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Bear Republic APEX


 Percentile 
94
overall
Brewed by Bear Republic Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Healdsburg, California USA

bottling
unknown

on tap
common

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
1083.7/5.03.65/5.07.5%62.9Snifter, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Webster’s Dictionary defines apex as the highest point, the tip or climax. This experimental IPA allows our brewing staff to play and search for that ever elusive new hop blend and balance. Our brewers are eternally searching for the perfect Apex.

2009 Night of the Living Ales Cask Festival – 3rd place People’s Choice
2008 California State Fair – SILVER
2006 Great American Beer Festival® American-Style India Pale Ale – SILVER
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 Zinister (1199), Houston, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Mar 15, 2009  
Tasted at GABF 2008. Golden pour with white head. Nose of sticky hops, grapefruit, citrus and grass. Flavor is rich with an okay malt bill.


 drewbeerme (2223), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 15, 2009  
on cask at Day of the Living Ales ’09. pours gold white head. nose of citrus, grapefruit. flavor citrus, grapefruit, grassy. a pretty nice ipa.


 raphael (411), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/516/20
Mar 14, 2009  
Yummy full floral hop aroma, with a good caramel wave beneath. Orange amber clarity.w/ quick khaki head. The malt makes a brave stand against the hop flavors but is a overwhelmed as the hops accumulate into harshness.


 nhorween (639), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Mar 14, 2009  
Cask at Day of the Living Ales. Soapy pour. One of the best beers at the event. Ultra piney and resiny, pineapple, lemon. Easy to drink.


 pantanap (1323), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 13, 2009  
cask at DOLA....pours a clear apple cider brown with a thin soapy white head... tropical fruit and citrus hoppiness with some underlying sweetness....flavors of sweet malts, hops, and very fruity. medium body. that’s all i gots on this one.


 sersdf (1000), chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/58/103/516/20
Mar 12, 2009  
cask at DotLA III. pretty sure i ranked this beer #1 in the voting, and i also think it was the first beer i had. BR can’t do anything wrong, can they. i had no idea there was that much alcohol in it. "light clear orange. well hopped, fruity, sweet aroma. super bitter. uber hoppy. zero malt, extremely dry" guesss the numbers i assigneed to it that day don’t correspond to a score better than some of the others i rated (but didn’t score) that day. oh well.


 Cornfield (4892), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Mar 11, 2009  
I had this at the Day of the Living Ales 2009, GI Wrigleyville. The aroma was perfumey with the blending of floral scents, grapefruit and pine, and a sweet light maltiness. The malt was stronger, light but caramelly, in the flavor, but the hops were stronger yet. It also had a hit of heat from the alcohol. Dry, hot finish with a smack of bitterness.


 joeymacaroni (181), West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/53/103/59/20
Mar 10, 2009  
ok, i wanna like this beer. i love double ipas. but this one was like eating a pineapple and kissing someone with morning breath. i can’t say I’m down with it.



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