Bison Organic Belgian Ale

Brewed by Bison Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel
Berkeley, California USA

Poured a clear yellow with a thin white head. Fruity aroma of lemon and pineapple with some sugar. Flavor starts sugary sweet and finishes dry and bitter. Warming at the end.

Bottle, pale clear gold color. Yeasty corriander smell, a little floral. Light yeasty flavors with corriander. I felt the Belgian candi was too pronounced and sweet, and the beer seemed a little thin.

Shockingly unoriginal taste and aroma for a trip. Was more along the lines of a standard Belgian Ale. Somewhat light, mildly floral. Very pronounced bittering hops but not over the top. Still, I expected much more than it actually delivered.

very calm for a tripel. Could definaly smell the cascade hops, but that was about all. The flavor was pleasent, but way below what i was expecting for a triple. I think i’ll take my belgys non-organic please

22 oz bottle: Lightly hazy golden w/ a quickly collapsing white head. Aroma is sort of a coriander/band aid/ grassy hop combo at first. Soft malt with a bit of sugary sweetness. Hints of plum fruitiness and lemony citrus as it warms. Well balanced overall! Coriander, alcohol, a bit of grainy malt flavor and a hint of bitterness at the very end. Overall sweet finish though and fairly bland. Not a lot of spicyness from the yeast a bit disappointing. Only hints of pepper. A bit of sugary sweetness at the beginning of the finish. Medium carbonation, warming alcohol, lighter medium body. Overall, a bit lacking for a tripel. Organic or not, it lacks complexity, but it is still an enjoyable beer, just don’t expect too much!

Bottle. Clear golden/orange w/dissapearing white head. Aroma had spice and light alcohol. Taste has coriander, candy sugar, and a touch of apple. Pretty smooth. It’s not outstanding in any way, but it’s very drinkable.

22oz bottle, slightly hazy golden with great head and lace. Aroma was malty with stale spices. The taste brought more old spice flavors - It’s possible that maybe we tried an old bottle, but I’ll re-rate when we try it again. Really, the flaovrs were nice - typical malty spicy tripel style flavors, but they just seemed deadened.

Bottle (shared with Capflu, DumDum and Lubière): Poured a light golden color ale with a small head without much retention. Floral aroma with weak Belgian yeast. Taste is a mix between some coriander, a bit of candi sugar and some subtle floral malt. Body is definitely too thin and this beer lacks character. Thanks Lubière.