Big Bear Hibernation Pale Ale

Brewed by Big Bear Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Coral Springs, Florida USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Well this is a surprisinly good beer. Nice bright amber color and by the time it made it to my table, no real head. Aromas are a mix of hops, malts and citrus. Flavor is complex with some sweetness and a good hop backbone. Nice.

Draft at brewer. Whereas the light was better than expected, this was worse. Gold with white head. Very little scent, some hops etc. Taste is citrus and bread.

Draft at brewpub. Hazy amber in the glass with a creamy off-white head that had a thin layer lasting and good lace. Nice caramel and citrus aroma. The flavor found pine, citrus, and a caramel background. Medium body and medium bitterness. Nice!

Shaker pint pour at the brewpub in Coral Springs, Florida. Pour is a slight haze, orange copper with a nice 1/2 inch lightly off white head. Falls with some nice lacing. Aroma is fresh citrus softly sweet fruit (peach, tangerine) along with a nice soft earthy grain malt. Taste is really nice, the fresh bitter citrus hops up front, followed close behind by the sweetness of the fruit and finishing with the nice earthy grain maltiness. Palate is grainy, medium to light bodied with a nice bright level of carbonation and a mineral aftertaste. Fresh and tasty beer.

A nice pale ale as far as they go I guess. It is nice and light and almost a little sweet.

Very nice. Liked the hazy cooper pour with tremendous floral pine aromas jumping into the olfactory. Citrus, piney well balanced citrus hops mix well with subtle caramel vanilla hops to quiet the bite into flavorful harmony and sublime drinkability. Body was a tad thin

Draft at Big Bear. Pours hazy yellow-brown with an off-white head. Nose is light malt, pine sap, resiny hops, white grapefruit, and sweetness/ honey. Flavor is pine bite, tart white grapefruit, malt, resiny hops, and more. Finish lingers with hops. For an APA this beer is awesome.

A little on the light side for an IPA, but still carries that bitterness that we’ve all come to enjoy.

Tap at FBGF09. Pours golden, thin white head. Taste of fruity hops with hoppy finish (grapefruit and citrus). Good stuff

50ish IBU and Cascade hops. Some C aroma. Golden colour, cloudy, a head, bubbles. Better not in frosty mug, still tasty.

I’m super impressed with this beer, its got great balance, nice hoppy aroma, a stand out color, and a really hearty finish