Bear Republic Rebellion IPA (Amarillo)

Brewed by Bear Republic Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Healdsburg, California USA

old note 11/1. Pint at redbones during Northwest fest. Great aroma, Sweet fruity, peach, apricot, orange a plenty. Goolden orange color, Ok head and lace. Bitter flavor, grapefruit mainly other citrus too. Medium body, smooth creamy mouthfeel, Sweet dry finish. Good beer, great aroma, one to sniff, ...

On tap at Capone’s ( not sure if it was the Simcoe...waiting for verification). Poured a medium amber color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of floral hops and citrus. Tastes of floral hops, citrus, and a lighter caramel. Lacing left on the glass.

Draft DTJB: pours golden with thin creamy top. Mango-like fruity nose with hints of pineapple as well. Dry, resiny hop flavors with stinging bitterness in the finish and fruity essences of tropical fruits. Nice, dry but fruity and clean and refreshing. This is made perfectly to accent the flavors of the amarillo hop...I commend them on their choice. Bitterness is unrelenting...its a bit slippery in the mouth, but probably just because it was served to me too cold. I dig it, but then again...I’m a sucker for 1 hop beers when done right, and this was indeed done right.

Im not really sure which Rebellion this was, I had it at stone bistro on tap labeled as Rebellion. Clear gold, orange pour. Lots of piney hops, very fresh tasting, with some notes of sage, pepper, and biscuity malt. Some hints of caramel and citrus. I enjoyed this one, nice and refereshing.

Tap at Memphis Taproom. Pours a lightly hazy golden amber with a smaller bubbly white head. Aroma of orange and lightly floral hops, some light caramel and bready hop notes. Flavor of light pine, bitter orange, floral notes, some bready malts. Single hop leads to the beer being slightly one dimensional but Ill take it.

Draught at CAH: Aroma of hops, light pine, fruit, and light toasted grain. Poured amber in color with a small to medium-sized, rocky, off-white head that lasted throughout. Clear. Lightly sparkling. Good to very good lacing. Flavor is medium to heavily bitter. Tastes of hops, pine, slight grapefruit, and light toasted malts. Medium body. Dry texture. Average carbonation. Hoppy, bitter, pine finish is dry.

[Draft @ CAH] Amber color with a small, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of floral hops, pine, tangerine, citrus fruits, raw pellets, herb, and some toffee. Taste of citrus fruits, resiny pine, light toffee malts, and a bitter, grapefruit finish.