Brown Bear Ale
Bear Brewing
- From:
- Bear Brewing
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- English Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 4.37%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 17, 2003
- Added:
- Apr 01, 2003
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by IronDjinn from Canada (AB)
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
An okay offering for a brown ale from Bear Brewing Company in Kamloops (now under the ownership of Big Rock as far as I understand). Poured from a 341 ml brown bottle, it's a clear amber/light hazelnut tone, a decent head that recedes to a very thin cap, more impressive ring, and a small amount of lacing. Smell is of intense caramel malt, close to that of canned extract (although I happen to like that smell), with a bit of a bitter hop presence. Flavour is a rich caramel/nut, but that extract presence lingers as well, which is more of a turn-off when it comes to actual taste, and there's a mild hop finish. Creamy mouthfeel, it's quite drinkable, far more body than a Newcastle, and more flavour as well. This does okay as a mild brown if you can get past the canned extract presence.
Aug 17, 2003
Reviewed by canucklehead from Canada (BC)
3.83/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A good offering from this Kamloops brewery that sits nicely
between their Black and Polar Bear offerings in both style
and flavour. I liked the malty taste that combined with a
bitter finish. The hops could have been pumped up a bit but
the drinkability was fine and even when at room temp. the
beer stayed balanced. I would like to find this on tap as
it would make a decent rainy evening beer with friends.
Apr 01, 2003between their Black and Polar Bear offerings in both style
and flavour. I liked the malty taste that combined with a
bitter finish. The hops could have been pumped up a bit but
the drinkability was fine and even when at room temp. the
beer stayed balanced. I would like to find this on tap as
it would make a decent rainy evening beer with friends.
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