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Apex
Bear Republic Brewing Co.
- From:
- Bear Republic Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #482 - ABV:
- 8.25%
- Score:
- 94
Ranked #2,527 - Avg:
- 4.22 | pDev: 8.06%
- Reviews:
- 274
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 10, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 22, 2005
- Wants:
- 77
- Gots:
- 118
Apex: The highest point, the culmination or climax. In racing, the apex of the turn is approached differently as conditions dictate, but always with a forward looking mindset. This beer is the culmination of years of brewing and drinking hop forward IPAs. We reserve the right to move forward to the next Apex.
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Reviewed by GarrettB from Colorado
3.37/5 rDev -20.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.37/5 rDev -20.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
August 16th, 2016 - Bear Republic's Apex predator is a trip to Glacier National Park in the glass. It panders to the bear theme, but also offers some good citrus pine notes, plus the decidedly NOT Park-like pineapple note. I also get tastes of raw tomato and watermelon. The flavor is milder and tickler than the aroma implies, with a stickiness, some dank touches, ginger and orange candies. It's a little too sweet for me, but not far from where I'd like it to be.
Jul 29, 2021Reviewed by muchos from Pennsylvania
3.53/5 rDev -16.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -16.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
From a 22 oz. bottle with no date or code.
L. Dark-orange and hazy with a mammoth off-white head which reduces to a bubbly cap in minutes.
S. Oranges and pineapple, honey and bread, apricot, nectarine, a bit dank, not bitter.
T. It tastes like it's past it's prime, but it ain't bad. Caramel, honey, woody bitterness, some grapefruit, over-ripeness.
F. Full body, a bit less than average carbonation, somewhat resinous finish.
O. The hop forward flavors and bitterness are barely a shadow of what they probably once were. Still an ok beer. Cheers!
Jun 20, 2018L. Dark-orange and hazy with a mammoth off-white head which reduces to a bubbly cap in minutes.
S. Oranges and pineapple, honey and bread, apricot, nectarine, a bit dank, not bitter.
T. It tastes like it's past it's prime, but it ain't bad. Caramel, honey, woody bitterness, some grapefruit, over-ripeness.
F. Full body, a bit less than average carbonation, somewhat resinous finish.
O. The hop forward flavors and bitterness are barely a shadow of what they probably once were. Still an ok beer. Cheers!
Apex from Bear Republic Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
94 out of
100 with
1074 ratings
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