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Bear Republic Racer 5

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
12913.88/5.03.87/5.07%98.9Shaker, 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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 EithCubes (2146), Indiana, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Sep 6, 2009  
Drat, just missed being rating no 1234! Have passed on the bombers a number of times and decided to go for one of the newer 12 ozers. Sledgehammer pine bursting from the opened bottle neck, with lesser peach, mango, lychee, grapefruit, and, to my nose, raspberry. Great aromatics here - textbook example for Columbus. Clear orange body with a lacing, dense beige head. Taste is bittersweet and fruity, at first seeming to lean more toward the bitter side, but further ounces revealing balance. Strong crystal malt presence with earth and only light caramel (mostly evident in the long aftertaste). Fruitiness backed off. Oily, chewy Cascade goodness, touch of alcohol in the creamy medium-full body. Has some distinctive character but remains as style adherent as BJCP guidelines desire. Excellent.


 drowland (1407), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Sep 6, 2009  
Bomber courtesy of Cavie. Huge citrus hops on the aroma and flavor combined with a nice balance of malt that is good but not overpowering. A really solid IPA that is now one of my favorites.


 fidel (944), Livermore, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 4, 2009  
Poured hazy golden orange, piney, citrus, fruity, little malty, little caramel.


 Hopper (311), San Antonio, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/517/20
Sep 2, 2009  
A golden-orange beer with a nice head. Aroma was piney, citrus, fruity, & oh so nice. The taste was pine, citrus(grapefruit), bitter. The flavors blend beautifully. Great lacing on the glass & what a great balance of malt & hops & everything I expect from an IPA. Being so good I need to try more IPA’s higher in the rankings than this because I do not know how it can get better than this.


 patrickfannon (336), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Aug 28, 2009  
Bottle. Pours golden orange,.Aroma is pungent with fruit and malt. Thick, creamy body. Finish is strong and smooth. Excellent IPA.


amg800 (34), Ada, Michigan, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Aug 28, 2009  
From the bottle. Pours a deep golden. Nose holds generous amounts of aroma hops and hints to the amount of bittering hops. Carmelized american grains apparent in the flavor. Thought twice about buying this one after glancing over the label, but I’m glad a went through with it and bought two.


 ante (2941), Stockholm, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Aug 27, 2009  
Bottled at Monks Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. Pours out in a clear pale amber appearance with a frothy wgite head. Crisp and resinous aroma of peaches, minerals, light caramel and grapefruit. Medium-bodied with hoppy and fresh notes of grapefruit, lemon-rind, minerals, grass and resin. Crisp bitter finish of grapefruit, grass, resin an d minerals. An elegant and a really bitter IPA .


Weedking4 (33), Stratford, Ontario, Canada
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/518/20
Aug 26, 2009  
22oz bomber. Pours a nice hazy orange colour. So smooth, nice amount of bitterness. So delicious...did I say how smooth and delicious it was? Fantastic beverage.



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