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 Standard Beers
	Trickster IPA NABA 2009 Silver Medal - Strong Pale Ale category ABV: 7.0% IBU: 70 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 6.8% ABV, this beer has truly earned its name. -------------------------------------------------------------- Totem Northwest Pale NABA 2010 Silver Medal - American Pale Ale category ABV: 5.8% IBU: 50 Malts: ESB, Crystal Hops: Summit, Amarillo, Centennial A totem is an entity that watches over and represents a clan or tribe. Totem pale represents us well with its bright citrus hop flavor. Featuring the new hop variety “Summit”, the first dwarf hop to be bred for production in the United States and currently the only hop being grown on low trellis in the Yakima Valley. With its ESB base malt and generous citrus hop additions, you too will want to make the Black Raven your totem. -------------------------------------------------------------- Sunthief Kristallweizen NABA 2011 Silver Medal - Kristallweizen/Berlinerweisse category ABV: 4.6% 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 ABV: 4.4% IBU: 36 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 dry 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 - Strong Scotch Ale category ABV: 7.2% 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 2010 Winner of Brouwer's Hopfest ABV: 9.0% 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. BREWED QUARTERLY NEXT RELEASE DATE: MID DECEMBER 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------- Grandfather Raven - Redmond Imperial Stout ABV: 9.5% IBU: 70 Malts: ESB, Pale, Crystal, Dark Crystal, Chocolate, Carafa II, Roast Hops: Magnum, Mt Hood, Ch 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. BREWED ANNUALLY - SOLD OUT NEXT RELEASE DATE: WINTER 2011? ------------------------------------------------------------- Old Birdbrain - Barleywine 2011 Great Alaskan Barleywine Festival First Place - Barleywine Category ABV: IBU: Malts: Hops: ------------------------------------------------------------- Splinters - Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale Our Second Sight Strong Scotch Ale that has been aged in various Kentucky bourbon barrels. After 6 months of aging, the barrels are then blended together to form Splinters.
	Corbeaux Series
	Pour Les Oiseaux - Farmhouse Ale (Seasonal) 2011 NABA Gold Medal - Specialty and Experimental Category IBU: ABV: 6.0% MALTS: Barley, Wheat, Rye, Oats HOPS: Magnum, Styrian Golding Saison style ales were originally brewed to refresh and compensate seasonal farm workers in Belgium. In the same tradition, this beer was brewed for our friends and family, our ravens, our birds. Brewed as a “Four grain” Farmhouse ale/Saison and then aged in French oak Chardonnay and Viognier wine barrels for many months with the addition of wild yeast (Brettanomyces Lambicus). After aging, the barrels were then blended together to become “Pour Les Oiseaux”. NEXT RELEASE DATE: PENDING -------------------------------------------------------------La Petite Mort - Belgian Abbey Strong Brown (Seasonal) 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 July 14, 2009 Bastille day. This Belgian inspired strong abbey brown ale was brewed with a Belgian Ardennes yeast strain that imparts an aroma of cloves and a complex spiceyness. This is balanced by flavors of mild fruit and hints of earthy tobacco notes. NEXT RELEASE DATE: JULY 14th, 2011 (Taproom only, 750ml bottles to follow in late August/September.) ------------------------------------------------------------- La Petite Mort - Bourbon Barrel Aged Version (Seasonal) SILVER MEDAL 2010 WORLD BEER CUP - WOOD/BARREL AGED STRONG ALE CATEGORY IBU: 36 ABV: 8.8% MALTS: ESB, Pale, Pilsner, Rye, Dark Crystal, Honey, Munich HOPS: Magnum, Styrian Goldings This is the bourbon barrel aged version of our La Petite Mort. Aged in freshly emptied Kentucky bourbon barrels for over 6 months. We release this beer each December before the holidays. NEXT RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 2011 (Draft and 750ml bottles)
	Brewer's Private Stock
	Coco Jones - Coconut Brown Porter GOLD MEDAL 2010 WORLD BEER CUP HERB & SPICED BEER CATEGORY Our Tamerlane Brown Porter that has been infused with toasted coconuts. Brewed in very small quantities once or twice per year. ------------------------------------------------------------- Possum Claus - Bourbon Barrel Aged Pecan Ale Our Tamerlane Brown Porter that has been aged in bourbon barrels with the addition of freshly toasted Mississippi delta pecans. Brewed in small quantities annually in the winter/spring. NEXT RELEASE DATE: UNKNOWN ---------------------------------------------------------------