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Bear Paw Honey Lager
Whistler Brewing Company
- From:
- Whistler Brewing Company
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- American Adjunct Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 3.45 | pDev: 12.46%
- Reviews:
- 21
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 23, 2020
- Added:
- Sep 11, 2011
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 23
Our honey lager is fresh-brewed and fermented with 100% organic BC honey, so you can actually smell the honey aromas and taste silky smooth honey on the finish. It’s a very unique lager experience.
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Reviewed by altstadt from Canada (BC)
2.5/5 rDev -27.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
2.5/5 rDev -27.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
Clear brown-amber with almost no head. There are a few bubbles sitting at the surface. No lacing. Almost no bubbles rising in the glass.
Smells of sweet malts, getting close to a toffee. There is something slightly sharp. Swirling the glass kicked up a strong scent of barnyard that quickly faded. A faint smell of wet cardboard.
The overall flavor profile is milder than the scent. There is some light, indistinct malt. A little too much sweetness, either sugar or honey. At times there is a little bit of dried, ground green peas. The barnyard shows up as a bit of an off flavor, not quite funky, but a little more biting. Overall rather disappointing flavor, and not at all like a lager.
The carbonation almost burns the tongue as it builds to a fine bubbled foam that quickly dissipates.
Disappointing. The flavors never seem to mesh with each other. This is a long way from being a lager style. The adjunct has taken over.
Feb 23, 2020Smells of sweet malts, getting close to a toffee. There is something slightly sharp. Swirling the glass kicked up a strong scent of barnyard that quickly faded. A faint smell of wet cardboard.
The overall flavor profile is milder than the scent. There is some light, indistinct malt. A little too much sweetness, either sugar or honey. At times there is a little bit of dried, ground green peas. The barnyard shows up as a bit of an off flavor, not quite funky, but a little more biting. Overall rather disappointing flavor, and not at all like a lager.
The carbonation almost burns the tongue as it builds to a fine bubbled foam that quickly dissipates.
Disappointing. The flavors never seem to mesh with each other. This is a long way from being a lager style. The adjunct has taken over.
Reviewed by MichaelGennings from Canada (ON)
3/5 rDev -13%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -13%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
Foamy off-white head that dissipates fast.
Amber coloured beer and lots of ascending bubbles.
No real smell. Taste is mildly malty.
Beer is medium bodied and has a medium mouthfeel.
Finish dry with a slight cereal grain note.
Grade: B.
Jan 18, 2020Amber coloured beer and lots of ascending bubbles.
No real smell. Taste is mildly malty.
Beer is medium bodied and has a medium mouthfeel.
Finish dry with a slight cereal grain note.
Grade: B.
Reviewed by Hat_Fulla_Beer from Canada (AB)
2.59/5 rDev -24.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.59/5 rDev -24.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
330ml bottle poured into tulip.
Pours a clear copper with a thin cap of dirty white head that leaves scattered blobs of lace as it recedes.
Smells of candied nuts, toasted caramel malt and honeyed bread.
Tastes of honeyed bread crust, more sugary nuts and some faint weedy hops.
Feels thin and pricky. Thin bodied with fizzy carbonation. Finishes off-sweet.
Verdict: Not recommended. The honey doesn't really help.
Aug 13, 2019Pours a clear copper with a thin cap of dirty white head that leaves scattered blobs of lace as it recedes.
Smells of candied nuts, toasted caramel malt and honeyed bread.
Tastes of honeyed bread crust, more sugary nuts and some faint weedy hops.
Feels thin and pricky. Thin bodied with fizzy carbonation. Finishes off-sweet.
Verdict: Not recommended. The honey doesn't really help.
Reviewed by Nbrowne91 from Missouri
5/5 rDev +44.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +44.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
My sister and I had this beer and we really loved it. If anyone knows of a way we can get it in the US, please let me know! Were located in St. Louis. Thank you!
Jun 21, 2019Reviewed by Larryfunnell from Canada (ON)
3.46/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Good colour and a medium head that seems to hang around. The smell was bland, with possibly the honey hiding the hops. To me, there was too much of a lingering taste of the honey, and not enough bitterness from the beer. This could be a case of this type of beer not appeaing to me, but I have had other honey lagers that I have enjoyed more.
Dec 06, 2018Reviewed by Johnnyafghanseed from Canada (MB)
4.27/5 rDev +23.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.27/5 rDev +23.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is one of the more inexpensive choices for craft beer around the area, which is always a plus. It is nice to have a beer that has honey in it without it being mead, just because mead can get so pricey. But this is the exact opposite very good value on this one. straight out of the bottle, not overly hoppy, pretty straight forward with the maltiness but still an all around good beer.
Sep 02, 2016Reviewed by Bud_Light from Michigan
4.05/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4.25
Had it on tap at Whistler in Vancouver. Should've written this review earlier as my memory likes to escape me. However, I do remember that the taste was quite good. Enjoyed the very present honey flavors and the smoothness of the beer.
Jul 22, 2016Rated by GeoWitt from Canada (NS)
2.58/5 rDev -25.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.58/5 rDev -25.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
This was purchased in a discounted 12 pack of summer beers. It was not the best of them. The honey note is nice but it's on top of a very thin beer.
Jul 11, 2016
Bear Paw Honey Lager from Whistler Brewing Company
Beer rating:
79 out of
100 with
79 ratings
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