Bear Paw Honey Lager
Whistler Brewing Company

Bear Paw Honey LagerBear Paw Honey Lager
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From:
Whistler Brewing Company
 
British Columbia, Canada
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
ABV:
5%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.45 | pDev: 12.46%
Reviews:
21
Ratings:
79
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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Ratings by mick303:
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Reviewed by mick303 from Canada (ON)

3.73/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Had from the bottle from LCBO West coast taster pack. I actually quite enjoyed this beer. Good appearance, aromas are floral and with a bit of nice honey undertones, pears, and bready malts.

Taste is a bit too sweet and bready to start but lots of the honey and fruity floral notes start to come through and it dries up a little bit toward the finish, toasty bread with honey, still quite malty on the finish, but its clean.

M light, refreshing, a bit sweet and grainy, honey adds some earthy notes, and there is some nice dryness to the finish.

Definitely more flavourful than your average lager, nice balance and honey incorporation, drinks well, just a bit sweet.
Feb 17, 2015
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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
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, 2020
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Reviewed by MichaelGennings from Canada (ON)

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, 2020
 
Rated: 3.51 by Mr_Rocca from Canada (QC)

Oct 05, 2019
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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
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, 2019
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Reviewed by Nbrowne91 from Missouri

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, 2019
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Reviewed 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
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, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)

Apr 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.78 by Darandos from Canada (AB)

Jul 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4.09 by OneTuffPony from Canada (ON)

May 10, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by BCborn from Canada (BC)

Apr 30, 2017
 
Rated: 3.64 by ssgunbond from Belgium

Dec 26, 2016
 
Rated: 2.94 by BcCraft710 from Canada (BC)

Oct 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by frontalot from Washington

Sep 09, 2016
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Reviewed 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
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, 2016
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Reviewed 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
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, 2016
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Rated by GeoWitt from Canada (NS)

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
 
Rated: 3.92 by TzarLazar from Canada (AB)

Jun 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.6 by OsoRojo from Colorado

Jun 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.63 by ILOVEHAM from Canada (BC)

Apr 01, 2016
Bear Paw Honey Lager from Whistler Brewing Company
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 79 ratings