Raven's Roost Baltic Porter
Parkway Brewing Co.

Raven's Roost Baltic PorterRaven's Roost Baltic Porter
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From:
Parkway Brewing Co.
 
Virginia, United States
Style:
Baltic Porter
Ranked #110
ABV:
7.1%
Score:
88
Ranked #14,059
Avg:
3.93 | pDev: 9.16%
Reviews:
46
Ratings:
202
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 02, 2023
Added:
Mar 27, 2013
Wants:
  11
Gots:
  43
With a robust and roasty malt aroma, Raven's Roost Baltic Porter has notes of chocolate, caramel, and toffee.

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Ratings by ChadA83:
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Rated by ChadA83 from Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -10.9%

Jan 16, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by MrOH from Maryland

3.79/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Black with ruby highlights, tan head, ok retention, spotty lacing
Dark fruit, dark chocolate, slightly roasty burnt aroma
Dark fruit, dark caramel, dark chocolate flavor
Medium heavy bodied, low carbonation
It's ok enough
Nov 02, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by MikeZim

Sep 08, 2023
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Reviewed by MadMadMike from France

3.88/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Tap pull at Richmond Airport, VA, at ‘Sam Adams Brewhouse’ taproom.
Fine pour, tan foam on dark brown porter.
Aroma is fresh medium-dark roast malt, coffee, cacao,.
Taste follows; this is a basic porter, the use of lager yeast lends a clean taste. The beer leans toward ‘freshness’, rather than ‘mature’, so it feels and smells rather thin.
Mouthfeel is thin with medium carbonation.
Overall, the skeleton of this porter is fine, but it feels short on body and the fullness that a Baltic style porter delivers.
Mar 01, 2023
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Rated by dlbg from Maryland

4.81/5  rDev +22.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Awesome Beer! I like it because of its overall great balance of taste, body, color while not being too heavy or high in alcohol content.
Dec 19, 2022
 
Rated: 3.97 by PaulSlazinger from Pennsylvania

Nov 21, 2022
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Rated by rxdoc93

4.25/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Tried it a couple of weeks ago on tap, overall very good porter, will have again for sure
Nov 13, 2022
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Rated by cafequaid from North Carolina

3.93/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A little too many ibus for my liking, but still an awesome beer.
Mar 20, 2022
 
Rated: 3.51 by ohbigun from West Virginia

Nov 23, 2021
 
Rated: 4.04 by kkazemi from North Carolina

Jun 12, 2021
 
Rated: 3.5 by redfox405 from Virginia

May 22, 2021
 
Rated: 3.83 by BrewsOverHoes from Georgia

Aug 22, 2020
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Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina

3.78/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Look: It pours dark brown with a light brown colored head. Head retention is good.

Smell: It has aromas of toffee and roast with a bit of chocolate. There are some nut notes in the background with very low dark fruit.

Taste: There are rich malt flavors with roast, chocolate, toffee, and nuts. There are hints of dark fruits.

Feel: It has a medium full body that is quite smooth.

Overall, it is balanced towards that malts with little else coming through in the flavor. The flavors are good, but a little more balance with the esters would have made it better.
Aug 15, 2020
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.96/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
From the bottle, it pours a dark brown with a light brown head that soon diminishes to a thin layer. In the nose, it is roasted/burned malt and a bit of coffee. In the mouth, it is roasted malt , coffee and a bit of char. Nice baltic porter.
Apr 05, 2020
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Reviewed by Trailboss76 from Virginia

3.91/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Great looking beer, pretty good tasting Porter. Actually did nor care for the aroma. I had this beer way back on or about 10/21/2018 - probably need to try again and give a more thorough review.
Mar 24, 2020
 
Rated: 3.81 by Rockhead from Virginia

Oct 01, 2019
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Rated by Tadwinks from Virginia

4.34/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This beer has a special place in my heart. It was the first porter I ever tried and it's a good one.
Aug 15, 2019
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Reviewed by Reef from South Carolina

4.24/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
12 oz. bottle says “Parked on 5/9/19”

Opaque ebony color with 4 cm. tan head. Head is persistent with full curtain of lacing.
Strong charred malt, coffee aromas
Wonderful dark malt, coffee, caramel, faint char flavors.
Medium body, easy drinking, stubborn carbonation, little to no alcohol heat from the 7%.
Well deserved reputation as a flagship beer.
Jul 14, 2019
 
Rated: 3.84 by Unclevince from West Virginia

Jun 30, 2019
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Rated by EnderFett11 from Virginia

4.2/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Good taste, primarily caramel.
Jun 14, 2019
Raven's Roost Baltic Porter from Parkway Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 202 ratings