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Bison IPA Single Hop Series - Simcoe


 Percentile 
61
overall
Brewed by Bison Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Berkeley, California USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
233.23/5.03.2/5.0Special6.8%23.9Shaker, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
For our 22-ounce IPA bottling, we play around a bit. We use the exact same malt profile in each brew, but experiment with different hop varieties. Common flavor descriptors of this hop include: tangerine, pine needle, citrus peel, and earthy. Although its low co-humulone content supposedly makes a smoother bittering, we find it a bit rough. Let us know what you think at www.bisonbrew.com Cheers!
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 Cletus (5001), Connecticut, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 2, 2009  
Pours amber with a thin white head. Smells of sage, some spicy hints, grassy. Tastes dry and spicy with lots of floral hints on the finish.


 unclemattie (2370), Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/54/104/513/20
Sep 4, 2008  
22oz bottle. Clear golden color. Wonderful tart, hop aroma. Clean crisp malt. Nice hop bitterness. Personally reminds me of Sweetwater IPA. Flavor is nice malt, nice bitterness.


 Angeloregon (2024), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Jun 12, 2008  
Yum! This single hop series beer makes wonderful use of a wonderful hop! Fruity nutty and floral as sin. Lots of sweet and malty character, too. Perhaps a little sugary in the finish, but overall, a really nice beer.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 11, 2008  
Name: IPA - Simcoe
Date: 05/03/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: hazy orange, wispy off white head,
Aroma: dry crystal malt aroma with lots of fruity floral hops,
Flavor: sweet crystal malt flavor, lots of sweet fruity character, light bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4


 ChainGangGuy (2522), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/104/514/20
May 4, 2008  
Appearance: Pours a clear body with just a slight orange tint to it. Tiny ring of white bubbles on top. Smell: Handful of tropical fruits, grapefruit and papaya, served up in a light caramel sauce. Taste: Caramel malts with just a hint of toast. More of the tropical fruits from the aroma displaying a nice juiciness. Fairly restrained medium bitterness. A touch citric on the finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: Not so enjoyable as an IPA, but it is pretty fun in terms of learning your hops and their various attributes and characteristics.


 CaptainCougar (5379), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
May 3, 2008  
Pours a transparent deep golden bronze with a wispy-lacing white head. Aroma of grassy piny hops with a touch of lightly sweet pale malt. Body starts with a mild caramel malty sweetness and a decent mild hoppy character, but not that assertive in flavor. An ok IPA that might be better with a fresh hop profile.


 shp555 (1677), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 3, 2008  
Pours a light copper color with a white head. Aroma is caramel, toast, and some citrus hops. Flavor is caramel, toast, and a bitter citrus finish.


 ATLBeerDog (280), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/103/59/20
May 3, 2008  
Pours light orange red with a small head, and below average lacing. Below average carbonation with a sweet smell of mild hops. Tastes hoppy like an IPA should. Light on the pallet, this beer could use a maltier backbone. Not bad- not great but I would rather have a strong DIPA instead.



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