Racer 5 IPA®
Bear Republic Brewing Company in Cloverdale, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.54
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This hoppy IPA is a full bodied beer brewed with malted barley, wheat, and crystal malts. The malt base is designed to highlight the unique floral qualities Columbus and Cascade hops from the Pacific Northwest. Racer 5 is one of America’s most medal winning IPAs. Enjoy this iconic, award winning IPA that helped define the West Coast style. There’s a trophy in every glass.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
This 12 oz can came to me from Half Time Beverage earlier this year. Utilizing a globe glass this evening, I make the pour. I see a relatively clear, gold colored liquid finished by a persistent head of creamy white foam. I smell citrus, grain, yellow fruit and honey. The taste is a straightforward, basic IPA style. A nice hoppy front end, apricots, cereal, malt, some grapefruit and a touch of toffee sweetness. Very decent, an easy to appreciate IPA.
Tried
from Can
from
Half Time
on 18 Apr 2026
at 01:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Had this so many times I forgot to rate. The first I remember distinctly was at dba in the East Village circa 2000 with, alex, alex, Tim Dave etc. Tasted like a razor blade of hops. 15 years later it’s a juicy well balanced ipa out of a bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
A 330 ml bottle from M & S at Gatwick. I'd forgotten just how good this beer is.. very nice with the 7.5 ABV well hidden.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2025
at 10:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Golden slightly hazy. Medium head with a lot of lace. Citrus aroma. Taste is grapefruit, bitter usual IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:39
9/10
RB score 3.87
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2025
at 02:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A typical west coast american IPA. Front loaded with a WHACK of hops, wicked grapefruit, citrus, and piney aromas. A crap ton of hops in the flavour, a nice bitterness to finish. Nothing out of this world, but still very good.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2025
at 09:35
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Aroma is malt, fruity hops, tropical fruits, pine resin, grapefruit, touch of caramel and citrus. Flavour is light sweet with a bitter finish. Body is medium. Classic West Coast IPA, tons of fruity hops and pine resin, grapefruit and malt. Tasty!
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2025
at 15:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:16
7/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can from Beer Republic (advent calendar).
A: clear golden, small, white head.
A: orange peel, apricot, cake, pineapple, citrus zest.
T: sweet apricot, bitter orange peel, biscuit, cake.
F: bitter piney hops, grapefruit, citrus zest, soft gin-like alcohol.
P: medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Very enjoyable quasi-DIPA.
A: clear golden, small, white head.
A: orange peel, apricot, cake, pineapple, citrus zest.
T: sweet apricot, bitter orange peel, biscuit, cake.
F: bitter piney hops, grapefruit, citrus zest, soft gin-like alcohol.
P: medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Very enjoyable quasi-DIPA.
Tried
on 16 Apr 2024
at 09:33