Racer 5 IPA®
Bear Republic Brewing Company in Cloverdale, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.53
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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.
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.
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.
RB score 3.87
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.
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!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
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.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
355 ml can from Beer Republic advent calendar poured into a Tulip. Slightly hazy golden colour with a thin white head. Fruity aroma with citrus, tropical impressions, pines, and floral hoppy notes. The taste is bitter. Full body. Dry and bitter finish. Nice old school West Coast action.