About
Based in Cambridge, MD on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, local boys brewing local beers. RAR is shorthand for ReAle Revival, and we first opened our doors in August of 2013 by our co-founders Chris Brohawn and J.T. Merryweather. We built our brewery in an 80-year-old former pool hall and bowling alley with the goal of maintaining the building’s history while producing well-balanced American brews 10 barrels at a time. Proudly brewing since the summer of 2013 with no intentions of slowing down, striving to continuously produce products that our community can take pride in
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can at home, 19th February 2026. Pours hazy but not a deep thick haze. Aroma is floral and tropical - taste is intense, tropical, impressive
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2026
at 12:33
6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
From Beer Drop, canned September 22nd 2025.
Pours a very pale straw yellow, small head of foam that shrinks quickly. Gone in about 2 minutes, no lacing.
The smell is a mix of sweet malt and mild bitterness, some grain, hints of fruitiness.
Taste is sweet malt, grassy hop bitterness, grain, not bad for being ~5 months old.
Light bodied, I would drink this again but only if fresher.
Pours a very pale straw yellow, small head of foam that shrinks quickly. Gone in about 2 minutes, no lacing.
The smell is a mix of sweet malt and mild bitterness, some grain, hints of fruitiness.
Taste is sweet malt, grassy hop bitterness, grain, not bad for being ~5 months old.
Light bodied, I would drink this again but only if fresher.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2026
at 20:36
6/10
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2026
at 12:13
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Pint can from Half Time who appears to have a hand in the marketing of the beer. No small number of different hops went into this brew, piques my interest. ABGB tulip glass ready, I pour to see a fully hazy lemonade colored body completed by a slowly settling top of utterly white foam. The nose is full with oranges, other citrus, milk/cream and hops. Often the taste is a letdown after the smell. But not this time. There is juice, a bit of grapefruit with its bitterness, a fine combination of hops, mangoes, a hint of vanilla for some reason and just-cut hay. Creamy sensation and a nice mix of sweet and bitter. For a mostly non-fan of hazy IPAs, this goes against the current. Best imperial hazy IPA I can remember tasting in a long time.
Tried
from Can
from
Half Time
on 18 Feb 2026
at 22:55
9.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 9.5
Texture 9
Overall 9.5
Pours a bright, hazy, orange-pineapple, with smallish head. Aroma is citrus, tropical fruit, and lots of mango and peach. Flavors all follow, with tons of juicy mango and peach. Mouthfeel seems just a touch on the thin side. ABV is well-hidden. Moderate hop bitterness in the finish. This one's really good.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Feb 2026
at 03:32
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
That is one weird looking beer. Aromas are malt and very slightly tart eggnog. Flavors are similar to nose with tartness increasing. I think it would have been much better less tart. Whoever heard of tart eggnog?
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 18 Feb 2026
at 01:02
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours a darker, reddish-brown, with smallish head. Aroma is bread, malt, some dark fruit, grain. Flavors follow. Pretty clean, crisp mouthfeel. Moderate sweetness (not cloying).
Tried
from Can
on 15 Feb 2026
at 21:30
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours a hazy, orange-banana color, smallish head. Aroma is citrus and tropical fruit, some dankness. Flavors follow. The ABV is pretty well-hidden in aroma and flavor. Soft mouthfeel. Moderate level of hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Feb 2026
at 20:18
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
13th February 2026
Panda thanks to Wingman. A mild to medium haze on this gold beer, small and short lived pale cream head. Light palate, smooth up front, sharply minerally crisp on the back end. The pale malts are fairly sweet with a touch of cereal grain. Hops deliver a multi layered fruity extravaganza, all encompassed by biting hop spice. Tangerine, mandarin, melon, rise to the top but, there is plenty going on underneath. Alongside is the ubiquitous cooling pine. Finishes crisp with the hop spice starting to burn the softer areas of me north and south. Nice job. Could be a tad smoother on the malt side but, a nice job.
Panda thanks to Wingman. A mild to medium haze on this gold beer, small and short lived pale cream head. Light palate, smooth up front, sharply minerally crisp on the back end. The pale malts are fairly sweet with a touch of cereal grain. Hops deliver a multi layered fruity extravaganza, all encompassed by biting hop spice. Tangerine, mandarin, melon, rise to the top but, there is plenty going on underneath. Alongside is the ubiquitous cooling pine. Finishes crisp with the hop spice starting to burn the softer areas of me north and south. Nice job. Could be a tad smoother on the malt side but, a nice job.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2026
at 00:15
8.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 9.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
Pours a hazy, lemon meringue yellow, with smallish head. Aroma is citrus and tropical fruit. Flavor is citrus and tropical fruit, with a dank edge and some moderate underlying sweetness (not cloying). Soft mouthfeel. Moderate hop bitterness in the finish. Really good.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Feb 2026
at 23:06