Thornbridge Brewery Bear State

Bear State

 

Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  IPA - West Coast Regular
Score
7.23
ABV: 7.0% IBU: 75 Ticks: 118
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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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Caña en el scotland yard La Virgen del Camino. 14-08-2015. Color ambar anaranjado con espuma blanca poco persistente. Aromas y sabores maltosos con toques afrutados tropicales y algo dulces. Cuerpo medio fácil de beber. No está mal refrescante.
Tried from Can on 14 Aug 2015 at 13:45

6/10
Tried on 10 Aug 2015 at 08:55

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
From tap. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is grapefruity and pine hoppy. Bitter, light herbal. Solid hoppy. Smooth fruity and crisp hoppy finish.
Tried from Draft on 10 Aug 2015 at 08:50

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap at the Birmingham Beer Bash, 2015. As Bear State. Poured a clear straw with a frothy white head. The aroma is grassy hop, light yeast. The flavour is moderate bitter with a big nettle, light resin hop, citrus bitter palate and a hint of toothpaste in the finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 24 Jul 2015 at 11:42

8/10
Wow. Really good.
Tried on 18 Jul 2015 at 18:55

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Bottle, 0.5 l - BB 24.03.16, as Bear State, at Salhojankadun Pub, 20150718) The beer poured golden and clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had fruitiness, pine and citricness. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, pine, citrciness, creamy toffee, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was hoppy and bitter. A nicely done hoppy brew.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2015 at 08:47

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle 500ml as "Thornbridge Bear State" @ Haand Ølfestival 2015, Drammen
Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, citrus, grape and pine. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long slightly dry, citrus, grape and piney finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2015 at 13:38

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
30.05.2015, 0,5l bottle (as Bear State) sampled @ HaandFestival:
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is mild grassy, hay, lawn, light malts, minerals, hops, weeds, grain. Taste is slightly dry grassy, lawn, hay, light malts, leafs, hops, bark, sap, weeds. Medium bitterness, slightly dry mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2015 at 06:52

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Golden beer with strong white head. The aroma is well hopped with yeastiness, and the flavour is substantially bitter with a heavy hopped dryness at the finish. Overall a nice well hopped IPA. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2015 at 18:31

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from a shop in Castleton, Derbyshire [200615]
Labelled as Bear State
Golden amber, clear, frothy white head, some lacing
Aroma of piney hops, sweet resinous hops, some tropical notes, sweet pale malts underneath, some mango, very fruity, no booze
Taste of sweet fruity malts, mango, sticky hop resins, piney, tropical fruits, citrus zest, loads of hops
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, oily, good bittersweet balance, abv well hidden. Finish - lots of bitter bitter zest, bitter grapefruit hops backed up by sweet resinous malts
Overall - Very good. I’d like to try this alongside Halcyon - I think this might be better
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2015 at 19:55