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Bear Republic Black Mamba 3.23 53

Bear Republic Black Mamba


Percentile
69
overall

bottling
unknown

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
533.29/5.03.23/5.06.1%69.7Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
The first of our small batches brewed on the old Wild Horse brewing system, this black beer is a twist on the classic Belgian Wit. It is brewed with three kinds of wheat and black and crystal malts. Roast and clove notes are its major flavors; it finishes dry.

2008 California State Fair - BRONZE
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 blipp (1735), Newark, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Sep 3, 2009  
Draft. This one really had me dumbfounded. Now that I see it’s a ’black wit’ it makes more sense. Pours amber brown with a beige head. Fruity sweet aroma with a good amount of spice and a lightly smoky malt presence. The flavor has fruity sweetness, wit-spice, and roasted malts. The combination is odd but it kind of works.


 Pwn3d (1114), Manhattan, New York, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Sep 1, 2009  
sampled during bear republic week at RnH. spicy wheat and malt aroma. Taste is malt and slight yeast.  Some milky cocoa notes.   Dissapointing


 Lubiere (4551), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 28, 2009  
A dark clear brown ale with a thin lacing off white head. In aroma, a strange aroma of burned wood extract, licorice and chinotto. In mouth, a nice nutty and chalky wit, with nice caramel malt, and some fennel seeds. Interesting. On tap at brewpub, August 16 2009.


 badlizard (2385), Berkeley, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 15, 2009  
Black with a fizzy tan head. Sweet toasty chocolate and mild fruit aroma and taste. Decent.


 Beardface (1036), Eugene, Oregon, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Aug 10, 2009  
Tap at Bier Stein. Pours out cola brown with a thin white head. Aroma of wheat, orange, coriander and caramel. Flavor is yeast, wheat, coriander, caramel, dark malt. Mouthfeel is very light. Interesting effort, but in the end it was merely an average beer at best.


 stchloe (491), Portland, Oregon, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/57/20
Jul 31, 2009  
Blech. Dark lagers are wicked gross. It was warm due to the heat but just weird. Not quite malty not quite pale.


 shigadeyo (2263), Harrison, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Jul 29, 2009  

7/09/2008: Despite its dark color, Bear Republic Black Mamba (Dark Wit) smells like a witbier. The orange and corriander and definitely noticeable in the aroma as well as the flavor. In addition to the spicy and estery qualities, there is some roasted malt and mild earthiness in the flavor as well. It has a bitter finish, medium-light body, and a beige-colored head that is fully and provides decent lacing. This is definitely and different, but successful variation on the usual Wit!

Draught (6.0% ABV; 90 IBU) at The Brew Kettle in Strongsville, Ohio. Rating #39 for this beer.


 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 29, 2009  
Draft at Craft. Pours deep brown. Nose is dark malt, yeasty spice, cacao. Tastes yeasty and spicy, with heavy dark malt at the forefront, and finishing cacao, blackberry, and some light backup hops.



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