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Bear Naked Ale
Adirondack Pub & Brewery
- From:
- Adirondack Pub & Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #378 - ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 77
Ranked #27,020 - Avg:
- 3.38 | pDev: 13.91%
- Reviews:
- 46
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 11, 2023
- Added:
- Jun 07, 2007
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 57
A medium-bodied amber ale with a brilliant copper color, top fermenting ale yeast, and a high proportion of Munich Malt creating a clean, crisp beer with a toasty, fruity backbone.
30 IBUs
30 IBUs
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Ratings by JMili:
Rated by JMili from New York
3.26/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Dec 08, 2015
3.26/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Dec 08, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.18/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.18/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
16oz can from Halftime. Copper colored pour with a thick fluffy head. Aroma and taste are sweet and malty, tea. A bit past it's prime but an average amber
May 18, 2022Rated by Hayesbro from Pennsylvania
3.45/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.45/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Fairly standard amber, a little chocolate came through on the malt.
Aug 14, 2021Rated by BEERMILER12 from Maine
3.5/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at the brewery
Oct 14, 2020Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota
1.72/5 rDev -49.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
1.72/5 rDev -49.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
Bear Naked Ale pours a nice copper color, with a large, long lasting lacing head. Aroma is sour, and earthy. Flavor is sour and very earthy, hints of clove and flower. Flat feel. Tried a FEW bottles, not sure if this is the flavor or an overall bad batch.
Oct 12, 2020Reviewed by Chickenhawk9932 from Pennsylvania
3.56/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours a nice amber with an off white head reminiscent of antique lace.
Sweet malt bread grain with floral and bitter herb hops.
Sweet malt bread up front with notes of caramel and molasses backed by floral and bitter herb hops.
Sep 04, 2020Sweet malt bread grain with floral and bitter herb hops.
Sweet malt bread up front with notes of caramel and molasses backed by floral and bitter herb hops.
Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts
3.83/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours clear copper in color with minimal head. Taste is big caramel malt and dark bread. Medium bodied and carbonation, sweet. Nice and refreshing malty beer. Good
Aug 28, 2020Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut
3.42/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Good head production, and good retention. Body appears slightly hazy and lively, but upon close inspection, turns out to be transparent, even in thicker portions of the glass. Body is a light copper color.
Nose is a little odd, with a hard to place tone that sticks out like a sore thumb (the way a sore thumb sticks out, not the way a sore thumb smells, which would be ... I don't know, exactly). Honey, caramel, toast, clove, flowers, nutmeg, grass. Mild to moderate bitterness, appropriate for the style.
Butterscotch (but not diacetyl) up front; toast; caramel grain; honey; mint; toasty finish.
Very, very lively on the palate. Almost a touch too fizzy. All in all, a pretty decent amber ale.
Feb 16, 2020Nose is a little odd, with a hard to place tone that sticks out like a sore thumb (the way a sore thumb sticks out, not the way a sore thumb smells, which would be ... I don't know, exactly). Honey, caramel, toast, clove, flowers, nutmeg, grass. Mild to moderate bitterness, appropriate for the style.
Butterscotch (but not diacetyl) up front; toast; caramel grain; honey; mint; toasty finish.
Very, very lively on the palate. Almost a touch too fizzy. All in all, a pretty decent amber ale.
Reviewed by akaizer from Virginia
3.43/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
From a beer of the month club. Relatively clear, amber to copper colored with a slight head of off-white foam. Scent is fairly subdued, with some caramel notes and some spiced scents. The caramel notes come across loud and clear in the taste, along with a decent amount of nutty bitterness. Feel is on the lighter side of medium bodied with a bitterness to the aftertaste that is a bit more spicey (hops) rather than the nutty in the tail end of the taste. The taste is pretty subdued overall, so I could imagine pairing this with just about any food or weather combination.
Feb 03, 2020
Bear Naked Ale from Adirondack Pub & Brewery
Beer rating:
77 out of
100 with
249 ratings
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