Churchill's Ten - Bear Republic Brewing Co.

UCLABrewN84

California

3.99/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

On tap for Churchill's Renaissance 2013 at Churchill's Pub & Grille in San Marcos, CA.

Pours a hazy light orange with a foamy tan head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, citrus fruit, citrus zest, and slight tropical fruit aromas. Taste is much the same with a citrus zest flavor on the finish. There is a mild amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that is tasty and easy to drink.

Serving type: on-tap

03-05-2013 17:26:29 | More by UCLABrewN84

Zbeetleman

California

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

05-15-2013 06:13:27 | More by Zbeetleman

mookihouse

California

4/5  rDev -5.4%

03-31-2013 19:12:35 | More by mookihouse

fox227

California

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

03-26-2013 12:40:12 | More by fox227

t0rin0

California

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

03-25-2013 00:55:05 | More by t0rin0

Nugganooch

California

4.59/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

On Tap at Churchills – 03/16/13
Standard pint glass

A: Pours a hazy golden straw colored body with some orange tones. Has a sort of fuzzy peach appearance to it with some streaming bubbles rising up to form a thin rim of paper white foam on top. Not enough head to note much on retention but what was there seemed pretty persistent leaving behind a nice trellis work of lace down the glass.

S: Smells of deep lush tropical fruits with highlights of mango and juicy melon. I get a light grapefruit zesting mixed with some lemony pines and an expressive danky herb note. Very floral nose with just a smidge of sugary sweet pale malts in there. An awesome prelude to the great hoppy flavors here.

T: Flavors burst with green melon, tangerine, grapefruit, and a generous spike of mango. I get a dash of lemon and young berries as well. Incredibly hoppy, fresh, and lush. I would say the Simcoe origins of the Mosaic hops really start to assert themselves with a following of that piney dank weed. Light sugary cracker malt base with a touch of peppery rye. There is a real nice juicy pucker to the beer but despite the massive hop flavors overall bitterness is rather moderate and smooth. A touch of alcohol presence noted but all things considered this is incredibly well balanced. This is outstanding!

M: Lighter in body with a nice even carbonation. Smooth creamy texture and a nice drying crisp towards the finish. A bit of hoppy pucker to the palate and slightly resinous with sticky hop oils.

D: Fantastically drinkable stuff. An all around incredible IPA. Bear Republic has reaffirmed my love for them as one of my favorite breweries. I thought Café Racer was great and Churchill’s X even better. Has everything I look for in an IPA. Just juicy with citrus, tropicals, pine, and sticky greens.

Probably the best IPA that very few will know. Only 10 kegs brewed exclusively for Churchill’s Pub 10th Anniversary. Get this one while it lasts!

Serving type: on-tap

03-20-2013 17:40:02 | More by Nugganooch

drewone

California

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

03-16-2013 23:26:00 | More by drewone

HopHead84

California

4.55/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

03/02/2013 and many times after that

Hazy yellow orange. Explosive Amarillo aroma with huge grapefruit, tangerine, and orange aromatics. Bright and vibrant and outstanding. Juicy orange and grapefruit with big tangerine in the flavor. Just a blast of hop flavor with a lower moderate level of bitterness. Delicious. Rye malt has a soft and unobtrusive presence. Bear Republic killed it with this one. A beer worthy of the bar it was made for. Crushable stuff.

Serving type: on-tap

03-11-2013 22:05:02 | More by HopHead84

jeff1973

California

4/5  rDev -5.4%

03-09-2013 03:01:11 | More by jeff1973

DarthKostrizer

California

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

03-06-2013 08:25:59 | More by DarthKostrizer

ehammond1

California

4.23/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

On Tap

Churchill's Pub & Grille
San Marcos, CA

A very hazed golden with a thick, creamy near-white head. Sheets of lace are left down the glass. A very pretty IPA.

An explosion of Nelson and Citra hops...but apparently, neither were used in the brewing of this beer! Apparently this is brewed with Mosaic hops, but they sure fooled me! Well then...regardless, this is an incredibly smelling beer. It's a wonderful balancing act between Alpine Nelson and Societe Pupil. Grapefruit, spice, dank, citrus, passion fruit...this one has it all. Wonderful!

The flavor isn't quite as exceptional as the aroma, as there's more biscuit in the flavor than there is in the aroma, but, regardless, the hop character translates nicely from the aroma and this is an incredibly delicious, gulpable IPA. A very expressive hop-forward IPA. Cuz AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR MALT!

Medium bodied with moderate-high carbonation.

Fantastic. A highlight of Churchill's Renaissance party.

Serving type: on-tap

03-04-2013 23:08:22 | More by ehammond1

jvillefan

California

3.94/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A: A very hazy wheaty looking yellow body with a one finger white head.

S: Extreamly hoppy. There is a citrus and grapefruit bitterness along with a subtle sweetness.

T: Dank hop flavors in the front. There is some citrus. Extreme bitterness throughout. Very little malt to back it up. This is an unbalanced hop bomb.

M: Thick body with great carbonation.

O: Good but not great IPA. If they up the malt, it would be an extraordinary IPA

Serving type: on-tap

03-04-2013 22:53:35 | More by jvillefan