XP Pale Ale™
Bear Republic Brewing Company in Cloverdale, California, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.79
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XP is short for Exceptional Pale Ale. This light golden pale ale balances the malt and hops for a smooth, drinkable beer that compliments any meal.
2009 California State Fair – SILVER
2008 Colorado State Fair - GOLD
2006 California State Fair – 1st
2003 Real Ale Fest (Chicago) – BRONZE
2009 California State Fair – SILVER
2008 Colorado State Fair - GOLD
2006 California State Fair – 1st
2003 Real Ale Fest (Chicago) – BRONZE
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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pour is an orange with a small soapy white head. Aroma has some sweet malts with a bit of hops and honey. Flavor is pleanty of sweet malts and that’s about it. Where are the hops? Finish leaves a caramel on the tounge but ends up watery overall. For a APA this is a very low hop profile with not much else to carry this one. Stick to the rye beer this brewer puts out.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2008
at 20:55
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Market Street Wine Shop Downtown in Charlottesville. Light color with big rocky head and phenomenal lacing. Strong citrus hop aroma. Taste is grain, hops and caramel. Almost off-puttingly light, but it works well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2008
at 03:51
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
bottle - Pours copper with a huge, fluffy off white head. There’s a good hop aroma with a slight floral note to it. The flavor is moderately hopped as a pale ale should be. Fairly light caramel malt flavors provide balance to this easy drinking, medium bodied pale ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2008
at 11:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
22 oz bottle. This beer pours a golden hazy color with a pretty substantial head. Aroma is citrus, hops, and malts. Flavor is a lot more mellow than I had anticipated, but it wasn’t bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2008
at 13:52
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(3/1/08) Sample from a bottle (Thanks to whoever brought this one) at the RB table at Zythos Bier Festival 2008 in Sint Niklaas. Hazy amber color. Big fresh flowery hoppiness in the aroma along with some citrus and some malty hints. Flavor is a bit milder with a bit of malt at the start and citrusy bitter hoppiness (although not as bitter as the aroma suggests) later. Medium-bodied. A good APA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2008
at 08:53
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 6
HA HA, the last BR on the BR list. On tap at the Bocktown, such a nice place in Robinson Pittsburgh PA. Orangish yellow clear. Nifty alabaster head with big and small bubbles. Has a mild hop floral aroma. Slightly fruity initially then it evolves into an average hop bite. The effervescence of this stuff is unique and rather enjoyable. In spite of the medium hop presence, I find it intriguing. However, there is this constant reminder of hops building on the back of my throat, a constant acceptable hop linger. One of the better APAs this lager lover has had!
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Mar 2008
at 15:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at ZBF08. Good caramelly aroma. Hazy amber? colour. Small stable white head. Good caramelly teaish flavour. Thin mouthfeel. Good flavour, but perhaps a little thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2008
at 06:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours deep gold into a Shaker. Fluffy off-white head leaves spot lacing as it slowly recedes. Pine and resin aromas. Crisp with upfront caramel and a lasting pine finish.
Tried
on 26 Dec 2007
at 16:19
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From bottle, no 27 at Papsoes blindtasting. Pours golden orange and with lacing white head. Slight floral to fruity aroma. Flavour is floral hoppy and a very subdued sweetness. Finish holds the same floral notes lingering into the finish. Solid to nice.5-3-6-3-12=2.9
ZBF2008@RB table: 22 fl oz bomber. Pours clear orange with a lacing white head. Dry pine aroma. Flavour is much the same, slight soapy and with rather dry caramel malt base. Dry hoppy finish.6-3-7-3-13=3.2
ZBF2008@RB table: 22 fl oz bomber. Pours clear orange with a lacing white head. Dry pine aroma. Flavour is much the same, slight soapy and with rather dry caramel malt base. Dry hoppy finish.6-3-7-3-13=3.2
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2007
at 15:11
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottled. A hazy dark golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with hoppy, grassy and fruity notes. The flavor is sweet malty with hoppy notes of grass. The body is thin. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2007
at 14:56