Bear Republic Racer 5 3.87 1308

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
1308	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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Anker (313), Hillerød, Denmark

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	9/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Sep 17, 2009

Bottle at Monk’s Café, Stockholm. Pours amber with off white head. Great aroma of hops (simcoe), pineapple, papaya, peach and pine. The flavour is not as good as the aroma. Its dry with notes of hops, fruit, pine, caramel and grass. It has a long bitter after taste.

Snoop59 (74), Penn Run, Pennsylvania, USA

4.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.4	8/10	5/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Sep 16, 2009

12 oz. bottle courtesy of my son. Pours a clear amber-orange with an average off-white foamy head that lasts throughout and leaves excellent lacing. Great citrus and floral aroma that hits you every time you tip the glass. The flavor is a big hop taste of grapefruit, tangerine, floral, and pine. Nicely balanced with caramel sweetness yet still allowing the hop bitterness come through and linger to the end. Medium bodied. Great IPA.

Svesse (2687), Hässelby, Sweden

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

Sep 16, 2009

(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Wallingatan, Stockholm) Pale amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with grapefruit, apricots and pine needles. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of apricots, orange, grapefruit, pine needles and resin. Loads of piney, citrussy hops in a fairly bitter finish. Medium body, with some caramel sweetness. Lovely well balanced IPA with an impressive hop character.

TheGrandMaster (1882), Auckland, New Zealand

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

Sep 16, 2009

Bottle (in NZ). A bright and clear copper, no head. Lots of tropical fruit on the clear nose, with some floral notes as well. Plenty of bitterness all the way through the swallow, and those hops stay with you well after the finish. Tropical fruits again in the flavour, but swome good juicy touches from the malt as well. A very good new world IPA.

snuffla (101), Chch, New Zealand

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	11/20

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 (1741), Helsinge, Denmark

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	9/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	17/20

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 (187), Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

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 (678), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

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.

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