Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout

Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout

Big Bear is a big, black, stout you can really sink your teeth into. The bold, roasty, caramel malt flavor is balanced by Centennial and Cascade hops.



2009 California State Fair – 2nd GOLD

2009 LA International Beer Competition – GOLD

2007 Great American Beer Festival® American-Style Stout – SILVER

2002 World Beer Cup - GOLD
3.8
1561 reviews
Cloverdale, United States

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3.8 Bottle. Black colour, minimal brown head. Aroma is intensive prune and chocolate, also ash, maple syrup, a bit of resin. Alcohol does not disturb. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Creamy texture, a bit too thin. Very good.
4.1 355ml bottle. Pours very dark brown with a thick creamy beige head. Aroma of caramel, dark fruits, roast malts, chocolate. Taste of dark fruits, caramel, chocolate, roast malts, also a nice hoppy bite to balance it, sweet-ish with a bitter finish. Medium bodied, smooth, soft carbonation. Great imperial stout, well balanced, any more hops and you'd have yourself a very nice Black IPA!
3.6 Caramel, coffee, chocolate, dark fruits, licorice and pine in nose. Pours very dark brown with beige head. Taste is sweet with caramel, chocolate, pralines, coffee, licorice, cherries and pine. Medium bitter finish, soft to average carbonation. Overall solid stout.
3.5 Aus der Dose beim Berlin Beer Week 2015 - Closing Event auf der Baustelle der Stone Brewing Berlin 2015-07 getrunken. Dieses Stout ist überraschend süffig aber hat auch ein tolles Aroma.
3.0 13/20 very drinkable stout, big taste, slightly bitter aftertaste, subtle milky sweet taste
3.5 Bottle 355ml at home.BBE 2017-01-11. From Beergium. Pours pitch black with brown head. Roasted malts, dark bread, licorice, hint of dark chocolate, malty bitterness. Full body, average carbonation.
4.2 Bottle from Bottle Baron. Black body with a medium beige head. Good lacing. Aroma of blueberry, earth, chocolate, orange, syrup and cranberry. Flavour of chocolate, caramel and grassy hops. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. I loved the ‘berry’ aroma of this Stout; this is a beer that verges into Black IPA territory.
3.9 Small pour at Rohnert Park location. Dark, muddy brown, small ring of beige head. Seems kind of subdued, but picks up the pace fast. Rich roast grains aroma, some chocolate. Taste brings the bitterness, gently, but enough to wake up the palate. Nice mouth feel, smooth. Bitter bite lingers.
4.0 Bottled @ Bishops Arms, Hornsgatan. Black with a dense beige head leaving good lacing around the glass. Deep roasted barley aroma with some pleasant sweet notes, pear, coffee, fudge and nutty. Silky, grainy smooth mouthfeel. Taste is rich, roasted, smootamd bitter. Coffee, cocoa, peat, oats and hints of marshmallows. Long rounded, bitter finish with grainy sweetness in great harmony.
3.9 12 ounce bottle. Opaque black color. Small creamy tan head. Rich, earthy roasted malt aroma. Sweet roasted malt flavor hints at black licorice and burnt caramel. Notes of anise and charred wood in middle. Oily mouthfeel. Molasses like finish.
3.9 Near black pour with a big tan head. Roasty, coffee, chocolate and slightly savoury aromas. Taste is dark chocolate, coffee, roast, liquorice, a little sweetness, and a roasty bitter note at the end. Pretty nice.
3.8 Bottle pour into nonic pint glass from Redstone Liquors, Stoneham. Appearance is clear dark brown with mahogany/red (with light source directly behind), no discernible sparkle, ephemeral ring of beige head with no lacing. Aroma is chocolate, anise, dark fruit, roasted malts. Taste is molasses, licorice, vanilla, roasted malts. Palate is medium-to-full bodied with slick texture, average carbonation and roasted bittersweet finish. Overall, certainly delicious and I liked the anise accent but doesn't stand out amongst stiff competition in this class.
4.1 Gran stout americana, di colore marrone mogano, sottile schiuma. Aroma di malto tostato, caramello, mou, caffè. Al palato caffè, buona dolcezza contrastata da un buon amaro leggero. Corpo medio, buona viscosità, carbonazione leggera.
3.4 Rami Rami is drinking a Big Bear Black Stout™ by Bear Republic Brewing Co. at Kamienica Hoża 41 Taki bardzo w stylu, zbozowy dosc, pijalny, w sumie malo ciala i intensywnosci, ale milo lekki dzieki temu, 3.4 na luzie
4.0 From 32 Great Power. In Teku glass. Playing Green Cat. 5 months after bbf (my fault) Herbal hoppy notes like in a Black IPA, some vanilla and chocolate. Abv well hidden
