Renamed from Raven to Wild Raven in 2013 due to another beer of the same name from another brewery. The recipe for the brew came from James Kemp, now Head Brewer at Buxton Brewery. Previously crowned the New Zealand Home Brewing Champion in 2008 and winner of a Liberty Award, Kemp used Maris Otter, Black Patent and Chocolate malt along with Nelson Sauvin, Centennial and Sorachi hops. The beer, called Wild Raven, has bitterness and hop character and plenty of malt flavours to give it complexity.