Bear Republic Brewing Racer 5

[mje1980]

Had this in melbourne the other day. Very hoppy n aromtic as you'd expect, and high in the bitterness level. I liked it. Im not good with all the poncy beer review stuff. It was a great beer, and i'd drink it again. Bit more intense than say SN torpedo, but i liked it.

 

[dannbrew]

I loved the Racer 5 IPA. One of the many beers I tried when I was on my USA beer tour in 2010. I know there are literally thousands of beers in the US you could try, but here iare just some of the beers I liked when I was doing my beer tour. If you get a chance to try one here - go for it. (Heck, I had something like 90 different beers in the US in nine weeks and stil didn't even scratch the surface. Amazing).


Top Five Beers:

1. Odells Original Gravity Black IPA (Odell Brewing) {Limited batch supply, so not sure if they brew it now}
2. Midnight Sun Sockeye Red IPA (Midnight Sun Brewing)
3. Surly Furious (Surly Brewing)
4. Pliny the Elder (Russian River Brewing)
5. Coffee Bender (Surly Brewing)

Great Beers To Try:

* Boulevard Brewing: Double Wide IPA
* Point 2012 Black Ale
* Rogue Brewery: Dead Guy Ale
* Fullers London Porter
* Breckenridge Brewerys Vanilla Porter
* Bells Kalamazoo Stout
* Long Trail Brewing Pale Ale
* New Belgium 1554 Enlightened Black Ale
* Alesmith Speedway Stout
* Summit Horizon Red
* Granite City Food and Brewery: Broad Axe Stout
* Big Sky Brewing: Moose Drool Brown Ale
* Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale
* Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA
* 21st Amendment Brew Free or Die IPA

Beers To Look Out For:

* Furthermore Knot Stock
* Victory HopDevil Ale
* Summit Oatmeal Stout
* New Belgium Ranger IPA
* New Belgium Fat Tyre
* Anheuser-Busch Wild Blue
(yes, I hate Anheuser-Busch but this was the exception to the rule)
* Leinenkugels Berry Weiss
* James Page Burly Brown Ale
* Grand Teton Brewing: Bitch Creek ESB Ale
* Diamond Bear: Pale Ale
* Diamond Bear: Presidential IPA
* Deschutes Black Butte Porter
* Spoetzl Brewery: Shiner Bock

 

[Beer Krout]

Had this in melbourne the other day. Very hoppy n aromtic as you'd expect, and high in the bitterness level. I liked it. Im not good with all the poncy beer review stuff. It was a great beer, and i'd drink it again. Bit more intense than say SN torpedo, but i liked it.

Bear Republic Brewing Racer 5.
Currently available at the Terminus Hotel, Clifton Hill on tap for the bargain price of $7 a pot. Bottleshop prices for 330ml bottles of this are $8-$10
Also available at the same price on tap.
Green Flash Hop Head Red
Green Flash West Coast IPA

The bartender is a hophead..

 

[Snowdog]

njoyed pint of Racer 5 at The Scratch a few days ago. Quite good even with the hop-edges a bit rounded off from the boat ride. I have been loving their Red Rocket though.