This American strong ale is a mouth full. It offers a twist from our regular IPA. It has different hops and is slightly sweeter. Hops, Hops, Hops!!
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by Stoutlover72 from Northern, California, USA who has tried this beer once. (5/24/2007 11:18:37 AM)
"Yet another great beer from the stable of Bear Republic. It seems that whatever these guys touch is gold. This DIPA is one friggin' excellent beer. The color is a deep amber/reddish color with a nice off-white head. Aroma is moderately sweet, high on the hop character with graperuits and pines abound. Mouthfeel is smooth, slightly thick with a light feel. Flavor is piney, yes, mostly citrus but this is a rare breed of DIPA where the hoppyness doesn't wear down the taste buds. This seems incredibly sessionable (if a DIPA were ever to be sessionable). Good stuff!"
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4)
Sampled: Forced Draught Sample Size: 16oz @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[2] Review by flexabull from Redding, CA, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (3/8/2006 7:42:00 PM)
"Boy... this is easily one of my favorite beers, let alone IIPAs. I have only seen this at the brewry, and just had one there a few days ago. Has a great hop aroma and flavor. It has that piney fruity smell/taste of fresh hops through and through. Tasty beer for sure."
Aroma:
10/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
9/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.5)
Sampled: Forced Draught Sample Size: 16oz @ $3.75 Unit Cost: $3.75 per Pint
[3] Review by EyeChartBrew from CA, Liechtenstein who has tried this beer many times. (7/5/2005 7:16:23 PM)
"As my buddy Richard has said in the past, this is the fairly rarely seen big brother of Racer 5 -- an IPA that I used to worship, and even now still respect very much. But if I can get a hold of a pint of Racer X, all is right in the world! :)
A little dark and mysteriously murky for an IPA -- or is that just because it came from a firkin? Either way, looks don't mean a damn thing compared to the rest of the package, when it comes to this beer!
If a blind person has their remaining senses compensating for the lack of sight, then this beer's aroma might blow away their sense in the same way that their eyesight has been lost! Huge malty/hoppy aroma, that literally jumps out the glass and runs across the table, scaring other beers into submission! That might be a bit of an exageration, but this beer's aroma does make a hugely favorable impression.
After the massive nose, this beer's flavor profile has some big shoes to fill -- and does a great job doing so. I think that this probably about as bitter (or perhaps a hair more so) than the Racer 5. But the Racer X's strong-point is the bigger-n'-badder malt profile. Not so much as to make this into a Barleywine, but surely enough to push this into the "Imperial/Double IPA" quasi-category.
A really great beer that I always look forward to each and every San Diego Real Ale and Strong Ale `Fest....!
//TB
P.S. A buddy of mine knows the headbrewer at Bear Republic, and was able to sqeeze out the details of the Racer beers. With that sort of hard data in-hand, I forsee me making a batch of "Eraser 5" or "Eraser X" in the near future...! :)
P.S. S. http://www.bnrmetal.com/groups/racx.htm"
Aroma:
10/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
9/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.5)
Sampled: Forced Draught, Hand Pump
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by beerguy101 from Newark, CA, USA who has tried this beer once. (6/19/2005 5:25:38 PM)
"Tasted at the 2004 Pizza Port Strong Ale Fest. Orange gold color. Medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is very floral. A medium bodied imperial IPA. Malts are fruity and sweet. Hops are grapefruity, floral and piney. A lot of hop flavor, yet not very bitter. Crisp and clean imperial IPA. Very hoppy without being over the top. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is bitter "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Forced Draught
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[5] Review by jonmoore from United Kingdom who has tried this beer a couple times. (2/28/2005 6:26:37 AM)
"On tap at RFD, Washington DC. Clear dark golden colour with a good white head. Hoppy aroma. Hoppy flavour with some citrus fruit. Creamy mouthfeel, medium bodied. Very good."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.1)
Sampled: Forced Draught
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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