Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye Ale

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

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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Bottle 1pt.6fl.oz. @ home.
[ Trade by acrdz ]. Brown red color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, grapefruit, orange. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily and smooth, carbonation is soft. [20081222]

A hazy red beer with a fine light brown head. The aroma is a great hop aroma with notes of caramel and alcohol. The flavor is also a great powerful hop flavor, very acidic, leading up to a dry end. It is just a bit too acidic hoppy for my taste, but still a very nice beer.

From 75 cL bottle. Pours filtered orange with creamy white head. Strong aroma hops with a base of malts. Taste is strongly hoppy and rounded off with malts. Good balance. Ends very bitter long into the finish.

(Bottle 65 cl) Clear, amber golden with a dense, off-white head. Fantastic and fresh, citrusy hop aroma. Rather full-bodied with lots of caramel and nuts and a high degree of fruitiness. Distinctly hoppy finish. Nice one. Thanks to sk8viking for sharing. 150207

Bottled (from Ales By Mail). Deep amber colour with a mediumsized foamy/creamy white head, that leaves some lace. Aroma is caramel, mild sweet malts along with big time tropical fruits, some grass and floral notes. Flavour is honey, some tropical fruits, grass, floral notes and quite sweet malts as well. Mild spicyness as well. Long fruity and floral bitter aftertaste. Balanced, and very drinkable.

Bottled. Clear mahogany appearance, creamy head. Grapefruity aroma. Dominated by hops, but there’s plenty of soft, rich maltiness there as well. Lingering salty, very bitter finish. When it comes to malt character Bear Republic is one of my favourite American breweries!

Bottle. Clear orange coloured with an off wihte head. Aroma of malts, caramel, fruits, hops, pin needle and grape fruits. Fruity flavour of hops, pine needles and grape fruits. Dry hoppy finish.

Bottle. Pours a dark amber colour with a small off-white head. Malty hoppy grapefruit and pine needles aroma. Smooth malty hoppy flavor with hints of grapefruits. Dry malty hoppy finish with a long and bitter aftertaste. This was a nice one.

Bottle, 8%. Good caramelly and teaish hop aroma. Clear brown colour. Small off-white head. The flavour is powerful, quite sweet, there is a good caramelly and grassy hop note, and a distinct, but not rough bitterness in the finish. Quite well-balanced even though it is very flavourful. 838318

Bottle. Nice creamy head with good duration. Color is dark amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, hops, malt, notes of flowers, mild hoppy and light bitter finish. Probably not as fresh as it should have been.