Diamond Bear Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2000

Contact
600 N Broadway St, Little Rock, AR, 72114, United States
+1 (501) 708-2739
diamondbear@diamondbear.com
Description
Diamond Bear Brewing Company was founded in 2000 by Russ and Sue Melton with the mission of providing Arkansas and the region with a beer of their own. Diamond Bear was Little Rock’s first production brewery in 15 years. The name "Diamond Bear" comes from the first two nicknames for Arkansas. Initially, Arkansas was called "the Bear State." But in 1905 when diamonds were discovered in Arkansas, it was changed to "the Diamond State."
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SpringsLicker

7.4
SpringsLicker (4048) reviewed Presidential IPA from Diamond Bear Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Music City Brewer’s Fest 2008. Clear medium amber. Hop aroma supported by light malt. Lightly bitter with a smooth dryness.

Tried on 14 Aug 2008 at 21:12

SpringsLicker

7.4
SpringsLicker (4048) reviewed Pale Ale from Diamond Bear Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Music City Brewer’s Fest 2008. Clear light amber with a medium off-white head. Very nice malty citrus aroma. Well balanced flavor, nice dryness towards the finish.

Tried on 14 Aug 2008 at 21:10

theisti

6.4
theisti (5540) reviewed Pale Ale from Diamond Bear Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12 oz bottle graciously brought back from Arkansas for me from Dansting. Number 1 notched on label. Pour is clear orange ruby with visible carbonation and a nice two inch head. Nice retention on the head. Aroma of sweet fruit maltiness and some earthy citrus hops. Taste is nice, good combination of the malts and hops mentioned previously. The earthiness hoppiness comes across a bit more dirty in the taste. The after taste has a bit of a metallic plastic thing going on, though everything else was nice. Well made Pale Ale, thanks Dan! Always nice when state ticking leads to a decent beer!

Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2008 at 10:31

McDermottDrink

6
McDermottDrink (4593) reviewed Pale Ale from Diamond Bear Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

12 oz. bottle from Cornfield, a gift to help me add another state. First whiff carries a bit of porter somehow. Strange things going on in that headspace, I guess. Then it settles to a decent note pale ale. Pours a rich, dark, copper with a touch of haze in my Sam Adams glass, which further raises a spongy, slightly orange pale ale head. Taste shows some nice caramel malts, but somehow the mouthfeel is a little thin. Ale fruitiness mixes well with choice of English hops; a little spicy and earthy with a bit of pine. It’s okay.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2008 at 21:57

Oakes

1.1
Oakes (33493) reviewed Southern Blonde (-2014) from Diamond Bear Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 0.5

Yellow; avec chemicals et cardboard. Awful bland useless beer. But it's from Arkansas, so new state for me.

Tried on 11 Jul 2003 at 21:13

NotABeerProfessor

5
NotABeerProfessor (3575) reviewed American Brown Ale from Diamond Bear Brewing Company 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

GABF 2002: Soapy aroma. Clean lightly chocolatey flavor. Dark brown color.

Tried on 07 Oct 2002 at 11:43

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