Bear State
Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.23
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Bear State is a classic IPA brewed in the spirit of the West Coast of the USA. This is a massively hoppy beer, balanced perfectly with a touch of malt sweetness and an intensely citrus hop character to finish.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket, as "Thornbridge Bear State". Aroma is tropical fruity hops, citrus, peach, pale malt, grapefruit, with a touch of pine and mild floral notes. Flavour is above moderate sweet with a bitter finish. Body is medium. Gets the job done, well-hopped IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Aroma: Fruity hops with citrus and light herbal notes. Flavour: Fruity sweet and bitter with citrus and tangy notes. Aftertaste is sweet and bitter. Colour: Golden amber with a white head. From: Can.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Aug 2024
at 16:58
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Prague Beer Festival. A bit of diacetyl, but otherwise a rather clean easy drinking IPA, zesty piney hops character. Good one.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Apr 2024
at 12:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Large foamy white head left a froth on a highly carbonated pale amber coloured body. Resinous, cereal & biscuit aroma. Medium bodied, short sharp & dry. Biscuit, malt, cereal, resin, grapefruit & citrus tastes with a bitter hopped up finish. Top Drawer
Tried
on 23 Mar 2024
at 22:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled (as Bear State)@Little Pub, Vaasa. Orange colour with a small white head. Aroma is floral, some mango, mild tropical fruits as well as some nutty notes. Flavour is floral, some tropical fruits, mild mango as well as a quite sweet sting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2023
at 09:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can, medium stable, dense bubbly head, a bit hazy deepish orange colour, aroma of citrus and orange blossom with a peachy hint, very strong and dominating bitterness, some maltiness and citrus trying to push through somehow. Good but a little to heavy.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2022
at 14:23
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
--Sample, thanks oh6gdx! -- Clear golden, mid sized head. Generous aroma of blood grape. Dry with medium body and crisp mouthfeel. Criso, fruity crackery malt, lots of grapefruit and yuzu. Piney very bitter finish. The crisp dryness gives it superb drinkability, and the hops are lovely.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2021
at 19:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Gremlin as Bear State. Aroma is fruity, spiky, touch earthy. Fruity, pineapple, citrus, light tropical, very fruity. Bitterness is there but not in your face. Further down the citrus dominates. Lemon and grapefruit. Maybe a touch of malty sweetness there in the background. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:03
6/10
Tried
on 04 Oct 2018
at 15:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Smell of hops, some vanilla. Hazy amber colour, creamy white head. Aroma of spruce, hops, grass. Dry palate, soft carbon. Bitter.
Tried
on 02 Jun 2018
at 15:29