Bear Republic Crazy Ivan

9oz draft @ For the Love of Hops 6/6/09 (drank with FlssmrBrewAlum)-Pours an amber body with a small white head that dissipates rather wuickly. Aroma of belgian yeast and sweetness. Taste of the same with some hops added as well. This medium bodied brew was great tasting and definitely different.

2009 Oregon Brewers Festival – Portland, OR
Aroma: Nice amber sweet malt good Belgian yeast aroma also lingering.
Appearance: Amber in color, Clear with a light head.
Flavor: Decent Amber ale flavor with some Belgian yeast in the flavor this was refreshing.
Palate: Dry Belgian Finish, with a Good Mouthfeel.
Overall: This was an average Belgian ale.

Oregon Brew Fest: amber brown with white head, aroma just pretty malty, flavor not very Belgian but pretty much like a bland pale ale with some spices and a little bit of depth in flavor.

@ OBF. malt, smoke & sour aromas. well balanced malt, hops and yeast flavors-- doesnt taste so beligan. slgihtly chewy but also some fizz.

Tap @ OBF... Poured a deep, rusty/amber with a slightly off-white head. Buttery caramel malts and hops on the nose. Barley and light hops with an acidic sweetness. A little kick from alcohol. Sweet, candy flavors and a cracker or biscuit-like quality.

Tap at ACBF. Holy mother, aroma is PERFUME. I had to make sure that a 70-year-old slut hadn’t just strolled past me, and that I was actually smelling the beer. Flavor has lots of candi sugar with generic Belgian yeastiness. A bit of resin, but mostly just sweet and Belgian-sided. Kind of odd and not too fun.

Draught at the Parish Publick House. The bartender only knew that this was a strong ale from Bear Republic, so I had no idea of the makeup until after I finished and another bartender informed me of the wort mixing and Belgian yeast. It was a red-brown color with a creamy, lasting head that almost grew out of the glass for the first couple of minutes. The aroma was very fruity with lots of peach coming through. I attributed this to the hops, but the Belgian yeast seems like just as likely a candidate, There was also a nice caramelized sugar and light pine quality to the aroma. The flavor had less bitterness than the aroma cautioned, with lots of fruity hops and yeast esters of peach and orange. Bitterness was there, but not too much considering the worts that went into this. Medium bodied with ample but airy carbonation. Rich caramel and toasty malt, but not very sweet or heavy on the malt. This seemed more like an interesting ASA to me. You really would never find a Belgian beer quite like this. Very nice stuff overall, and a nice surprise.

tap. hazy deep copper pour with moderate frothy head. hoppy citrus with light spice and yeast in aroma. rich full body. caramel, floral, yeast. strong.