Bear Republic Double Apex

Brewed by Bear Republic Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Healdsburg, California USA

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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Draught @ Apex, Portland.
Pours clear amber color with medium head. Aroma of fruits, caramel, toffee, hops and hay. Flavour of hoppy fruits, mild caramel and hay. Very nice.
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On tap, pours a lightly hazed golden colot, medium white head, good lace. Aromas of light bread, faint hops, overall a very weak aroma. Taste is ultra bitter, caramel sweetness dominates. Way too sugary and malty. Big miss considering this was apparently rare and only at 5 bars in the county.

On tap at Monk's with Vinny. Well, let's just say I expected much more. By that I mean, I expected it to be drinkable. This beer pours nice and clear golden with a fuzzy white head. Nice lacing as well. It takes a fucking nose dive from there; the nose is dismal, the taste is is absolute malty hell, and I could not take more than two sips. So malty, stale and bland. Bitterly disappointed. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

On tap at Brouwer’s. Pours clear amber with minimal head. Smell is fresh grassy hops. Taste hoppy, grassy, and grapefruit, decent maltiness, pretty tastey.

On draft at Monk’s Cafe.

A: Clear light amber, carbonation plenty, thick and dense white head.

S: Semi-bitter citrus.

T: Malty with a sweet mildly bitter citrus bite.

M: Medium bodied light carbonation, creamy.

O: Easy to drink with good balance, nothing stands out.

On draft at Monk’s Cafe. Pour was amber colored, slight faint haze, nice self-sustaining head. Aroma of strong pine, some citrus. Flavor followed over top of a mild biscuit malt. Hops not as strong as the description promised, but a darned nice brew. I think I’m cool with the Double Jack as it is over this. Mouthfeel full, slight stickiness.

On tap @ Bottleworks. Pours dark orange with thin head. Aroma is citrus and grapefruit hops. Taste is thick caramel malt, sticky boozy sweetness, with piney hops that linger through the finish to leave a sweet bitter aftertaste. A big beer, no doubt. Though it’s been a whole, this is similar to Racer X. Only shortcoming I could identify is maybe a little more hops up front? The malt profile on this is spot on.

On draft at Monks Cafe. Pours a slightly cloudy gold with a Medium sized off white head. Aroma of grapfruit, light pine and hops. Taste is much the same as the aroma. Leave a perfumy aftertaste.

Draft at brouwers. Pours clear darker gold with a bit of a orangish tint and sticky white head. Quite aggressive on the nose. Sharp peppery cracker malt with bright yet bitter hops that mostly hints of lemony pinesol. Light crisp body, lively/peppery carb. Bitter pinesol hops up front, astringent, peppery dry malt and finishes really quite dry and bitter. No flaws, but touch too out of balance for me.

Danky grassy and piney hops, some toast and pale malt shows througj as well. Golden pour good clarity thin head thin lace. Flavor is big dank floral grassy and pine hops. Some grapefruit shows up some pale malt notes ligjt toast. Dry resiny finish alcohol well hidden. Good shit.