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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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 fidel (913), Livermore, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 4, 2009  
Poured hazy golden orange, piney, citrus, fruity, little malty, little caramel.


 Hopper (295), San Antonio, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/517/20
Sep 2, 2009  
A golden-orange beer with a nice head. Aroma was piney, citrus, fruity, & oh so nice. The taste was pine, citrus(grapefruit), bitter. The flavors blend beautifully. Great lacing on the glass & what a great balance of malt & hops & everything I expect from an IPA. Being so good I need to try more IPA’s higher in the rankings than this because I do not know how it can get better than this.


 patrickfannon (298), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Aug 28, 2009  
Bottle. Pours golden orange,.Aroma is pungent with fruit and malt. Thick, creamy body. Finish is strong and smooth. Excellent IPA.


amg800 (34), Ada, Michigan, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Aug 28, 2009  
From the bottle. Pours a deep golden. Nose holds generous amounts of aroma hops and hints to the amount of bittering hops. Carmelized american grains apparent in the flavor. Thought twice about buying this one after glancing over the label, but I’m glad a went through with it and bought two.


 ante (2921), Stockholm, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Aug 27, 2009  
Bottled at Monks Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. Pours out in a clear pale amber appearance with a frothy wgite head. Crisp and resinous aroma of peaches, minerals, light caramel and grapefruit. Medium-bodied with hoppy and fresh notes of grapefruit, lemon-rind, minerals, grass and resin. Crisp bitter finish of grapefruit, grass, resin an d minerals. An elegant and a really bitter IPA .


Weedking4 (33), Stratford, Ontario, Canada
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/518/20
Aug 26, 2009  
22oz bomber. Pours a nice hazy orange colour. So smooth, nice amount of bitterness. So delicious...did I say how smooth and delicious it was? Fantastic beverage.


 awiseman01 (339), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Aug 25, 2009  
Bottle, picked up at Binnys in CHI, OCT/08. Pours clear, deep golden/bronze with thin fading white head in my Stone IPA glass. Nose is some citrus hops, a little stale or weak...I know I saved this a little too long, but.....here goes...........Ahhhh, not bad! Malt profile is definitely starting to take over the hops having waited it’s turn in the bottle for nearly a year (at least). But a good citrusy, dry, spicy floral hop flavor still persists. I couldn’t say I would know Cascade hops if I tasted them, but if their purpose in this brew was to make the hops and malt work together, it gets an A+. I actually don’t mind this being a little malt forward...there is still a good hop bite, especially with this being classified as an ’IPA’. I must say I applaud the west coast style of maximum hopage...flavor just lasts longer IMHO. The malt profile really makes this smooth and enjoyable. Good mix of carbonation, malts become mellow, almost fruity and maintain an excellent smooth mouth feel throughout the glass. Sure, I’d like to try it fresh, but I have no complaints on this at all. Excellent use of hops, excellent use of malt backing (fronting?).


 coyotehunter (545), , Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 24, 2009  
Pours a bit yellowsih...a bit murky, with a nice head that laces pretyy good. Smells mostly of citrus and pine. Very smooth, very good flavor of pine resin and grapefruit. Has a really nice bitter to the finish. Everything blends well together.Well done.



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