Bear Republic Brewing Company Heritage Ale™

Heritage Ale™

 

Bear Republic Brewing Company in Cloverdale, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Rotating Out of Production
Score
6.87
ABV: 7.0% IBU: 17 Ticks: 21
Heritage is Bear Republic’s Scottish Wee Heavy. The bulk of the grain bill is made up of Golden Promise malt from the UK, backed up by a blend of specialty English caramel malts. Fermented with our house strain of Scottish yeast at cool temperatures to extract a clean, yet fruity ester profile. Lightly hopped with East Kent Golding hops, this big and malty ale is true to the Norgrove Family’s Scottish Heritage, the “North Grove” of Sonoma County.
 

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6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draught from Blind Tiger. Poured a dark brownish black, the malt is strong in this one. I liked her.

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 00:51


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap @ Rattle N Hum. This is a darker looking one deeper ruby looking in color with a nice big lasting and leaving small dots down the glass off-white head. Surprisingly mild aroma. Expected a big punchy nose, didnt get that. Is a subtle softly dark caramel sweet one. Traces of nuts and earth. Tastes really good. Not too sweet at all, but it has a lot of dark caramel raisin sweetness. Almost like burnt raisins from a bun. It has a mild sticky kinda oily texture in the mouth and its creamy prickling on the bubbles. Lots of red berries like cranberries and freeze dried raspberries. Lots of flavor, and thank god its not too sweet. Like it quite a lot. 17.06.2015

Tried from Draft on 02 Jun 2017 at 02:04


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

2 oz draft pour at SAVOR 2016’s Saturday session. Clear golden amber with beige head. Aromas of caramel, toffee, booze. Tastes of caramel, toffee, booze, butterscotch. Medium body with a dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 05 Jun 2016 at 18:57


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught at Bear Republic. Clear amber liquid with medium white head. Aroma of caramel, raw sugar, raisins and dried fruit. Taste is light sweet and light bitter with notes of caramel, toffee and light grain. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Decent.

Tried on 04 Feb 2016 at 16:12


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at the brewpub, Healdsburg, 04/02/16. Rich chestnut brown with a decent beige covering. Nose is sweet malt, toffee, pear drop, fruit esters. Taste comprises butterscotch, caramel, fruit rinds, biscuit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent for style.

Tried on 04 Feb 2016 at 16:05


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draft at the brewpub. Pours clear gold with a creamy white head. Nice toffee and caramel in the nose, some fruits. Medium to heavy sweet flavor with lots of semi-dark fruits, creamy toffee, dates. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sugary finish with plenty of bready malts, more toffee, ripe fruits. Nice.

Tried from Draft on 04 Feb 2016 at 15:39


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draught at Apex, Portland, as Bear Republic Heritage Wee Heavy, 8.1% ABV
Dark mahogany color. Heavy caramel aroma and flavor, robust body, fairly sweet, not much bitterness, some alcohol perception, and as often happens for these beers, lack of character.

Tried on 04 Apr 2015 at 20:20


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft - Toffee and toasted malts. Clear dark amber with a decent brown head. Caramel and whiskey notes with a long sweet finish. A little on the sweet but a nice Scottish.

Tried from Draft on 21 Jan 2014 at 16:38


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On tap at Bear Republic, pours a deep dark amber with a small beige head. Aroma is very sweet, with notes of raisins, caramel malts, and syrup. Flavour is very sweet, bringing out shitloads of raisins, followed by caramel malt. Very sweet, but somehow not cloying, at least not in this small quantity. Solid, but not the most complex for the style.

Tried from Draft on 24 Dec 2013 at 14:51


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap at Bear Republic, Healdsburg. Colour is reddish brown with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, nuts, sweetness and malts.

Tried from Draft on 07 Dec 2013 at 14:07