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Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale 3.77 816

Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8163.78/5.03.77/5.06.8%87.4Snifter, 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+.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 LinusStick (1846), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Oct 11, 2007  
A nice American strong. Aroma of mostly caramel and malt. Pour was a medium murky brown with a little off white ring for a head. Taste starts as caramel and malt, then a little smokiness hits the taste buds. After the swallow there is some hoppiness and the back of the throat and tongue are left bittered. Very nice and well balanced.


 pnista (1008), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 11, 2007  
Warm reddish bornw with a dense creamy tan head. A bit sweet with some dark malt character with some light hops. A bit of caramel, balanced. a bit toasty. Amarillo? soft carbonation, a bit of body, creamy. Not super rich. A bit toasty. Dark malt, agaisnt amarillo type hops? Toasty, relatively dry finish.


 scrizzz (1306), kirkland, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/516/20
Oct 10, 2007    Updated: Jun 10, 2008
mahogany color, active tall head. aroma reminds me of a campfire; burnt wet pine/fir and burnt sap. moderately heavy mouth feel, cotton, and a tickle of the characteristics of a good scotch brew with a cruncy hop bite. i have to say, while re-rating this, Skeegle’s post was the most recent and it convinced me to bump the appearance up to a 5. Good call on the neon amber dude, this really is a great looking beer.


 BrewDad (2370), Olympia, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 2, 2007  
22oz Bomber
A deep reddish color with a thin head. This was a great beer. Hops in the nose and flavor the malts where great the flavor had a crisp and spicy finish this was a fun and great beer to drink. I liked the complex flavor and the beer just drank awesome.


 joohefner (380), Isla Vista, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Oct 1, 2007  
reddish brown color with medium dense tan head. caramel pine aroma with some bitter orange to it. medium to light syrupy body and a light carbonation. citric pine resin flavor with a nutty roasted caramel maltiness. fairly light bitterness for the style. good and not too heavy, surprisingly drinkable and goes down like a pale ale


 dyetube (412), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 29, 2007  
This beer pours a deep deep mahogany almost black with a thin tan head leaving some decent lacing down the sides. The smell is of nice beet sugars and hops and the flavor totally emulates this. This really is not that bad of a beer! It’s got a strong malt flavor but is equally balanced by the hops. I thought by the smell this would be more malty and less hoppy. Glad I was wrong! This is a very drinkable beer! Cheers!


 cathcacr (589), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/102/512/20
Sep 28, 2007  
The aroma from the bottle issued the promise of something approaching Bastardly, and was much a letdown afterward. Once in the glass an less concentrated, the aroma barely presented itself; as nice as its Bastardly tone was, it lacks volume. Appearance is the best part: actually living up to the Bastardly promise, with much lacing. The main delivery is lackluster, like 1 parts Bastard mixed with 1 parts water. Body very watery.


 jujubeast6000 (787), Houston, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/511/20
Sep 26, 2007  
(bottle): Pours a dark brown reddish color, dark white head, average, diminishing. Very pine hoppy aroma, some alcohol. Sweet, slight grapefruity smell. Sweet taste, slightly syrupy. Taste of pine. Slightly heavy body, bubbly, good mouthfeel. Okay.



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