Racer 5 India Pale Ale - Bear Republic Brewing Co.

circus_cat

Virginia

4.55/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: Nice apricot hue to the body. Could also be described as light amber, almost orange. Mine got a two finger soapy eggshell head which is dissipating at a moderate speed and leaving a lot of lacing.

S: Hop bomb on the aroma. *Satisfied sigh* Just when I was feeling like a really juicy IPA. Website says it's brewed with several hop varieties but I'm really getting the Cascades on the nose. Bigtime grapefruit with a little mango in the background. A floral character. Caramel malt backbone. The nose has got me excited to try what seems like a quintessential well-made standard West Coast IPA.

T: Fruity pebbles at the tip of the tongue followed by bigtime citrus and floral tastes through the middle. Bitter hop end. Very nice.

M: Medium bodied, not too tepid but definitely nice and subdued on the carbonation front. I'd like it to coat the mouth a little more, but it's refreshing.

Comment: While 7% isn't huge by the big IPA arms race standard you see in the craft beer world, it's nothing to scoff at either. They do a good job of masking it. Again, this tastes like a quintessential floral, citrus-rich West Coast IPA--if you're a hophead like I am, you'll like it.

Update: I was shocked when I discovered this had 75 IBUs! Felt more hoppy than that.

Serving type: bottle

09-11-2012 19:59:19 | More by circus_cat

megamass

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-26-2013 02:43:35 | More by megamass

hoelem

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

05-26-2013 01:39:28 | More by hoelem

ajzy

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -11.1%

05-26-2013 01:25:50 | More by ajzy

bubba6000

Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +18.5%

05-25-2013 20:22:51 | More by bubba6000

Hopscat

Maryland

4/5  rDev -5.2%

05-25-2013 13:59:07 | More by Hopscat

HisBoyElroy

Michigan

4/5  rDev -5.2%

05-24-2013 21:22:03 | More by HisBoyElroy

Spaz7

California

4.75/5  rDev +12.6%

05-24-2013 20:30:01 | More by Spaz7

Crimsontider22

Alabama

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

05-24-2013 19:47:10 | More by Crimsontider22

Dirksen

California

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

05-24-2013 18:12:24 | More by Dirksen

YamagamiTravis

Japan

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-24-2013 17:12:15 | More by YamagamiTravis

Bikeboy1

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -11.1%

05-24-2013 16:00:08 | More by Bikeboy1

robertmitchum

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -17.1%

05-24-2013 11:13:18 | More by robertmitchum

Chokobo

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-24-2013 09:49:54 | More by Chokobo

DenverHopHead

Colorado

4.38/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

I've wanted to take this classic on for some time now...and I wasn't disappointed! Wow, I love the look of this beer! It makes me feel like I better buckle up! Everything about the look is bad ass, but the unfiltered snow globe in the glass is awesome! Smell and taste don't knock you out of your chair, but the feel is "Stone Ruination like", palate wrecker! This feels like a DIPA!

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 03:03:40 | More by DenverHopHead

JasonSiedman

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -5.2%

05-23-2013 23:43:02 | More by JasonSiedman

TheBoog013

California

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-23-2013 20:30:26 | More by TheBoog013

visionaries

California

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

05-23-2013 17:38:19 | More by visionaries

nickleeye

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

05-23-2013 14:12:10 | More by nickleeye

hannydawg

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-23-2013 14:02:16 | More by hannydawg

JReites

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-23-2013 02:08:30 | More by JReites

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-23-2013 01:15:41 | More by mikeincharleston

tswater

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-23-2013 00:47:40 | More by tswater

DeekNayvuz

Montana

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

05-22-2013 19:42:14 | More by DeekNayvuz

davesway10

Iowa

4/5  rDev -5.2%

05-22-2013 18:34:37 | More by davesway10