Bear Island Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Boise, Idaho, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Bear Island Brewing

Established in 2014

Contact
1620 N Liberty St, Boise, ID, 83704, United States

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6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

On tap pours out hazy amber topped with a sand head. Nose is sweet sweet banana bread notes some spice. Taste is more of the nice banana bubblegum notes wheat and some spice.

Tried from Draft on 17 Mar 2024 at 20:40


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

On tap pours out amber topped with a sand head. Nose is nice pine citrus hops and some rye bread malts. Taste is more of the nice pine citrus hops and a nice rich malt forward kick. --- Beer merged from original tick of Irish You Enough on 03 Mar 2019 at 01:20 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5. Original review text: On tap at the brewery pours rusty copper color topped with sand head. Nose is light grain some toast and a spice. Taste is more of the light sweet malts spice toast.

Tried from Draft on 17 Mar 2024 at 20:33


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

On tap at the brewery pours out chalky golden topped with a white head. Nose is wheat grain notes and some citrus hops. Taste is more of the wheat grain notes and some citrus a touch of grass.

Tried from Draft on 29 Dec 2023 at 01:19


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Half pour at Bear Island. Hazy golden pour, spotty head. Weak aroma, almost undetectable citrus. Taste continues, light bready malts and hint of citrus.

Tried on 29 Dec 2023 at 01:18


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at the brewery pours out golden topped with a white head. Nose is melons some fruit hops and a little citrus. Taste is more of the melons over ripe citrus and some bitterness.

Tried from Draft on 29 Dec 2023 at 01:16


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap At BitterCreek deep clear chestnut brown. Thin fine tan head and a few clinging spots of lacing. Some carmelized brown sugar bits in the aroma. Mild soft woody toasted malts and a touch of a tang. Slight woody bite but mostly just a smooth rich brown ale.

Tried from Draft on 06 Dec 2023 at 01:52


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at BitterCreek foggy/hazy deep lemon yellow. Full white head up front citrus hop aromas. Pithy tangerine and grapefruit bitter hoppiness. Medium light malt body. Full flavored hops throughout. Clean bitter finish. Fresh bold and zippy

Tried from Draft on 27 Sep 2023 at 02:24


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at HomeBrewStuff misflynclear deep golden light amber big fruity almost cider aroma. Smooth light toasted sweet malts. Lacking much hop bite or flavor --- Beer merged from original tick of Bearimental Hazy IPA (Mod 3) on 04 Sep 2021 at 23:17 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: On tap at the Boise reset/taproom foggy dull orange good dense light tan head. Big fruity light malty aromas and flavors. Plenty of residuals makes for a fairly sweet beer. Good fresh hop flavors.

Tried from Draft on 19 Sep 2023 at 00:51


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft: Poured a murky yellow with a creamy white head. Aroma is nice hops perfume, fruity. Taste is bitter hops, citrus, fruity, piney, lively finish.

Tried from Draft on 15 Sep 2023 at 19:50


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Taster at HBS. Hazy golden pour, soft off-white head, lacing. Citrusy, hoppy aroma. Taste is fruity, citrus, floral with a light bite.

Tried on 15 Sep 2023 at 19:32