About
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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Hop Shovel Double IPA Series: Sultanarama from Bear Republic Brewing Company
3 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can. Amber bere with a big cream head. Light citrus aroma. Citrus and light berry flavor with malt. Medium bodied. Decent-good bitterness. Malt and citrus linger with light berry.
Tried from Can on 26 Nov 2022 at 05:36
bb (19143) reviewed
Formula R&D #4: A.H.T (Advanced Hop Technique) from Bear Republic Brewing Company
3 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Summer fruit aroma. Grapefruit and summer fruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and summer fruit linger.
Tried from Draft on 11 Nov 2022 at 18:21
Gripweed57 (9190) reviewed
Hop Shovel Double IPA Series: Sultanarama from Bear Republic Brewing Company
3 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
16 ounce can. Number one with a bullet. Hazy, orange gold pour. Large, bubbly off-white head. Fragrant pineapple aroma. Flavor upfront is sweet, bready malt. Notes of ripe pineapple, bright citrus and subtle pine. Finishes with big bitter, peppery notes. .
Tried from Can on 07 Nov 2022 at 04:14
Quick3Beers (3143) reviewed
Black Racer™ from Bear Republic Brewing Company
4 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pours a beautiful near black, thick head, from a can. Big resin aroma, some chocolate malt. Similar flavor, well balanced. Very good beer.
Tried from Can on 08 Oct 2022 at 02:18
GRM (7543) reviewed
Hop Rod Rye™ from Bear Republic Brewing Company
4 years ago
4.6/10 — 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
Borresteijn (12769) reviewed
IPA from Bear Republic Brewing Company
4 years ago
6/10 — 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
bb (19143) reviewed
Hop Shovel Double IPA Series: Mosaic Magic from Bear Republic Brewing Company
4 years ago
6.9/10 — 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
GRM (7543) reviewed
Red Rocket Ale® from Bear Republic Brewing Company
4 years ago
3.6/10 — 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
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Racer 5 IPA® from Bear Republic Brewing Company
4 years ago
Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2022 at 12:09
bb (19143) reviewed
Spawn of Yaga from Bear Republic Brewing Company
4 years ago
7/10 — 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