Welcome to Black Raven Brewing Company

The Black Raven is a true neighborhood brewery with a small retail taproom. We are the Eastside’s home to world-class, small-batch brewed ales & lagers. We also feature a continually changing hand-picked selection of other notable Washington State beers. And most importantly, home to local beer lovers who want to be a part of a community that enjoys great beer and great friends.

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	Black Raven Beers
	Trickster IPA NABA 2009 Silver Medal - Strong Pale Ale category ABV: 6.9% IBU: 68 Malts: ESB, Munich, Crystal Hops: Chinook, Magnum, Simcoe, Amarillo, Cascade In mythology, the raven can play tricks or otherwise disobey normal rules, hence the name Trickster. This well-balanced IPA has a nice, light fruit, citrus and piney hop aroma with a full hop flavor. With its balanced malt body and a 6.9% ABV, this beer has truly earned its name. -------------------------------------------------------------- Totem Northwest Pale NABA 2010 Silver Medal - American Pale Ale category ABV: 5.8% IBU: 45 Malts: ESB, Crystal Hops: Summit, Centennial, Amarillo A totem is an entity that watches over and represents a clan or tribe. Totem pale represents us well with its citrus hop flavor. The Totem Pale is built on a firm foundation of ESB and crystal malts with generous citrus hop additions. We believe that you will also want to make the Black Raven your totem. -------------------------------------------------------------- Sunthief Kristallweizen NABA 2011 Silver Medal - Kristallweizen/Berliner Weisse NABA 2012 Silver Medal - Kristallweizen/Berliner Weisse ABV: 4.8% IBU: 14 Malts: Pilsner, Wheat, Honey Hops: Magnum, German Hersbrucker In Pacific Northwest Native American culture, the raven was originally a white bird until he stole the sun from the gods and was turned black. The Sun Thief is a filtered German style wheat beer (Kristallweizen) that is rarely produced in the US. Light in color and alcohol, the Sun Thief features subtle banana and clove components layered onto a flavorful wheat and pilsner malt base. -------------------------------------------------------------- Tamerlane Brown Porter World Beer Cup 2010 Gold medal - Brown Porter category NABA 2010 Silver Medal - Brown Porter category ABV: 5.8% IBU: 35 Malts: ESB, Crystal, Brown, Chocolate Hops: Magnum, Palisades Edgar Allan Poe's (author of "The Raven") publishing career began humbly with an anonymous collection of poems, Tamerlane and other Poems (1827). The Brown Porter is the very first beer ever brewed at the Black Raven Brewery (formerly known as "Batch 1 Brown"). Featuring both the subtle nut flavors and easy drinkability of an English brown ale and hints of deeper coffee tones and the Northwest hop character of a porter. Quickly becoming a true local favorite. -------------------------------------------------------------- Morrighan Stout NABA 2012 Bronze medal - Sweet Stout category ABV: 4.4% IBU: 38 Malts: ESB, Crystal, Chocolate, Roast, Black Hops: Glacier, Goldings The Morrighan was a Celtic goddess of war that would sometimes take the form of a raven in battle. Our Morrighan takes the form of deliciousness in a glass instead. Brewed in the classic Irish stout style, this black brew delivers a punch of flavor without weighing you down. Starts with flavors of dark caramel, chocolate and light roast and then ends with a roasted coffee-like finish. Dispensed on nitro for a smooth and creamy pint. -------------------------------------------------------------- Second Sight Strong Scotch Ale NABA 2010 Bronze Medal - Scotch Ale category NABA 2012 Bronze Medal - Scotch Ale category ABV: 6.9% IBU: 38 Malts: ESB, Crystal, Special B, Chocolate Hops: Glacier, Mt Hood Ravens in the Scottish Highlands were once thought to possess the gift of second sight, the ability to see future events before they occur. If you are a fan of rich, malty ales then our raven foresees you loving this beer. This beer is built all around the malted barley with hops playing a balancing role. This beer is reddish-brown in color with a wonderful malt nose, delicious malt flavors and a full bodied finish.
