Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout

	Percentile
	98
	overall

Brewed by Bear Republic Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Healdsburg, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
954	3.89/5.0	3.88/5.0	Winter	8.1%	78.2	Snifter

Commercial Description:
Big Bear, as the name implies, is a hefty, black, Russian Imperial-style stout. This strong stout boasts a rich, caramel sweetness lavished by a robust, deep-roasted heartiness you can sink your teeth into... Big Bear's bold flavors are produced using a blend of Belgian and English roasted barley and crystal malts. Some unique flavors come forth in the malt character...Louisiana sweet molasses and dark brown sugar. This dark brew is well hopped with Chinook and Cascade hops, which are somewhat, masked by the malt. This is a balanced strong brew boasting an ABV of 8.1% that can creep up on you, "so don't get mauled". It has a dry roasted quality that masks its high alchohol content, so drink responsibly.

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grikmok (92), Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	17/20

Aug 9, 2008

Poured to a dark beer with a lacy and big chocolate head. Aromas of roasted hops and malts. Initial flavor of bitter chocolate and malts, followed by bitter hoppiness. A very good stout.

timsilvia32 (447), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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

Aug 9, 2008

Black pour with a nice dark tan frothy head, which lasted the entire mug. Some light lacing. Roasty aromas, some earthy hops. Dark chocolate and heavily roasted/burnt malt, finished rather clean. A bit too dry to me, but still good.

Praetorian (86), Los Angeles, California, USA

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

Aug 7, 2008

Black in color with a good, lasting, light brown head with decent lacing. The aroma is of coco, charcoal and hops with a flavor of bitter chocolate. bitter throughout with a full body. A good beer, but not my favorite

BMan1113VR (2883), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Aug 7, 2008

Pours with a light brown head covering a black body. Leaves waves on top of the beer. Aroma of cocoa, chocolate, charcole and light hops. Taste is chocolate (baking chocolate), and is quite bitter throughout. Syrupy mouthfeel with light bubbles. A bit overrated in my opinion.

Ibrew2or3 (2761), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Aug 4, 2008

Courtesy of sebletitje. Pours dark dark brown with mocha head. The aroma is roasty malts, bold black licorice and mild nuttiness. The taste is much the same with tasty chocolate malts, mild hop flavor, some roastiness, molasses, mild malt astringency and burnt malt notes. A pleasant chocolate sensation rides to the finish and into the after taste. Wow, I like this.

Oscbert (547), Sacramento, California, USA

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

Aug 4, 2008

~Pours a dark reddish black with off white head. ~Sweet malty scent with notes of coffee. ~Coffee and chocolate malt flavor. ~Creamy feel, bitter coffee finish ~A nice stout. Good flavor and easy to drink.

Beershine (2710), Where Climate Suits My Clothes, Vietnam

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Aug 4, 2008

Bottle. Looks happy to be alive and released from the bottle, like a genie. Opaque black with a luscious tan head. Aroma of coffee, bittersweet chocolate, cocoa powder and carob. Balanced and lovely. Palate is surprisingly light but strong at the same time. Soft, creamy mouthfeel. Super-rich chocolaty taste. Cocoa and mocha to the max. Not too much roast, more like bittersweet chocolate, not sweet, just good. Why aren’t there more no-nonsense brews like this?

KnN (738), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	8/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Aug 3, 2008

Nice stout. Pours a deep black color with just the barest hint of ruby if held up to a strong light. Flavor is fairly smooth with some good roasted malt and a fair bit of sweetness. Not much in the way of coffee on this one but just a good smooth stout. 8.1% was not noticeable at all.

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