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Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale 3.77 815

Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale

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97
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8153.78/5.03.77/5.06.8%87.1Snifter, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
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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 posikyle (165), Alabama, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/103/517/20
Jun 13, 2008  
Pours a deep brown color with ruby edges and a thick, tan head. Aroma is dominated by floral hops. Taste is a big hoppy sledgehammer up front, and when fades out the malts come through, with a slightly sweet ending. Kinda reminded me of a hoppier Arrogant Bastard. Definitely worth a buy.


 Skeegle (496), Maryland, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/103/516/20
Jun 7, 2008  
A great strong ale. First off, this beer gets a whopping 5/5 for appearance because it is the only beer I’ve seen that was neon amber. I’ll type that again. NEON AMBER, BITCHES. Great flavor of citrus hops with lots of underlying apples to it. I taste apples everywhere in this brew, though they arent sweet, it’s like green apple skin. Very nice ale.


 xnoxhatex (1305), Grand Rapids/Chicago, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 2, 2008  
Bottle thanks to 17thfloor. Dark brown with red tint and large creamy beige head. Smokey but big bittering hop aroma. Big bittering hops, dry peeted malt, nice and dirty. Medium and creamy body. Smoky and nice.


 Davinci (296), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 2, 2008  
bottle thanks to 17th floor. beautiful deep red garnet pour with thinnish tan head, some nice sticky lacing. piney hops, caramelized sugars, mild smoke. Pretty big sweetness on the flavor, mild smokiness, big pine conflicts with the smoke a bit. A little plasticy, but not bad. Mild fruit coming out a bit. Not bad, but a little off.


 17thfloor (1493), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 2, 2008  
Pours deep clear mahogany with a thin beige froth. Big rich malty, light smoke and piney hop aroma, slightly vinous. Burnt crystal malt, burnt brown sugar, bitter piney hops. Bold, robust. Tingles on the finish, very bitter. Medium body with fizzy carbonation, slightly sticky.


 joshwilfong (787), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
May 25, 2008  
dark red with tan head. flavor is a strong malt component with some obvious crystal in there. some hop bitterness but nothing overstated, yet well balanced. a good beer


 zappafan99 (462), South Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
May 24, 2008    Updated: Jul 4, 2008
Dark red body with a thin head. Aroma of hops. Nice, thick body. Even malt to hops ratio. Great lacing.


 Rciesla (3719), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/104/513/20
May 23, 2008  
Bottle. Pours amber red with a thin head. Nose is sweet malt, hops, pine, honey, and caramel. Flavor is that with a salty sweet finish.



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