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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7/10
0,3 litre Bottle from Total Wine Laguna Hills. Cloudy Golden with white head. Tropical aroma and taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2017
at 13:46
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle. Honey gold color. Rocky white head. Rich malty nose. Nutty, caramel undertones. Bittersweet with burnt sugar and dried fruit notes. Resiny pine hops in finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2017
at 22:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
355ml bottle, close to its BB date. Pours hazy orange with a frothy off-white head, great retention and lacing. Aroma: hoppy, floral, citrus, tropical, slightly resinous. Taste: floral hops, citrus, tropical fruits, resin, floral bitter aftertaste. Medium body, smooth mouthfeel, average carbonation. Considering this bottle was past its best I was impressed with this, been around for almost 20 years yet it still holds up well with today's west coast IPAs. Great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2017
at 21:10
7/10
Tried
on 18 Jul 2017
at 17:00
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Great example of new school west coast IPA. Light malt backbone and massive hops. Fruity and Piney.
Tried
on 18 Jun 2017
at 12:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
One of my all-time favorite go-to IPAs. Bitter and proud of it, piney and resinous with a dank-citric core. Toast and caramel provide a solid base, while orange and herbal hops lead to a clingy bitter finish. Smooth texture, pine, grapefruit and weed in the aroma. Good to finally have Bear Republic in these parts. Tasty brew.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2017
at 13:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Golden with a white head - Fruity hop aroma - Malt body to support a hop profile that has fruity and herbal, spicy flavours - The hops with a good bitterness goes into the finish - This was good
Tried
on 21 May 2017
at 07:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe, Kings Lynn. Golden and clear with massive visible carbonation and a huge white head. Strong scent of citrus and tropical hops (pineapple and melon in the foreground) with a pleasant biscuity malt leveller. Sweet taste... although the bitterness of the hop is used for a balance, this is a surprisingly sweet IPA. Finish is slightly more bitter. A bit more pineapple and banana in the aftertaste. It’s good but surprisingly low-key, and the alcohol is hidden well. Certainly worth trying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2017
at 17:55
8/10
Tried
on 01 May 2017
at 18:36
7.5/10
Very smooth, great hops
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Apr 2017
at 23:40