Bear Republic Racer 5

	Percentile
	98
	overall

Brewed by Bear Republic Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Healdsburg, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1289	3.88/5.0	3.87/5.0	7%	99	Shaker, 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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evergreen0199 (259), London, Greater London, England

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Sep 28, 2009

Bottle. Golden pour with medium white head. Tastes hoppy, citrus fruit, malty, bitter. A quality well balanced complex IPA.

trevor211 (504), Seattle, Washington, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 25, 2009

Pours a medium orange with a creamy, beige head. Big hops on the nose - citrus and floral hops, with enough caramel malts to counter, but not enough to overpower. Nice, full mouthfeel... the malts come through in the flavor a bit more, but it has a nice, bitter, dry finish. This one’s really good.

dand645 (90), Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	17/20

Sep 24, 2009

golden pour, with copious amounts of fluffy white head...great amounts of hop in the nose...wonderful balance, good amount of bitter...lingering finish

yobdoog (1431), Woodridge NY, New York, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Sep 22, 2009

Overall very nicely balanced with some solid very flavorful hops. Pine, citrus and caramel malts with a nice body to back the hops juice. A lingering citrus grapefruit hop bitterness. Nice.

gyllenbock (244), Stockholm, Sweden

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 22, 2009

Bottle at SBWF. A very nice IPA, a lot of tropical fruit and citrus. Compared with Hopsickle this was more balanced, thanks to the malt. Clearly a nice IPA that was easy to drink. I especially liked the dry and pleasant bitter end.

screigh (260), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	5/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Sep 22, 2009

Pours a nice looking crystal copper color. No head at all. Aroma is unusually sweet with a hint of grain. Taste is very nice and balanced. Wait around and the bitterness appears. This is a real easy drinking IPA.

finol (486), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 21, 2009

Bottle at Monks Cafe @ SBWF. Fruity and citrusy niceness. Balanced and drinkable IPA

hirigalzkar (558), Stockholm, Sweden

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Sep 21, 2009

Bottle. Good IPA! Serious tropical hoppiness balanced with a good ammount of malt.

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