Bear Republic Racer 5

Pours a slightly hazy, deep orange into the glass, with a nice medium eggshell head that leaves soapy lace. Very pleasant citrusy malt nose, really accentuating the orange contingency. Nicely bitter throughout, this brew shines forth with citrus (orange and grapefruit) notes, enough malt to balance and back the peppering hops, and some light melon/honeydew to smooth out the pull. The finish closes the present flavors, leaving the nice peppery pine hop to tingle the back-palate.... lingering, and well done with complexity. Mouthfeel is smooth, and medium-bodied. This brew has character, and is a nice offering in the IPA genre. So many different aspects of the flavor and complexity shine through, it’s hard to capture them all accurately in one rating. Excellent beer.

Nice hoppy IPA, Nice orange colour, solid body, very drinkable

A pretty good hoped IPA. Nothing great here but still a good beer. Full and rich taste.;

Draught at GABF 2008. Clear golden - white head. High hoppy, piney, wet grass, resin, very fresh, cookies, knækbrød, swedish flatbread, nice bitterness.

Crushed with Jakebra. All I got written here is: lots of hops. But they must have been delicious hops. I’m sure I dug it.

Limited notes here. Had the expected strong hop flavor and aroma and certainly bitter. Mouthfeel was not as solid and seemed a little flat (maybe because it was on tap). OK but not as good as expected.

On tap at Porter’s Pub, UCSD. Pours a clear golden-amber with a white ring. Aroma is sweet, bitter, and a little light, of hops, pine, and grass. Nice bitter hops taste, with citrus and pine. Lingering bitterness. Tasty.

A nice caramel color with suspended yeast. White, short lived foam. Nose of caramel malt, bread and slightly citrusy. Strong grassy aroma from dry hopping. The mouthfeel of this beers is oily with a soft, medium body. Good malt base (munich?) and much less bitter than I expected. Well balanced. This is definately an ’’old school’’ IPA.