Posted in New Beer Releases, beer news on Jul 13th, 2010
We just received word from Redmond’s Black Raven Brewing that they’re releasing this year’s version of Le Petite Mort tomorrow (Wednesday, July 14th). Anyone lucky enough to sample the 2009 version of this Strong Abbey Brown Ale knows why this is a big deal. In short, it’s outrageously good. Back in December, Le Petite Mort [...]
Posted in Breweries, beer news, washington_beer_news on Jun 24th, 2010
If you’ve been paying very close attention—I mean, “stalker-like” attention—you might have noticed that the Washington Beer Blog is the only blog in town that has not posted something about the recent trademark hullabaloo involving Black Raven Brewing and Franciscan Vineyards (Ravenswood).
We don’t want our readers to think that we don’t care. We do care. [...]
Tomorrow Black Raven Brewing will celebrate its one year anniversary with a big party at the brewery in Redmond. Has it really only been a year? Details about the party are below.
About a year ago, when my lips had yet to sip a Black Raven beer, a good friend of mine in the Washington beer [...]
Posted in Breweries, New Beer Releases, beer news on Apr 13th, 2010
On the heels of last weekend’s impressive medals-grab at the World Beer Cup (read it), Black Raven Brewing will release a new beer today. Splinters Bourbon Barrel-Aged Scotch is the latest seasonal release from Redmond’s award-winning brewery. This beer is the barrel-aged version of Second Sight Scotch ale. It will be available at the Raven’s [...]
It is always a happy day when the new issue of Draft magazine shows up in the mailbox; however, it was an especially joyous moment when I turned to page 9 today and found a one-page write up about one of my favorite new breweries.
In the January/February 2010 edition of Draft, in the “On Tap: [...]
Posted in Breweries, New Beer Releases, beer news on Dec 9th, 2009
Parlez vous Francais? Neither do I. Well, just enough to know that petite means small and mort means death.
Black Raven Brewing will release the bourbon barrel aged La Petite Mort this Thursday, following its limited debut at the Winter Beer Festival last weekend. It didn’t take long for the festival crowd to start buzzing about [...]
Posted in Breweries, New Beer Releases, beer news on Nov 17th, 2009
Black Raven Brewing announced today the release of its newest seasonal offering – Wisdom Seeker Double IPA. The official release date is next Tuesday 11/24. That sounds like an excuse to hit the Black Raven brewery in Redmond where they are sure to have it on tap. Here is the official word from the brewery:
The [...]
It was a dark and stormy night, one that would make even a gothic freak like Edgar Allen Poe shudder against the wind and rain, when suddenly out of the unsettled darkness Black Raven Brewing came tap, tap, tapping at the door. Enough with the highbrow literary crap.
Last night the Beveridge Place Pub announced the [...]
