Bear Republic Brewing Company Racer 5 IPA®

Racer 5 IPA®

 

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

  IPA - West Coast Regular
Score
7.54
ABV: 7.5% IBU: 75 Ticks: 243
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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7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Poured from 473mL can (bb 09/11/21). Hazy golden orange with off-white head. Fairly malty, mild citrus hops, touch of tropical, and a bit of resin on the finish. Would probably be great fresh, but this can is a bit old.
Tried from Can on 12 Sep 2021 at 06:05

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle. Hoppy aroma and taste, citrus fruit, resin, medium bitter. Medium body, hoppy bitter finish. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2021 at 20:43

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
In einem Restaurant in DC. Leicht trübes Orange mit einermittleren Schaumkrone. Aroma: Moderat Malzig, Hopfen. Pfirsich, Karamell, Geschmack: mittlere Süße, etwas Karamell, etwas Gras, etwas Grapefruit. Bitter.
Tried on 02 Jan 2020 at 19:58

7.5/10
Tried from Draft on 29 Dec 2019 at 13:13

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
can. gifted at random. pretty solid IPA - very bitter and strong. nice overall
Tried from Can on 30 Sep 2019 at 01:15

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle from Tanakaya. Quite clear golden colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is bitter hops, bit of citrus, feels like lime to me, bit of pine too. Also biscuity malt. Taste is less bitter than i expected, maybe my bottle is old. It is however very nice. Citrus at the start with a lot of malt coming through afterwards. Touch of spice in there too. Very easy to drink. Nice light carbonation. Finish is lingering bitterness, grapefruit and lemon. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2019 at 15:54

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
LCRBM2: Grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and red berries in the flavor. Oily hoppy aftertaste.
Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07

8.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bière quelque peu surcotée sur le site. Globalement plaisante, mais qui manque de complexité avec un axe résineux pamplemousse très prégnant laissant peu de place à d'autres arômes, trop linéaire de l'attaque au final, un peu trop douce et qui manque d'imagination. D'autant plus qu'avec Chinook, Cascade, Columbus et Centennial, il est possible d'avoir des arômes plus riches. Le visuel se porte sur un blond doré, parcouru par de fines bulles. La mousse blanche nappe juste la surface. L'amertume est sur une amertume franche mais avec une base un peu trop sucrée, la rendant moins saillant. C'est le résineux qui prédomine comme arôme avec du pamplemousse de l'orange et de légères épices. La deuxième est réellement trop douce avec des arômes complètement linéaires. L'arrière bouche et le final sont heureusement un peu plus tranchantes (sans faire les 75 d'IBU). Longueur et corpulence sont correctes et l'alcool à 7,5 % est honnête. Il faudrait passer la 6ème pour gagner la course.
Tried on 14 Aug 2019 at 17:41

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Gold with a lingering, creamy white head. Aroma full of peach, citrus and caramel. Bittersweet turning more bitter at the end. Light floral notes at the finish. Medium body—nice creamy body. Very nice!
Tried on 18 Jul 2019 at 02:27

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Draught at Golden Gate Taproom, small creamy head, clear golden orange color, cirus yeasty aroma, bready, fruity citrusy flavor, medium mellow grapefruit bitterness. Good and enjoyable.
Tried from Draft on 14 Jul 2019 at 07:25