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Bear Republic El Oso Lager


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A Premium Lager brewed by
Bear Republic Brewing Company

Healdsburg, California USA

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382.96/5.02.95/5.0Winter4.5%81.8Lager glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Nicknamed "El Oso" or The Bear, this copper color lager is made with the famous Modelo Mexican yeast strain which imparts a unique light taste.

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 Angeloregon (2008), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20

Jul 6, 2008  
On tap at Green Dragon--Poured a hazy orange-yellow body with a thick white head. Nose of gnarly malts, burnt plastic, and floral hops. Very strange nose. Sticky, medium-dry mouthfeel. Malty, dull finish. Not one of this brewery’s best by a long shot.

 DA (2484), Portland, Oregon City, Oregon, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 12, 2008  
On tap pours light gold with a small white head. Clean lager nose, a touch sulfery and with just the softest notes of malt and hops. Very clean tasting, soft and simple, but is the sort of bear you wish just had a nice crisp hop finish to it. Instead just balanced and unexciting, but not meant to be. Replicated a clean Mexican lager but slightly better, but I’m not going to get too excited about it.


 Nik925 (156), California, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/104/59/20
Aug 11, 2008  
Exactly as expected. It is a craft beer version of a Mexican lager (Corona, etc.) It might be the best Mexican lager I have had, but it still wasn’t worth getting excited about.


 Oscbert (267), Sacramento, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Aug 4, 2008  
~Pours a light golden caramel color. Diminishing head. ~Light malt honey sweet scent. ~Sweet wheaty taste folowed with slight bitter. Nice flavor that I wasn’t expecting. ~Light feel. Crisp clean finish. ~ A great summer brew. I found this to be delicious!


 DocLock (4170), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 22, 2008  
Dark straw pour with off-white head. Nose is caramel malt, hops, citrus. Tastes dry hoppy with caramel malt and mild peppery notes. Smooth with medium to light palate heft.


 blankboy (2627), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/511/20
Jul 14, 2008  
Draught at Cole’s, Buffalo, NY. Pours a slightly hazy yellow-gold with an average size lasting white head. Very, very mild aroma of sweetness and...I get nothing else really. Flavour’s sweet, which I wasn’t expecting, with grain, fruit and honey. Light bodied. Not bad but I wouldn’t want more then one pint of this.



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