Racer X
On tap at Capone's in Norristown, PA 05/28/09. A: Pours a hazy orange copper with a 1 inch white head. Sharp shards of lacing throughout. S: Grapefruit at first, punctuated heavily by pine notes. Big whiff of sweet caramel malt as well. T: A little backwards from what I'm used to, but it works here. Initial taste is big and sweeping malt flavor - adds a real heaviness to the taste. Malt thick sweetness up front. Big malt bill here. Next comes a big wallop of piney bittering hops. Big bitter flavor that lasts midway through, right to the finish. Grapefruit profile doesn't come out until the finish, but lingers nicely - especially in your beer burps! M: Big body, oily, and smooth. Can't complain about much here. D: Goes down pretty easy, leaving you wanting for more. Bear Republic kicks some ass again!