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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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snuffla (96), Chch, New Zealand
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 14, 2009  
US trip Aug/Sept 2009 - Notes indicate beer from the bottle, decanted into glass, sweet malt, with some hops, but finished too sweet with not quite enough hops to back up the malt profile - maybe some storage issues, tho was from a fridge and well within dates


 plovmand (1603), Helsinge, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/517/20
Sep 13, 2009  
Bottle at Monks Cafe, Stockholm. Amber body with a steady off white head. Lovely aroma of spicy hops, caramel, mango, pine and pineapple. Very powerful and fruity. Flavour is grapefruit, pine, caramel, pineaplle and lighter notes of hay. Very drinkable and quaffable. Loved it!


 Parrothead (185), Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Sep 12, 2009  
22oz bottle. Whoa - I got a faceful of hops while pouring - and the glass was on the table and I was standing! A pretty soft amber color, nice white head that dissipated but kept a nice presence. I expected a bit more mouthfeel, but it was still good and smooth. Great job, Bear Republic!!


 BVery (461), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Sep 11, 2009  
TAP: semi-hazy light gold pour, white fluffy head, good lacing. Lemon citrus and hop on the nose, creamy mouthfeel with a big hop bite late. Good IPA.


reverendj (38), Brunswick, Georgia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 10, 2009  
Very nice American IPA.......soft honey gold colour with pleasant malt and citrus aroma.....wonderful balance between the malts and the citrus hoppiness.....smooth feel with a nice hop bite on the finish.....how do these guys from the west coast do it time after time......I’ll buy again if we ever get it in Georgia


 celogan (190), Oroville, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/59/105/518/20
Sep 9, 2009  
Nice Beer. Poured cloudy yellow with slight head that evaporated quickly. Minimal lacing. Slight fruity aroma. Flavor was wonderful with fruity notes and some great hops. Good carbonation and mouth feel. An outstanding IPA


 EithCubes (2146), Indiana, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Sep 6, 2009  
Drat, just missed being rating no 1234! Have passed on the bombers a number of times and decided to go for one of the newer 12 ozers. Sledgehammer pine bursting from the opened bottle neck, with lesser peach, mango, lychee, grapefruit, and, to my nose, raspberry. Great aromatics here - textbook example for Columbus. Clear orange body with a lacing, dense beige head. Taste is bittersweet and fruity, at first seeming to lean more toward the bitter side, but further ounces revealing balance. Strong crystal malt presence with earth and only light caramel (mostly evident in the long aftertaste). Fruitiness backed off. Oily, chewy Cascade goodness, touch of alcohol in the creamy medium-full body. Has some distinctive character but remains as style adherent as BJCP guidelines desire. Excellent.


 drowland (1380), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Sep 6, 2009  
Bomber courtesy of Cavie. Huge citrus hops on the aroma and flavor combined with a nice balance of malt that is good but not overpowering. A really solid IPA that is now one of my favorites.



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