Bear Republic Cafe Racer 15 Real Ale

This Double IPA is from Bear Republic Brewing Company of Healdsburg, California (a beautiful town in Sonoma County's wine country). The bottle states this was brewed and bottled in nearby Cloverdale, California, location of their bottling production facility. This beer is 9.75% ABV and uses Citra, Amarillo, Cascade and Chinook hops. 

The beer pours a dark golden orange and apricot. There is nearly an inch of bubbly off-white head. The aroma is citrus, lots of orange, dank and piney, touch of apricot. The taste follows the aromas quite directly, placing all the hops on a bed of caramel malt sufficient to support them. The finish is dry and fairly bitter, yet still “wet.” It is medium bodied and lightly carbonated, with the carbonation still apparent. Aroma, taste, mouthfeel, everything, this is a pleasure to drink.