	Rotating Specialty Beers
	Wisdom Seeker Double IPA ABV: 8.9% IBU: 85 Malt: ESB pale malt Hops: Nugget, Chinook, Centennial, Simcoe, Amarillo, Summit, Citra Folklore and mythology present the raven as an omniscient creature with special powers and abilities. The Wisdom Seeker Double IPA gets its special powers from an enormous amount of hops and malted barley. Brewed in the West coast Double IPA style, this bold brew features massive citrus and herbal hop additions and a full hop aroma. Seek your wisdom cautiously; this hop feast packs a punch. -------------------------------------------------------------- BeakTweaker Citrus IPA ABV: 6.7% IBU: 77 Malt: ESB pale malt, Rye Hops: Nugget, Citra, Sorachi Ace, Simcoe, Centennial The BeakTweaker is built on a firm base of barley and rye malts with a strong citrus character. A firm bitterness combines with citrus hop flavors accented by the addition of lemon peel, orange peel and black lemon.
	Corbeaux Series - Seasonal Rotations
	La Petite Mort Belgian Style Strong Dark Ale IBU: 36 ABV: 8.8% Malts: ESB, Pale, Pilsner, Rye, Dark Crystal, Honey, Munich Hops: Magnum, Styrian Goldings “La Petite Mort” means “a little death” in French. What’s a little death if it comes in this form? Well worth it we think. Released on each July 14, Bastille day. This Belgian inspired strong dark ale was brewed with a Belgian Ardennes yeast strain that imparts an aroma of cloves and a complex spiciness. This is balanced by flavors of mild fruit and hints of earthy tobacco notes. -------------------------------------------------------------- Pour Les Oiseaux Wine Barrel Aged Saison with Brettanomyces NABA 2011 Gold Medal - Experimental Category IBU: 33 ABV: 7.6% Malts: ESB Pale, Rye, Wheat, Oats Hops: Magnum, Styrian Golding Pour Les Oiseaux is a blend of complex earthy, fruity and light tannic flavors with a crisp and refreshing finish. Brewed with barley, wheat, rye and oats for a golden color and lightly spiced malt flavor. Earthy hay and wild yeast aromas mingle with notes of Washington wine grapes. Pour Les Oiseaux is aged in French oak white wine barrels with the addition of brettanomyces. -------------------------------------------------------------- Raven de Garde Belgian/French Style Strong Pale with Brettanomyces IBU: 45 ABV: 7.4% Malts: ESB Pale, Munich, Crystal Hops: Chinook, Calypso, Citra This Northern France inspired strong pale hybrid has gone through a six month secondary fermentation with the “wild” yeast strain brettanomyces lambicus, then dry hopped in order to meld bright fresh hop aroma and accent with aged wild yeast character. Pear and citrus hops play with tropical fruit, smooth earth, and light hay flavors from the wild yeast.
	Annual Release
	Grandfather Raven Imperial Stout IBU: 70 ABV: 9.5% Malts: ESB, Crystal, Chocolate, Carafa, Roast Hops: Magnum, Mt Hood, CZ Saaz In the creator role, and in the Raven's role as the totem and ancestor, the Raven is often addressed as Grandfather Raven. With this stately sense of pomp and tradition we bring you our Imperial Stout. This robust black ale is full with rich dark caramel, unsweetened chocolate, and hints of coffee aromas and flavors. Stately indeed, but at 9.5% ABV, perhaps it is just a vain attempt to encourage the trickster spirit to act respectably. -------------------------------------------------------------- Old Birdbrain Barleywine 2011 Great Alaskan Beer & Barleywine Festival - First place 2012 Great Alaskan Beer & Barleywine Festival - First place 2013 Great Alaskan Beer & Barleywine Festival - Third place IBU: 85 ABV: 11.5% Malts: ESB, Rye, Crystal Hops: Nugget, Palisade, Mt Hood This robust strong ale features pale malts and generous hop additions. After primary fermentation, several American rye whiskey barrels are filled and cellared to age. The remaining beer is then cellared in a stainless steel tank. After many months of aging, the barrels are then blended into the remaining batch aged in the stainless steel tank.