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Poke The Bear
Revelry Brewing Co
- From:
- Revelry Brewing Co
- South Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #827 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #21,598 - Avg:
- 3.73 | pDev: 10.99%
- Reviews:
- 11
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 08, 2024
- Added:
- Sep 11, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 13
No description / notes.
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Ratings by jshusc:
Reviewed by jshusc from South Carolina
4.07/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A little darker beer than I expect for an APA. This is definitely NOT an IPA being disguised as an APA. Hops are subtle and the body is light, but good to style. Very well done beer.
Aug 02, 2015More User Ratings:
Rated by Death_Adder from South Carolina
3.5/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I poked the bear, and it was good.
Style: Pale Ale | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv:5.5% | Rating: 3.5
Mar 08, 2024Style: Pale Ale | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv:5.5% | Rating: 3.5
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.74/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
12 oz can, poured into glass
dark golden in color, fairly clear, white head. moderate citrusy hop aroma. similar flavor, medium bitterness. thin to medium bodied.
Feb 04, 2022dark golden in color, fairly clear, white head. moderate citrusy hop aroma. similar flavor, medium bitterness. thin to medium bodied.
Reviewed by AfricanPete14 from South Africa
2.11/5 rDev -43.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.11/5 rDev -43.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Has a hazy golden color, nothing special. Smells like a regular AAL. It tastes like a Miller High Life with a little more malt. The malty slightly sour/stale aftertaste does no favors either. Not a good beer.
Feb 28, 2020Reviewed by hoptheology from California
3.39/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.39/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz can, no date. Poured into wide mouthed ploughshare glass.
Dark amber orange with a fluffy head of 2 fingers. Lots of hilly lace left behind as the head recedes.
Some interesting sharp spicy grass and evergreen on the nose, white bread, onion, feet, slight tangerine peel.
Flavor brings some clean citrus peel flavors (lime, grapefruit), slight onion, some caramel malt, arm pit, lemon, lemon cleaner, slight spicy white pepper. Remaining flavors of hop resin, sulphur, caramel malt, and onion.
Feel is crisp foremost, with slight acidity, with lots of resins hanging on afterwards.
Overall, definitely more in line with an old school IPA, tons of caramel and onion. A far cry from the new world hops and "tropical fruits and citrus" listed on the can!
Nov 10, 2018Dark amber orange with a fluffy head of 2 fingers. Lots of hilly lace left behind as the head recedes.
Some interesting sharp spicy grass and evergreen on the nose, white bread, onion, feet, slight tangerine peel.
Flavor brings some clean citrus peel flavors (lime, grapefruit), slight onion, some caramel malt, arm pit, lemon, lemon cleaner, slight spicy white pepper. Remaining flavors of hop resin, sulphur, caramel malt, and onion.
Feel is crisp foremost, with slight acidity, with lots of resins hanging on afterwards.
Overall, definitely more in line with an old school IPA, tons of caramel and onion. A far cry from the new world hops and "tropical fruits and citrus" listed on the can!
Reviewed by Gmann from New York
3.46/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Nice hazy golden color with an off white head that settles into a sparse cap but with nice webby lacing.
The aroma is bready, touch of honey. The hops are not distinct, slightly fruity.
The taste is of a grassy and pine hop. Some onion. Big bready malt.
The feel is moderate with fizzy carbonation. Sweet on the palate to start but finishes quite bitter. Bit chalky in the finish.
A hop forward APA. A bit dank and heavy for my liking.
Jul 15, 2018The aroma is bready, touch of honey. The hops are not distinct, slightly fruity.
The taste is of a grassy and pine hop. Some onion. Big bready malt.
The feel is moderate with fizzy carbonation. Sweet on the palate to start but finishes quite bitter. Bit chalky in the finish.
A hop forward APA. A bit dank and heavy for my liking.
Reviewed by JayQue from Virginia
4/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Very good APA. Poured from a 16 oz can into a pint glass. Big frothy head, with excellent retention. Thick rings of frothy lacing. Aroma and taste are mild hops and bready malt with a little lemon. Taste is nicely balanced between bready malt and mild citrus hops. Tasty and understated. Mouthfeel is crisp, slightly bitter and rich. A good Pale Ale, not trying to be an IPA hop bomb.
Apr 11, 2018Reviewed by Try-em-all from Missouri
3.31/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.31/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Little bit darker beer than I typically like very happy good lacing some citrusy notes but not too overpowering the happiness overtakes just about everything though if you like that good for you
Mar 09, 2018
Poke The Bear from Revelry Brewing Co
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
47 ratings
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