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Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale

Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale - American Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
97
overall
Brewed by Bear Republic Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale

Healdsburg, California USA

bottled
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on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
8083.78/5.03.77/5.06.8%86.7Snifter, Trappist glass
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The brew of choice for mountain bikers, and adventurous types worldwide. (Are you excited now!) This fiery red ale is not for the weak at heart. It originally started out as a Scottish red ale but has taken on flavors of its own. This is a very complex recipe using five different grains to achieve it's unique flavor. The caramel malt used is a mixture of Belgian Caravienne and Hugh Bairds Crystal malts. Red Rocket is a full bodied, hoppy brew which finishes on the pallet with caramel malts. Centennial and Cascade hops are used for bittering and aroma.2004 L.A. Commercial Brewing Competition, Gold Medal Winner; 2004 West Coast Commercial Brewers Competition, First Place; 2003 California State Fair, Gold MedalWinner; 2002 California State Fair, Silver Medal Winner; 2001 California State Fair Gold Medal Winner; 2001 Real Ale Festival, Chicago, Bronze Medal Winner; 2000 California State Fair, Bronze Medal Winner; 1999 Great American Beer Festival, Silver Medal Winner; 1998 Great American Beer Festival, Silver Medal Winner - og 1.067, ABV 6.8%, IBU 65+.
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 Glouglouburp (2778), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/514/20
Nov 2, 2009  
In short: A cohesive blend of berries, caramel and pink grapefruits flavours. A little too sweet but overall very good beer.
How: Bottle 22oz. Consumed fresh about 1 to 2 months after purchase
The look: Beautiful partly cloudy ruby body topped by a large beige head with medium retention
In long: The nose is rich caramel and plenty of fruity hops, reminiscent of some hoppy American barley wines. Taste has lots of berries swimming in caramel and concludes with a pink grapefruits finish. Not a very complex beer but there is something about that rich fruity caramel and red grapefruits flavours that work surprisingly well together. Slightly tart. Medium carbonation. Bitterness is mild-medium. A little sweetness creeps in (unfortunately) in the after-taste. Not quite balanced enough to me. So much I liked about this beer but it just needed a little more bite in the hops department (more resinous, more pine-cone dryness, something…). Very good but a little twist and it could be excellent. The beer looks great, but looks is not everything, unless you are a chick without much professional ambition.


billdrinksbeer (18), Washington DC, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/514/20
Nov 1, 2009  
Bottle from Rodman’s. Pours a dark red/crimson with a fluffy white head that has quite a bit of retention and lacing. Tons of yeast and other bits floating around. Unfiltered, indeed. Smells sweet, some resinous pine and some prune/plum/cherry action. Watery front, not the kind of malt backbone that I look for in a red ale. Lots of hoppy pine notes though. Lots of carbonation I’d have it again, but I think I prefer Green Flash’s Hop Head Red.


 alobar (1001), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 25, 2009  
Thanks to qmeister. Pours a thick reddish amber color with a slightly tan head. Aroam of caramel, malts, and hops. Flavor of caramel, malts, and a solid hops bitterness at the back end. Lots of floaties. Creamy mouth feel.


 douglas88 (1542), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/517/20
Oct 25, 2009  
22 ounce bottle at the Bayou. Pours a dark amber color with a medium tan head. The aroma is huge caramel, malty and light fruit. The flavor was really nice; sweet caramel, light fruitiness, rich malts, a light bitter hop. Nice and tasty.


jdskinns (15), South Roxana, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/513/20
Oct 22, 2009  
12oz bottle. Poured cloudy, reddish brown in color. Thing white head, good carbonation. Smelled heavily of malts, sweet. Taste was pretty average. Bitter, maltiness, and dark fruits. This was a beer I’ve been wanting to try for a while and it was a bit disappointing for me. With the appearance and smell I was looking for more taste than I got. Pretty light on the mouthfeel as well, another thing I was wanting more out of.


 larryLSB (139), La Selva Beach, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Oct 19, 2009  
Poured from 12 oz, Thought I had already rated this, as it was of my all time favorites. Dark brown with nice red hue. Medium tan head. Malty caramel nose with a bit of fruit. Hoppy bitter taste, sweet and malty. Well balanced brewn with a nice aftertaste with a strong finish.


Prometheus (97), Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Oct 17, 2009  
Very strong red ale. Very hoppy in aroma and taste. Red in color. Pine, hops, caramel. Medium body. Not a bad finish. Not too bitter.


bsjay (54), Oregon, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Oct 15, 2009  
First complaint, which has nothing to do with the specific beer, is that the 12 oz bottle had a shockingly small amount of beer (you could pour enough to go at least a quarter way up the neck). That said, I love hoppy reds, and this was a decent example of the style, but perhaps not hoppy enough for me.



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