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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?  
 LilBeerDoctor (1480), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 9, 2008    Updated: Sep 14, 2008
Bottle. Pours a slightly cloudy orange with a foamy white head. Aroma and flavor of citrus and piney hop, some corn, sweet malt. Very drinkable, especially when cold. A little heavy mouthfeel for a single IPA, not that I minded necessarily....an awesome beer with hop deliciousness.

Update 9/14/08: Thought I’d revist this tasty IPA...Growler from Bellport Beer. Aroma of luscious pine and faint citrus. Flavor of lots of citrus (orange peel) with bitter piney hops in the finish. Quite sweet. Nicely balanced, although more on the hoppier side. Just as tasty as before! (No change in my rate)


 ansermadide (496), Kyle, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
May 9, 2008    Updated: Jun 9, 2008
(Sample from July 20, 2007 Beer Club Meeting; Sample from May 9, 2008 Special Beer Club Tasting) You can definitely tell this one is unfiltered. Slightly cloudy yellow/orange color with foamy white head. Smell is musky and hoppy. Taste is almost spicy, and scrumdiddlyumptiosly hoppy. Bear Republic is so good at this. So well done.


 keepersj12 (774), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 9, 2008  
A top of the line IPA. Great aroma of pine and citrus. Great flavor of the same with a crisp hop bite.


 fakepurseninja (773), Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
May 7, 2008  
400th rating - Chose this for the milestone given I am scheduled to bottle my first homebrew on saturday (extract brew) which was a clone of the Red Rocket from Bear Republic and thought this would be a fitting choice. Really floral IPA. Heavy hop aroma with a strong hop presence marked by a sweet grapefruit presence. Somewhat oily with light resin, but not overpowering by any means. Medium sweet caramel maltiness with a moderate roasty character.


 Rogueone (506), I F&ckin’ hate those guys from, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
May 5, 2008  
Tap @ Bodega: pours a dark yellow. Aroma of fresh citrus. Nice body, bittersweet hop finish. Not a standout but very drinkable.


 elcaballo (101), Beverly Hills, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
May 5, 2008  
A very solid IPA, piney and with some citrus this beer has a nice bitterness to it that i like to see in an ipa. Alot of what i find to be the signiture bear republic flavors A go to drink for me for sure.


 Petrucci914 (574), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/515/20
May 4, 2008  
Pours a cloud golden color with a massive pillowy white head and sticky lacing that covers the glass. Aroma is spicy, citrus hops, pine, and sweet malts. Taste is balanced in terms of bitterness, some pine, grapefruit. A pretty good IPA, but I prefer their Hop Rod.


 BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
May 4, 2008  
Bottle. Poured orange in color with a tall frothy white head that leaves light lacing. Nice hoppy IPA aroma backed with caramel malts. The flavor finds citrus hops, pine with a balanced caramel malts. Medium body. (Rating from June ’07)



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