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Bear Trap from DAVIDsTEA

Steepster Score 90 Ratings Rate This Tea

71/100

Bear Trap

Fruit Herbal Blend by DAVIDsTEA

Seriously, this might be the best way to stop a bear in its tracks. They love berries, and this tea is full of them. The aroma of black currants, blackberries, strawberries and raspberries is totally irresistible. Plus it’s calming, which is important when taming wild animals. Just don’t try to take it away from them. Caffeine-free.

78 Tasting Notes

Mac A.
94

I really like this tea iced. I tried it hot first and immediately put it over ice.
It was overly fruity hot- but just right iced. Didnt need any sweetner.

Anika
82

nummy a great berry tea. Its great ice and hot, fairly sweet. I wish that there was more raspberry and strawberry flavours in it, instead of black currents and blackberries(which I’m not a huge fan of), but it is still good as is.
I double steeped yesterday for a ice tea, first and second rounds were both great, I enjoyed the second one even more than the first.

jessiwrites
74
jessiwrites 2 tasting notes

I totally forgot to rate this last night! I drank two cups warm and put the second steep in the fridge overnight. Delicious, both hot and cold. While I prefer the other herbals I’ve tried, this one would be great for when I want something really comforting. The berry flavor is so juicy and flavorful, it feels almost like drinking berry punch. I am a fan.

Thanks, Courtney! Again. All the time.

Cold Bear Trap makes me happy. It’s like berry punch, only not so sugary sweet. It’s like FRESH berry punch. Yum.

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JFinn1984
78

This tea is quite refreshing as an iced tea, but can also be served hot! The berry flavor is very delish!

Daniella T
88

Iced = YUM!!
I could drink this stuff like juice <3
That is all!

tigress_al
88

I like to try all teas hot to begin with. This was very fruity and a bit tart.
Of course, this would be way better cold brewed and sweetened a little. Spring will hopefully be here soon so I can have cold teas!

Bonnie
88
Bonnie 3 tasting notes

Had a migraine and took a nap. Woke up and said…ok…let’s try this and see if I like the berry flavor… “I dare you Bare Trap to make me feel better”. Well, I DO like this. It’s not what I expected at all! The ingredients start with Elderberry and Apple but they are not heavy handed. The Lemon Verbena, Papaya, Strawberry, Blackberry, blueberry and so on…dark notes and light notes blended in such a way that you really do not get a screaming single flavor that drowns out everything else. What a delightful whirlpool of flavor in the mouth.. richness and a perfume that should be mulled in an open pot on the stove so that it can waft and fill the whole house (nice thing to do with used up leaves). Sweetened this but I did not add milk. Steeped 5 min. Not bitter at all. Uh What migraine?!

Had not tasted this in awhile. So refreshing to have this wonderful berry blend. I’m supposed to have a more room temp tea with my oral surgery…ugh…so having some tepid tea’s sounded unappetizing. This on a rather warm Winter day did sound good. Even cool and sweetened it has the character of the liquor that is left in the bowl of blackberries lightly sugered for dessert. Imagine the fresh flavor when you pick up the bowl when noone is looking and slurp it down. That’s how fresh this tea tastes and how spot on the berry flavor is. I really like this tea. Can’t wait for summer to create some recipes with Bear Trap!

Second review…so the next few days it’s supposed to snow and I’m going to be the bear in the trap. So I set up a nice strong brew and let this lush jammy berry tea take me away through the brambles. I used to live in Northern California close to an area called Watsonville where there are oodles of berry growers….blackberry, raspberry, strawberry and so on…and apple orchards. Not far away grow grapes and blueberries. I’d take my children to farms and pick berries for jam making. We’d eat and pick then go to the ocean beach close by for lunch to rinse off before heading home. Bear Trap tea tastes like a sweet mix of ripe berries without being too tart. Love that! I’m looking forward to trying this in hot weather with 7-up as a spritzer or making my own wine cooler. Refreshing thought!

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laney
89

Tried this for the first time last night, after letting it chill a few hours. I love the dry smell, lots of those good summer berries there (the blueberry, strawberry and raspberry) but the currants stand out especially, and it’s beautiful.
Iced with a bit of honey this is perfect. The berries and lemon verbena are a bit tart and zingy but also light and sweet. I used about 2 ‘perfect spoonfuls’ and forgot about it for a few minutes so it steeped maybe 15? But even with the rosehip and hibiscus, this didn’t taste oversteeped at all.
I will definitely be grabbing more of this, I can see myself going through this 50 grams very quickly in this heat!

