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Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale 3.77 819

Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8193.78/5.03.77/5.06.8%87.8Snifter, 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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 merlin48 (520), New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 4, 2007  
22 oz bottle pours a clear red mahogany body with a lavish beige head. Complex aroma of pine and grapefruit hops atop a caramel and toffee malt backbone. Taste is dominated by bitter grapefruit and pine hops which slightly overpower the toffee malt sweetness. Just a hint of apple fruitiness adds a nice complexity. Very drinkable.


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/513/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 09/07/1997
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewpub

ruby red, slightly sweet malt aroma, semi dry malt flavor, nice long lingering hop bitterness, much more an esb than a scottish
-------- /> Date: 05/20/2006
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting

drippy lace, big sweet carmel malt aroma, rich malt flavor, nice sweetness, light bitterness, well balanced easy drinking ale

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4


 BDR (2169), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 31, 2007  
Thanks to Joebrew for sharing Nice red color with no head. Hoppy citrus nose. Faint sourness in the citrus hop body.


 Skyview (4090), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 30, 2007  
From a 22-oz bomber, shared by joebrew pours a clear caramel amber brew with a thick creamy head with food retention and lacing. Aroma of caramel malt, citrusy and grassy hops with some light chocolate. Taste is medium bodied, light carbonation with a slight metalic character. Flavors has a rich caramel malt and some mild bitterness. Finish is semi-sweet and then a flat caramel flavor in the after taste. A little light on the alcohol for a strong ale but still tasty.


 Speedle (262), Mid-Atlantic (Tour 2007-2008), Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Aug 29, 2007  
22 oz...dark amber with a thick foamy tan head...malt and grassy hop aroma, some sweet citrus...initial pine and citrus taste with a smooth bitter bite...lightly sweet semi bitter finish...refreshing brew....very easy drinking...there’s a lot going on with this beer without too much confusing complexity...great beer to break into after a 3 day break


 JCB (1796), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/516/20
Aug 25, 2007  
22oz bomber from Once Upon a Vine, Richmond. Fantastic looking beer, pours deep red with a big fluffy head (foamberg lasts forever). Smells of rich malt, unassuming but obviously quite well crafted. But the taste introduces a really interesting citrus hop profile, obviously indebted to West Coast IPAs (which BR also do quite well), and that gives this pumped up red a distinctive and very enjoyable quality.


 SudsMcDuff (1707), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 25, 2007  
Pours a medium grade brown ... Assertive firm head ... Has a nice bold hop profile ... lacing is B+ ... Rust, Pine, Caramel - Aroma ... Does contain a appealing blend of flavours, i’d change a few things but a solid offering.. "Baie dankie"


 RCL (1496), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/514/20
Aug 24, 2007  
Very solid hops aroma with a hint of peaty smokeyness. Flavor is a bit like smokey pine.



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