices,resin,peaches,vanilla
T:
-spices,grass,resin,sugary sweetness
-mild bitterniss
F:
-light to medium body,feels fuller than expected from a 4%er
-medium carbonation
-weirdly a faint warming sensation in this 4% Beer
O:
-Very round and pleasant English Bitter
Jul 08, 2015-pours a clear deep golden with a big,frothy,white head
-high carbonation visible
S:
-floral,biscuits,candied lemons,spices,resin,peaches,vanilla
T:
-spices,grass,resin,sugary sweetness
-mild bitterniss
F:
-light to medium body,feels fuller than expected from a 4%er
-medium carbonation
-weirdly a faint warming sensation in this 4% Beer
O:
-Very round and pleasant English Bitter
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.62/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
500 ml bottle purchased and consumed in Fife, Scotland. BB date stamp of April 2016.
Normal strength of hops but more malts and some unexpected (for a pale ale, but see below) levels of toffee and vanilla notes. Easy drinking with plenty of flavor for 3.8%.
O: recommended. A relatively malty version of a pale ale, but then this is actually an English Bitter.
May 03, 2015Normal strength of hops but more malts and some unexpected (for a pale ale, but see below) levels of toffee and vanilla notes. Easy drinking with plenty of flavor for 3.8%.
O: recommended. A relatively malty version of a pale ale, but then this is actually an English Bitter.
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.68/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
500 ml Bottle, poured into glass.
Hazy golden color. aroma and taste of Pale malt and slightly earthly flavor. lighter bodied, medium carbonation. didn't enjoy as much as most of their other beers
Apr 29, 2015Hazy golden color. aroma and taste of Pale malt and slightly earthly flavor. lighter bodied, medium carbonation. didn't enjoy as much as most of their other beers
Reviewed by mick303 from Canada (ON)
3.42/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured a copper gold brown, some slight white lacing. fades quickly.
Smell has caramel malts, apples and toffee, mostly nondescript malty character and dry. Taste is malty, some slight sourness with apple and toffee, a dry finish. The body is mild and decently drinkable, but shallow profile, no really interesting of tasty aspects. It works alright as a session ale, but this doesn't impress, lack flavour or any real hop presence, there are better and I won't seek this out again. Bland.
Jun 20, 2013Smell has caramel malts, apples and toffee, mostly nondescript malty character and dry. Taste is malty, some slight sourness with apple and toffee, a dry finish. The body is mild and decently drinkable, but shallow profile, no really interesting of tasty aspects. It works alright as a session ale, but this doesn't impress, lack flavour or any real hop presence, there are better and I won't seek this out again. Bland.
Reviewed by BeerRefugee from Oklahoma
2.82/5 rDev -19.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
2.82/5 rDev -19.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
Pours a light orange-amber color. Medium white head that dissipates quickly. Light aroma of orange peel and flowers. Flavor is biscuit malt, grass and citrus hops. A bit of citrus hop bitterness in the finish. Mouthfeel is thin and slightly astringent.
Apr 30, 2013
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