Debus
83

Yet again a very easy tea to work with. It is herbal so you boil the water and it needs to steep for quite a while to get the strong berry flavour I am looking for. I can imagin the second steep will be good as well.

It has a sour berry taste but it is sweet at the same time, a bit hard to explain. I find it quite relaxing and something great to sip on while I work. It taste just as good cold as it does hot so if you forget it about it for a while it is fine, drink it down.

Heidi!
60

Smells prettier than it tastes, but is very berry and tasty. I may have made mine too strong as it was a tad acidic and sour, or steeped it too long which is a common mistake I make because I tend to like tea strong. I had to add sweetener to this one and then it was really pleasant. trying to avoid sugar to taste the real flavors…but this time I cheated!

TeaLover58
81

Trail Mix Tea! That’s exactly what this tea smells like before it’s steeped. I’m not sure how to describe its taste though. It kind of reminds me of a strawberry grape juice mixture. Without honey it tastes like a traditional fruit punch tea, but with a tsp. of honey it changes the taste and brings out the strawberry flavor in it the most.

Pouring the hot water over the tea it immediately turns the color of grape juice. Overall, the tea tastes really good, and I will be drinking it again. It’s a good fruity tea.

irishgirlieknits
86

Delish! I’ve had this a few times hot, and enjoyed it. But the berry flavors were screaming to be tried iced. Cold steeped it over night and WOW! Love it!!! Even better as an iced tea :) Will probably drink it more that way from now on! Although, for a caffeine free alternative in the evening if I’m craving something fruity and warm, still an option.

juwelly
68

I enjoyed this as an iced tea with a bit of agave, wasn’t sure if it even needed that. I’m not sure what it is but there’s an interesting after-note/taste to it. Not a bad one though!

C-chan
90

Day 53 of my 101 days of DAVIDsTEA challenge.

I used up the rest of what I had of this — it was probably a bit more than one cup’s worth, but nowhere near enough for two, so I dumped it in my two-cupper and filled it up for tea for one and a bit for the pot.

The taste reminds me of bumbleberry pie, which makes sense with the mixed berry theme. Hot, it was wonderful. I didn’t like it as much when it cooled—the dessert-i-ness seemed to fade with the temperature.

Resteep, again, wasn’t bad hot, but not as good once it cooled a bit.

Glad I had a bit of this left — I can see why it’s one of the more popular teas. Definitely worth a sip, in my opinion.

atuinsails
84
atuinsails 2 tasting notes

This is some awesome tea. I usually stick to citrus/orange herbals unless it is something for my sinuses, but this was an excellent change of taste. The berries are sweet but offset by a tartness at the end of the sip that makes it a nice balance. I can’t wait to try this iced. Very yummy.

I kind of forgot how much I’ve loved tea in the last couple of weeks. Between TMI’s, I haven’t really been feeling the need for tea, but tonight, I just feel better than usual, so I decided on the the Bear Trap. And I’m glad I did. Just so yummy and tart. Definitely upping the score on this one just a bit.

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yuki
77

A fruity tea on the sour side. It contains lots of berries so might need to steep a little longer. It gives a pretty dark reddish-purple color. I’d recommend this as a summer iced tea.

Courtky
65

I’ve recieved this in the mail last friday and decided to try it today.. (Ordered so much). The smell is a bit weird, I have no idea what it is but I figured when I brewed it it’d be different. Its not a bad tea, but isn’t one of my favorites. I’ll have to try it cold, it might be a little better!

petitetouale
83

I’m not a big fan of hibiscus herbals, but this one is nice. It has a lot of flavour and doesn’t taste like only tart water

mynameismoe

Holy bananas this is DELICIOUS iced. i didn’t add any sweetener, but will probably add a dab next time. so many delicious berries!

yunjii
80

Studying is not all that bad because it gives me an excuse to brew as many cups of tea as I like. The number is unashamedly high.
I’ve had this blend a number of times and I love it! I’m a sucker for herbal teas and particularly ones that are fruity. I loved it so much that I’m down to the very last scoops of my 50g bag already.
That being said, if you plan on buying this tea, be sure to mix up the dry leaves and berries up before scooping it to brew. I guess the tiny black currants settled down to the bottom of the bag and the bigger pieces tend to stay on the very top. This last batch I made is considerably more sour and not as tasty as when more of the sweeter fruit pieces and strawberry leaves were in the mix. It won’t deter me from buying more though, I will have this knowledge for the next time!