Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye Ale

Brewed by Bear Republic Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Healdsburg, California USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Bomber, Copper red with a thin head that lasts. Big hop and rye flavors hit you up front. As the beer warmed caramel and sugar flavors were noted in the malt. Pine and bitter finish. Nice big beer, I would buy again.

Bottle from Purvis. Massive beer, with great malt and hop balance. Aromas of grain, caramel, nuts, pine, and flowers. Taste is sweet, with bitterness taking over for a very long finish. Palate is creamy, and full bodied. Amber, with a frothy head.

Bomber pours a dark brown with a khacki head. Aromas of grass some flural notes backed with a good carmel malt. Flavor is bitter with a touch of sour rye. Body is full and finish leaves a great bitter flavor behind.

Tastes of a brown ale and ipa marriage. Piney and hoppy without too heavy of a mouthfeel. Lingering piney citrus afterwords.

pours an amber brown with an off-white 1 finger head that leaves a nice amount of lacing. Aroma is a very nice combination of breadiness, hops and rye spice. Hops are very piney. Great flavor to this beer malty and spicy from the rye with a nice balance of hops. A lingering bitter after taste that is very refrehsing. Medium bodied and light-medium carboantion really allows the flavors int his beer to be the star. Surprised by the balance of flavors in the taste after the strong spicy and hoppy aroma. Very good beer.

Very drinkable, has the taste of an IPA. Quite powerful; not much carbonation, darkish amber colour.

12 oz bottle. Pours a nice deep brown. Very raw rye nose, oh & a $hit ton of hops. Full bodied hopped up rye roadster. Layered rye, hops, and booze. Will drink again.

Bottle. Pours orangish-red with a medium, off-white head. Pine and grapefruit hop aroma with caramel undertones. Great hop flavor (citrus/pine/grass) somewhat balanced by caramel and nutty flavors. Nice hoppy finish.