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Black Bear Gearhead Ale


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35
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An Amber Ale brewed by
Bear Brew Pub (Black Bear Brewery)

Orono, Maine USA

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182.9/5.02.89/5.0-38.1English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Gearhead is a smooth, flavorful Red Ale. Malty and hoppy enough, yet still mild and crisp.

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 porterhouse (991), Alna, Maine, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/102/56/20

Jun 12, 2006  
(22 oz. bottle from Lou’s Beverage Barn, bottle mislabelled as "Voodoo Bear Porter") Pours fairly dark reddish brown with about 1 1/2" of tan head. Aroma weakly hoppy, with weak caramel and vanilla. Some lacing. Mouthfeel watery, prickly. Tastes like weakly malty dishwater, grassy, kind of sour. Yuk.

 jason (1510), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Jun 25, 2008  
<b>Draft</b>. Poured a deep red body with thin head. Aroma is lightly bitter tones of hops and sweet malt. Flavor is the same as aroma with a light bitter sweet finish.


 Beerdedone (1626), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 8, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a dark amber with a beigh head. Aroma of light caramel, multiple fruit and some light hops. Flavor is grainy and malty with light caramel and a hint of roast and has a medium body with a bitter finish.


 kramer (1956), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/510/20
Nov 30, 2007  
22 oz bottle. Pours a clear ruby body with a quickly fading fizzy off-white head. No lacing left. Moderate visible carbonation. Nose is husky crystal malt, very light hops, and just a touch of toasted malt sweetness. Flavor is very husky and grainy with a very bland finish. A touch of cola and breadiness on the back end. Mouthfeel is thinnish and watery with fizzy prickly carbonation. Overall, this was a pretty weak effort. No character or depth at all.


 apoptosis (1316), Long Island, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 29, 2007  
Dark mahogany-colored body with barely a head at all. It has lots of yeast floaties the the bottom of my glass. Slightly hoppy in the aroma and the flavor, but it is very mild. The flavor is slightly better than the aroma. Pleasant earthiness. Not a bad example of a mild amber ale.


 WeeHeavySD (2025), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/102/57/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Bomber. Pours amber with a 1 finger head. Sweet nose slightly off putting. Taste is malty but way too bitter. Drain Pour



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