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Bear Republic Racer 5

Bear Republic Racer 5 - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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98
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Brewed by Bear Republic Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Healdsburg, California USA

bottled
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
12873.88/5.03.87/5.07%99Shaker, Tulip
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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.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 danielcurtis81 (879), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Dec 28, 2008  
Draft. Poured a nice gold with a small white head. Loads of hops to the nose. Nice crisp grapefruit flavors and pine resin. Mouth is full with a nice bitter finish.


 KimJohansen (6676), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Dec 25, 2008  
Cloudy golden with tiny white short lasting head. Hoppy aroma with citric and piney notes. Hoppy flavour that has notes of grapefruit and pine. Bitter finish.


 ChrisJ (100), Warrenton, Virginia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Dec 21, 2008  
22 oz. bomber. Blind taste test. Pours in copper with nice off white head and great lacing. Aroma was nice pine/resin hop aroma. Flavor was clean and bitter with great piney/citrus hop flavor. Nice medium bitter finish. Satisfying mid to light mouthfeel. Refreshing and pleasant. A great IPA.


 joeyplush (328), Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 19, 2008  
Pours a light copper color with a thick head and decent lacing. Aroma of floral and pine hops and lots of them, just the way I like it! Some slight hints of sweet malt to balance the scent. the hops are plentiful in the flavor as well, but not too overpowering, and very nicely balanced with sweet malt. This beer tastes just like youd expect from the aroma. Very excellent beer, whats most noteworthy is the balance.


 nickd717 (1276), Palo Alto, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/516/20
Dec 19, 2008    Updated: Feb 2, 2009
A solid IPA with a good combination of smoothness and bitter, piney hoppiness. Great on tap or out of the bottle. Reminds me of a slightly toned down Stone Ruination. The guys at B-Rep rarely disappoint, and they definitely make a strong showing with this one.


 durhambeer (1187), Durham, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Dec 17, 2008  
Thank you, Jesus, for making these beers available in North Carolina. Bright golden orange pour with generous yellow-tinged off-white head. Citrusy aromas with light sweet pine. Fruity and fragrant. Nice bitter dry finish. Relatively simple and classic.


 502Flavors (617), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Dec 16, 2008  
bomber into shaker. Really cloudy copper orange (the cloudiness is probably my fault since I carried it home in a backpack and opened it right away). Nice white head, creamy and lacy. Aroma has some great juicy hop character but also a bizarre malt/yeast character (again this might be my fault for agitating it before pouring). Good hop flavor - mostly piney and some citrus. Dry hop resin finish. Medium body with perfect amunt of carbonation. Good mouthfeel. Overall good but I should try a fresh bottle again and be patient enough to let it settle.


 Fin (3382), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 12, 2008  
On Tap at the Gingerman, New York 20-11-08. Loz had, had this beer at Monks Café, Philadelphia on her Birthday 14-11-08 and had raved about it. Loz was right this was really tasty, would be happy to session on this stuff but strength might clobber me a little. Poured warm gold in colour, plenty of piney hops in here. My notes are very sketchy as this place was absolutely heaving and was being elbowed left right and centre. A7 A4 F7 P4 OV14 3.6



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