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Bear Republic Racer 5 3.87 1298

Bear Republic Racer 5

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
12983.88/5.03.87/5.07%99Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
This is a hoppy IPA. Did I say hops? Your brewer is a hop head! This is a full bodied beer using American grains. The goal was to create a base for showing off the unique floral qualities of two Pacific Northwest hops, Columbus and Cascade. Columbus is a new hybrid High Alpha Acid hop used mostly for bittering, but used heavily as an aromatic in this strong brew. Cascade is the balance that ties the malt and bittering hops together. It is a true specialty ale and is our brewer’s statement on this style. 2004 L.A. Commercial Brewing Competition, Silver Medal Winner; 2004 World Beer Cup, Silver Medal Winner; 2001 Real Ale Festival, San Diego, Gold Medal Winner; 2001 Real Ale Festival, Chicago, Gold Medal Winner; 1999 Great Amercian Beer Festival, Gold Medal Winner - og 1.070, ABV 7.0%, IBU 69. California State Fair Bronze Medal, 1997 Beerfest Invitational. - og 1.070, ABV 7.0%, IBU 69.
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 finol (516), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 21, 2009  
Bottle at Monks Cafe @ SBWF. Fruity and citrusy niceness. Balanced and drinkable IPA


 hirigalzkar (584), Stockholm, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 21, 2009  
Bottle. Good IPA! Serious tropical hoppiness balanced with a good ammount of malt.


 thedm (3836), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 21, 2009  
This bottled brew from a bottle shop poured a small sized head of foamy fine to medium sized white colored bubbles that were mostly lasting and left behind a hazy softly carbonated light orange brown colored body. The mild aroma was cascade hoppy and floral. The crisp mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish. The flavor contained notes of malt and strong hops. Delicious and one I would certainly buy again.


 RSRIZZO (1368), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Sep 20, 2009  
From a 22oz bottle poured into a shaker at 48°. Color is a pale gold with a slight haze. Carbonation is good with a nice tight white head. Aroma is hoppy and fruity with a sweet citrus coming out. Taste is smooth and citric. Starting with a medium body it goes down with a creamy feel. Finish comes out sweet with a mild malt feel then the citrus rolls in with orange and lemon rind, then a bold bitterness. After taste is dry with an almost sticky bitterness lingering on leaving a pine like taste. This is a very good IPA, it has a nice citrus flavors that don’t just overpower you with grapefruit the way far too many out there do.


 potbeercollege (388), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Sep 20, 2009  
Bomber. Hazy murky light orange with white to beige head. Aroma sweet hops with fruit and earthy tones. Clean tongue with medium body but sticky. Taste is also fairly malty but ends bitter and long.


 joergen (8627), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 20, 2009  
Bottle at Stockholm Beer and Whisky 2009. Cloudy amber coloured with a medium sized white head. Fruity aroma of caramel, hops, pine needles and alcohol. Fruity flavour of caramel, hops, pine needles and alcohol with notes of grape fruits. Dry hoppy finish.


 Anker (309), Hillerød, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/516/20
Sep 17, 2009  
Bottle at Monk’s Café, Stockholm. Pours amber with off white head. Great aroma of hops (simcoe), pineapple, papaya, peach and pine. The flavour is not as good as the aroma. Its dry with notes of hops, fruit, pine, caramel and grass. It has a long bitter after taste.


Snoop59 (74), Penn Run, Pennsylvania, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/518/20
Sep 16, 2009  
12 oz. bottle courtesy of my son. Pours a clear amber-orange with an average off-white foamy head that lasts throughout and leaves excellent lacing. Great citrus and floral aroma that hits you every time you tip the glass. The flavor is a big hop taste of grapefruit, tangerine, floral, and pine. Nicely balanced with caramel sweetness yet still allowing the hop bitterness come through and linger to the end. Medium bodied. Great IPA.



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