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Bison IPA

Bison IPA

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Bison Brewing Company

Berkeley, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
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1783.18/5.03.17/5.0Winter6.8%21.1Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
British-style IPA. On the lower end of the hop spectrum.

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 TampaBeer (172), Tampa, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20

Aug 23, 2007  
has a pretty good fresh flavor, and a good fresh flavor, but there is really nothing else here. Slightly above average. Not very complex - clearly a second-tier IPA.

 daknole (1131), Plantation, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Dec 2, 2008  
bottle from total wine. nice amberish pour with a good white head. aroma is very hoppy wtih some citrus and earthy notes. Flavor is not what I expected from the nose. It is kind of messy in my opinion. The hops and malt seem to be battling for a place on your tongue and not working together. Its weird. Maybe the choice of malts didnt work?


 cking (756), North Canton, Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/512/20
Oct 27, 2008  
Excited to find singles of this offering during a recent weekend stay in the town where I grew up. A couple of hoppy glasses of beer sounded just right, unfortunately this IPA struggled to make the standard pale ale grade. Grainy, grapefruity aroma this is pleasant but a bit timid. Minor notes of evergreen and orange peel. Nice light copper pour with a frothy white head and good lacing. Soapy mouth feel, and not very bitter. Real let down considering I was paying for hops. Flavor was good for a beer, not too good for an IPA. Nutty malts with a good biscuit quality. Some floral and fruity hop notes. Need to change the label to ’’Ale’’.


 MrDick (271), San Francisco, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/102/512/20
Oct 14, 2008  
This bottle is a part of the single hop series featuring Amarillo hops. Pours a SQL injection fighting amber with mild floral hops aroma. Definitely a crisp hop taste but seems to need a bit more malt to mellow it out.


 unclemattie (1715), Georgia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/513/20
Oct 3, 2008  
12oz bottle. copper pour. Big hop aromas of cascade. Citrus and pine. Malt and chocolate. Flavor is a sweet malt followed by a sharp bitterness. Creamy mouthfeel. Finishes with citrus notes. medium bodied.


 grimreeser (756), Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Sep 7, 2008  
Pours a clear very light amber with a nice head and good lacing. Aroma of spicy and floral hops, malt. Solid flavor, bitterness is there.



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