Racer 5 IPA
Overall: 9.0/10 by 3 dudes
Dudes: 9.0/10
Trend: 9.0/10 over past 5 reviews 
Style: American IPA
ABV: 7.00%
IBU: 75
Seasonal: Year Round
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- tikibeer from Sandwich, IL
- Date reviewed: Friday, October 07, 2011 at 22:53:59
- $1.99 for 12 oz. bottle
- 190 beers rated with a 8.1 average rating
Date tasted: October 07, 2011
Color: Deep Gold
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 9 (25%)
Taste: 9 (25%)
Look: 9 (15%)
Drinkability: 9 (35%)
Overall: 9.0
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8.8
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- rich from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 21:51:09
- $5.49 for 22 oz. bottle
- 273 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Aroma: Super appealing hop profile, big mix start with grapefruit, then to orangey citrus, and final mix of floral and pine.
1st Taste: This is gonna be a great IPA, malt is there but more viscosity and subtle sweetness than overbearing malt. Then the large hop prescence balances things out. Maybe a bit of a hop bite at the end.
Overall, very drinkable assertive IPA. The more I tasted, the more I liked it. I think this is what great West Coast IPA's are all about. And, it's was reasonably priced.
Date tasted: April 29, 2010
Color: Pale Amber
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 9 (25%)
Taste: 8 (25%)
Look: 9 (15%)
Drinkability: 9 (35%)
Overall: 8.8
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| 10th Anniversary India Pale Ale | 7.3 |
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9.3
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- scot from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 21:26:47
- $5.49 for 22 oz. bottle
- 856 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Poured clear with a couple of fingers of white, fluffy foam. Retention was okay while the lacing began right away, leaving behind a sticky, web like foam.
Aroma is big on the hop: floral, citrus, and pine. There is a sweet side along with a touch of alcohol.
Taste is bitter with some sweet and bread/biscuit malt intermixed. As the beer continues to go down, the bitterness builds but the beer is still well balanced. Nice grapefruit hop burbs.
Lower end of medium body with about the same amount of carbonation. Somewhat drying in the end yet a bit of oiliness in the mouth.
I have heard good things about this beer. Just a straight forward and honest IPA that is easy to drink. Reasonable to have a couple or more at one sitting. Enjoy!
Date tasted: April 29, 2010
Color: Gold
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 10 (25%)
Taste: 9 (25%)
Look: 9 (15%)
Drinkability: 9 (35%)
Overall: 9.3
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| 10th Anniversary India Pale Ale | 7.6 |
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Cost Breakdown
$1.99, 1 serving, 12 oz. bottles
$5.49, 2 servings, 22 oz. bottles
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Hops
Chinook, Cascade, Columbus, Centennial
Pours a deep golden color with a thin short lived white head. Head settles out quickly leaving a thin milky swirl on top. Watery spotty lacing.
Aroma is awesome. Nice strong citrus and pine hops. Has a nice sweetness to it.
Taste starts our slightly bitter with a sweet bready malt and works into a mixture of hops. I am getting a nice floral, citrus and a pine flavors on the backend. Big strong robust flavors.
Medium body with medium carbonation. Slightly dry on the finish and with a oily mouthfeel.
Overall a really nice IPA. A great marriage of hop flavors and well balanced with nice bready malts. I love the big robust flavors and it's an easy drinker. Try one!