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Bear Republic Racer 5

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
12893.88/5.03.87/5.07%99Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
This is a hoppy IPA. Did I say hops? Your brewer is a hop head! This is a full bodied beer using American grains. The goal was to create a base for showing off the unique floral qualities of two Pacific Northwest hops, Columbus and Cascade. Columbus is a new hybrid High Alpha Acid hop used mostly for bittering, but used heavily as an aromatic in this strong brew. Cascade is the balance that ties the malt and bittering hops together. It is a true specialty ale and is our brewer’s statement on this style. 2004 L.A. Commercial Brewing Competition, Silver Medal Winner; 2004 World Beer Cup, Silver Medal Winner; 2001 Real Ale Festival, San Diego, Gold Medal Winner; 2001 Real Ale Festival, Chicago, Gold Medal Winner; 1999 Great Amercian Beer Festival, Gold Medal Winner - og 1.070, ABV 7.0%, IBU 69. California State Fair Bronze Medal, 1997 Beerfest Invitational. - og 1.070, ABV 7.0%, IBU 69.
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 Quevillon (1520), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Jul 21, 2009  
Bouteille 660 ml, acheté le 9 juillet 2009 au Charles Street Liquors (Boston). Ambrée cuivrée, petit collet avec un peu de dentelle. Arome d’houblon tangearine, bien amère. Goût d’agrume légé, houblon bien amère avec une touche d’orange, bonne finission amère plaissant. Une sorte d’IPA que j’aime!


 jblendy (518), Midland Park, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 21, 2009  
Pours copper golden with a small white head. Aroma is somewhat sweet and fruity, with just a hint of piny hops. Flavor follows the aroma well, though somewhat floral, but just a bit watery. Palate is medium and fruity/bitter-sweet.


 williamherbert (466), Syracuse, New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Jul 19, 2009  
Bitter and flowery in both the aroma and the taste. Lots of orange peel and grapefruit hops, with some sweet perfume in both as well. Pine on the back of the tongue. A hazy honey-orange appearance, and an unparalleled amount of lace. A prickly bite on the swallow. A really excellent beer, and priced relatively reasonably.


 humulushound (113), British Columbia, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 19, 2009  
Pours from 650mL bottle into shaker light amber will perfect foamy cap. Nose of orange blossoms,citrus fruits, sweet malt, pine. Flavor of grapefruit in the forefront, light malt in the midpalate,a little pine and burnt caramel in the backbone with a bitter finish. Warming, delightful, effervescent and smooth with oodles of fine lacing. I would say what separates this from Stone’s IPA is richness and balance.


tyanow (10), California, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Jul 18, 2009  
I am addicted to Racer 5. I recently called Bear Republic to arrange for some kegs and I told the lady who works there about my addiction. She replied, "I hear that a lot". Lighter than expected orangish yellow with a nice puff head that lingers and laces. Overwhelming (in a good way) citrus hop aroma. Distinctly grapefruit and a slight pine note. The taste is a lot more hop than malt but both are very apparent. The word that always comes to mind is fresh. It is crisper than you’d imagine a 7% beer to be. This is a bold beer but remarkably drinkable.


 sethdude (600), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 17, 2009  
Pours orange with a huge billowy head and lots of flocculation. Massive lacing. Aroma is sharp pine notes with a faint caramel backbone. Flavor is PNW hop fruitiness, somewhat balanced by easy caramel and pale hops below. Not terribly complicated or complex, but well-crafted and fairly drinkable.


 arminjewell (102), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/516/20
Jul 17, 2009  
Bear Republic makes em hoppy! Poured orange/yellow with white head with little lacing. Aroma of grapefruit and pine, more emphasizing the citrus. Smooth on the palate, and full of upfront hop flavor leaving a wonderful bitter aftertaste. Great IPA.


 Barrios (852), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 14, 2009  
Pours a golden-amber body with off-white legs. Smells of malt, citrus, fresh hops and pine. Flavor is malt, fresh hops, pine, and some citrus. Finish has a nice bitterness.



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