3.5 Pours almost black with nice reddish hints if seen through light. About two fingers of mocha coloured head, ok retention and nice lacing. Semi-soft and fairly intense aroma shows caramel, roasted malts, plus notes of coffee and berries. Taste starts quite sweet with a fair caramel malts presence, balanced enough by roasted malts, with notes of chocolate and coffee in the background. Finishes quite dry (especially per style) and slightly bitter, with a bit of lingering bitterness in the aftertaste. Medium to dense in body with light carbonation, overall pretty intense in terms of mouthfeel, but still going down quite easy. All in all i wasn't impressed, but it's a fairly intense and very clean, well made imperial stout.
3.8 Bottle in Seattle. Creamy, rocky tan foam. Dark brown-black, malty. A bit sticky on nose, malty and a grape edge. Fruity bitter malt body. Fairly strong carbonation. Good bitterness. Some bitter cocoa. Very nice dark, dry stout.
3.9 Rich jammy and roasty aroma, with caramel, dark malts, stale coffee and sweet candy. Taste is also sweet and roasty, following the nose with chocolate liquor, ash, spicy leather, some weird stale bitterness in the aftertaste. Good, but lacks that complexity that I want in an imp.
3.5 Bottle, 8.1%. Clear dark brown with small tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, caramel and little coffee. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, sweet, lacto?, little liquorice, hop and medium bitter.
3.8 Bottled 355ml. -from Beergium. Pitch black coloured, medium sized brown head, chocolate and whiff of wood in the nose. Roasted malt, dark chocolate, some coffee and light hoppy with notes of wood and alcohol. Dry roasty finish. Really nice one.
3.5 Just a notch about your typical big, big imperial stout. A bit too thin.. the aroma a bit too reserved. Nice though.
3.6 Bottle Aroma-caramel, chocolate, coffee, Appearance-black, hazy, tan foam Taste-medium bitterness, medium sourness, light sweetness, Palate-full body, sticky, average carbonation, long finish, Overall-very good
3.9 Bottle, from US, source not recorded. Backlog entry. Entering my historic scores for US beers whilst visiting New York. No tasting notes kept, just rating.
3.9 Pours black with low latte brown head Aromas of milk chocolate, coffee, caramel, roasted malts Taste has sweet notes of roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, caramel, brown sugar, hints of dark fruits Mouthfeel is average carbonation, medium bodied with a sweet start and a quite sticky burning medium bitter coffee ending
3.8 Bottle from Saveur bière.com. Roasted malts, caramel... It’s a pretty good stout
4.1 A very nice stout! Black in color with a light tan head. Roasted character is subtle and well balanced with the hops. Not too bitter, but flavorful to the finish.
3.5 330 mml bottle. Tasted on the 13/07/2017. Black colour with a medium and frothy beige head. Aroma of roasted hops, roasted malts, caramel and liquorice. Taste is medium sweet with caramel and medium roasty. Aftertaste is dry with a touch of burnt caramel. Next one please!
3.8 Bottle. Dark brown color. Aroma: dried fruits, dried mushrooms, caramel, wine. Taste: caramel, port wine, dried fruits, prunes, not bad.
4.0 Chmiele: Cascade, Centennial Kolor: Ciemnobrązowy z delikatnymi rubinowymi refleksami. Piana: Świetna, puszysta i ciemno kremowa piana. Drobne pęcherzyki powietrza pękają do średnich bąbelków. Piana jest gęsta i zwarta. Można ja zjadać łyżeczkami. Po zredukowaniu można zaobserwować liczne krążki na szkle. Lacing jest fenomenalny! Zapach: Aromat umiarkowany, stonowany, ale jak najbardziej stylowy. Pierwsze nuty zapachowe dostarczają solidną porcję palonych słodów, dużo karmelu, gorzkiej czekolady, mlecznych pralinek, kawy z mlekiem i delikatnej lukrecji. Gdzieś tam w tle zawitał na chwilę delikatny sosik sojowy, ale szybko ulotnił się nie pozostawiając po sobie śladu. Smak: W smaku o dziwo dość bogate i wieloskładnikowe. Pojawia się wysoka paloność, ale szybko kontrowana nutami kawy, gorzkiej czekolady, orzechów, lukrecji, kakao, pralinek belgijskich, karmelu, kruchych ciasteczek i lekkiego miodu. Z całą pewnością wyczuwalna jest również żywiczna i leśna strona trunku, na co z pewnością wpłynęły użyte amerykańskie chmiele. Piwo ma średnie ciało i niskie wysycenie. Procenty są wspaniale zamiecione pod dywan. Piwo zaskakuje od A do Z. Dla mnie niesamowicie smaczny trunek. Wysycenie: Niskie. Podsumowanie: Świetny American Stout, może nie jest to typowy RIS, ale doskonale połechtał moje kubki smakowe. Mnóstwo w nim akcentów amerykańskich chmielów (Cascade i Centennialu), przez co piwo ma wysoki procent żywicznych i iglastych posmaków. Profil Imperialnych Stoutów został jednak zachowany i piwo zaskoczyło szerokim wachlarzem doznań sensorycznym. Fajny, pijalny trunek na zakończenie dnia ;-)
4.0 Hyvin tumma lasissa, ei juurikaan vaahtoa. Tuoksu selvästi makea ja luumumainen. Siirappisuus dominoi tuoksussa, mikä hieman poikkeaa totutusta. Maku on monivivahteinen, aluksi näyttää siltä, että makeus on jälleen pääosassa. Makeuden jälkeen tulee happoa ja lopuksi stout-tyylisesti paahteisuutta ja palanutta mallasta. Loistava IS kaikin puolin.