Racer 5 India Pale Ale - Bear Republic Brewing Co.

MikeyMikee

New York

4.47/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

12. 0z into a pint glass.

The look is a hazy golden yellow with particles floating homogenously throughout. The head is white and creamy with a decent lacing.

Smells ridiciously sweet, I can tell its going to be quite viscous. Caramel malts with fruity hops taking a backseat, I can barely tell that there are any hops present through the smell. This would be an interesting beer to smell in a blind taste test.

Dayummm, this beer is sweet. Very sweet caramel malts with some dark fruity character, maybe fig or a rasiny influence. The sweet, fruity malts are immediately met with a strong citrusy hop character that seems to slowly aasimilate into the malt. This is very interesting, the hops and malts are both extremely powerful, it's as though the hops wrap themselves around the malts and then slightyyyy overpower them giving a pleasantly strong bitterness that almost anyone can enjoy. The finish, is silky smooth, sweet, bitter, earthy and overall fantastic.

The mouthfeel is great, viscious, and creamy for an ipa due to the high concentration of malts. I would even venture to say it has a slightly chewy quality to it. The carbonation is perfect as well.

If the beer wasnt so sweet I could drink this all day. The profound malt character gives it a heavy feel which is very enjoyable, however, a drawback is that it makes it nearly impossible to drink more than 2 in a session.

Overall this beer is fantastic, definitely a unique ipa thats a similar to a double ipa. If it had not been for the overwhelming malt character, this beer may have been 5's all across the board. While the hop character was strong, it was a little disappointing to see some of the the hops hidden behind the sweetness. I feel like a little less sweetness could be a literal perfect ipa. BUT, it still made for a truly fantastic beer that I would recommend to anyone.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2011 01:53:20 | More by MikeyMikee

heytomcat

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -11.1%

06-18-2013 21:58:53 | More by heytomcat

jbar920

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

06-18-2013 17:03:11 | More by jbar920

RyV

California

3.75/5  rDev -11.1%

06-18-2013 06:24:02 | More by RyV

fsck

Washington

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

06-18-2013 04:57:34 | More by fsck

slatetupelo

Mississippi

4/5  rDev -5.2%

06-18-2013 04:27:41 | More by slatetupelo

45nDown

Arizona

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

06-18-2013 03:24:57 | More by 45nDown

ajcantu

Washington

5/5  rDev +18.5%

06-18-2013 02:35:59 | More by ajcantu

kangarooAdam59

Wyoming

4.1/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

At River City Saloon, Sacramento, CA:

Into a pint glass:

A: somewhat hazy orange/brown colored body, film of a white somewhat foamy head, some light foamy lacing, body is too hazy for any carbonation to be seen rising

S: strong citrus/pine hops up front, decent backing by the malts as it warms

T: bittersweet and balanced all throughout, decent hops to malts well-welcomed aftertaste, dry finish

M: medium, sessionable, carbonation is adequate for the style and for me, slightly dry and crisp

O: I`m glad I`m finLly able to try this as I would have this again

Serving type: on-tap

06-18-2013 01:29:20 | More by kangarooAdam59

BColton1

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev -5.2%

06-18-2013 01:25:21 | More by BColton1

KyleMA

California

3.75/5  rDev -11.1%

06-17-2013 23:58:46 | More by KyleMA

bmoney

Ohio

4/5  rDev -5.2%

06-17-2013 21:54:07 | More by bmoney

Buttermilk

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5.2%

06-17-2013 17:32:37 | More by Buttermilk

spw109

New York

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

06-17-2013 07:30:44 | More by spw109

apants007

New York

3.25/5  rDev -23%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

poured form a bottle into a pint glass.

a: clear reddish amber. light head goes away pretty quick.

s: a little orange, some hoppy burn. not much.

t: more of the orange. nice blend of bitterness. tastes nice without leaving too much to think about. kinda like a dirty orange crush.

mf: decent carbonation. thick but not syrupy. again pretty good. not great.

not going to be my beer of choice. not mad at it but not super excited about it either.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2013 04:14:36 | More by apants007

BeerRunner

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

06-17-2013 03:17:45 | More by BeerRunner

Jslay013

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -17.1%

06-16-2013 22:23:03 | More by Jslay013

Nunya

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

06-16-2013 18:37:49 | More by Nunya

JimPhelps

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

06-16-2013 18:24:45 | More by JimPhelps

swinyeju

New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

06-16-2013 16:06:36 | More by swinyeju

Davit

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5.2%

06-16-2013 14:16:58 | More by Davit

Orange

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

06-16-2013 07:19:38 | More by Orange

stogirelli

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

06-16-2013 01:27:43 | More by stogirelli

SarcasticAaron

Virginia

4/5  rDev -5.2%

06-15-2013 07:01:43 | More by SarcasticAaron

bkonk10

Indiana

4/5  rDev -5.2%

06-15-2013 04:19:47 | More by bkonk10