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
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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4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Brown bottle, 1 pint 6 ounces, purchased from Beers of the world - Henrietta circa 2010, savoured on 17 September 2022; eye: brown with a mahogany hue, opaque, no effervescence, ring and island of beige head, no lacing; nose: madeira, caramel, slight spices; mouth: madeira, caramel, slight spices, unpleasant acridness, molasses, finale in caramel with presence of spices, medium body, average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly raspy texture; in summary: fair for such an old beer FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 6 onces, achetée chez Beers of the world - Henrietta circa 2010, savourée le 17 septembre 2022; œil : brune avec une teinte acajou, opaque, pas d’effervescence, anneau et îlot de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : madère, caramel, très léger épices; bouche : madère, caramel, très léger épices, âcreté déplaisante, mélasse, finale en caramel avec présence d’épices, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : correct pour une bière si vieille

Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2022 at 21:49


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

35cl Blik van Beer Republic. Troebel diepgouden kleur, witte kraag. Vrij zoet, frambozensnoepjes, hopthee, theeblaadjes, iets aards, licht zuurtje, bitterzoete finish. Lichte body. Mja, geen topper.

Tried on 04 Sep 2022 at 16:30


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

Can. Amber beer with a cream head. Light tropical fruit aroma with light malt. Light tropical fruit and caramel flavor with light citrus and light pine. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Light tropical fruit and light grapefruit linger with light pine and light caramel.

Tried from Can on 28 Aug 2022 at 20:57


3.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 1.5

Brown bottle, 1 pint 6 ounces, purchased at Beers of the world - Henrietta circa 2010, savoured 27 August 2022; eye: dark brown, opaque, no effervescence, small ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: malt, madeira, caramel, molasses; mouth: malt, madeira, caramel, acridness, finale in acridness with presence of molasses, medium body, average carbonation, rather sweet, lightly acrid texture; in summary: too old FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 6 onces, achetée chez Beers of the world - Henrietta circa 2010, savourée le 27 août 2022; œil : brun foncé, opaque, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, madère, caramel, mélasse; bouche : malt, madère, caramel, âcreté, finale en âcreté avec présence de mélasse, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, plutôt sucrée, texture légèrement âcre; en résumé : trop vieille

Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2022 at 21:23


Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2022 at 12:09


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

Can. Black beer with brown head. Molasses and light chocolate aroma. Chocolate and caramel flavor with molasses. Medium-plus bodied. Molasses and chocolate linger with caramel and light licorice.

Tried from Can on 06 Jul 2022 at 20:56


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Eingetrübt bernsteinfarben mit weißer Schaumkrone. Hopfiger, malziger, leicht fruchtiger Geruch. Geschmacklich hopfig, malzig, leicht fruchtig mit Grapefruit. Wenig fruchtig dafür hopfenbetont. Mittlere Süße mit hoher Bitterkeit, mittlerer Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.

Tried on 16 May 2022 at 07:54


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Leicht eingetrübte goldene Farbe mit weißer Schaumkrone. Hopfiger, malziger Geruch. Geschmacklich hopfig, malzig mit Grapefruit und Pinien, nicht überladen fruchtig wie viele andere Vertreter. Mittlere Süße mit hoher Bitterkeit, mittlerer Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.

Tried on 10 May 2022 at 08:09


3.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2

Brown bottle, 1 pint 0.6 ounce, circa 2010, savoured 9 April 2022; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, some alcohol beads; nose: madeira, coffee, malt; mouth: madeira, coffee, malt, finale in coffee with presence of malt, medium body, below average carbonation, mildly sweet, slick texture; in summary: too old FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 0,6 once, circa 2010, savourée le 9 avril 2022; œil : noire, opaque, pas d’effervescence, minuscule anneau de mousse beige, quelques perles d’alcool; nez : madère, café, malt; bouche : madère, café, malt, finale en café avec présence de malt, corps moyen, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : trop vieille

Tried from Bottle on 09 Apr 2022 at 20:36


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tried on 30 Jan 2022 at 22:42