Bear Republic Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Cloverdale, California, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Drake’s Brewing Company
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1995

Contact
110 Sandholm Ln., Cloverdale, CA, 95425, United States
+1 707 8942722
Description
The story of Bear Republic, like most other craft brewers, begins with homebrewing. It was the spark for our passion to create quality, hand-crafted beers. We are a family-owned brewery, located in the heart of Sonoma County, California. The company was established by the Norgrove family in 1995, with Richard G. Norgrove as brewmaster.

After 11 years of rapid growth, we opened our Factory 5 brewery in Cloverdale, California, where we brew and package all our beer that goes to market. We hand select our ingredients for each batch, the grains and hops we use are chosen for their unique characteristics and the recipes and formulations are patiently developed over time. Many recipes start as a home-brew and then develop into the commercial beer available in many retail outlets today. We pride ourselves in using our established methods while always looking to improve efficiencies and techniques that allow us to provide quality beer to share with the world.

Beginning 2023 thw brewery was acquired by Drake’s Brewing.
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Oakes
Oakes (34517) reviewed
XP Pale Ale™ from Bear Republic Brewing Company
23 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Hazy amber; lemony, foresty aroma with light brown bread nuances; lots of hop, lots of chewy malts. Good balance.
Tried on 26 Aug 2002 at 09:56
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Big Bear Black Stout™ from Bear Republic Brewing Company
24 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Black, rich, thick, dry. Reminds of Wellington's in the way that it brings a dry stout to Imperial size without getting too chewy or fruity. Delicious melding of different malt elements - nuts, coffee, biscuit.
Tried on 24 Jul 2002 at 17:04
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Hop Rod Rye™ from Bear Republic Brewing Company
24 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Chestnut-accented amber colour. Citrusy, woody hop aroma with toasty malts...maybe a hint of crystal in there. Crisply bitter, moderately-sized body. Toasty and woody with dashes of lemon juice and light grainy notes (presumably rye, but it’s indistinctive to me). Dry, woody finish.

Original notes: Fiery amber; aroma is great - lots of hops, kicking back with well-extracted, quality malts. Caramel, rye notes add accent to a delicious, different brew.
Tried on 24 Jul 2002 at 16:43
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Red Rocket Ale® from Bear Republic Brewing Company
25 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Mahogany colour, rocky head, and a rich, earthy aroma and palate showing lots of caramelly malts and foresty hops. The brewery considers this a bastardized Scottish ale, and they might not be far off - maybe a strong, robustly hopped Irish Ale is more accurate.
Tried on 16 May 2001 at 12:10