Flying Bison Buffalo Lager

Brewed by Flying Bison Brewing
Style: Premium Lager
Buffalo, New York USA

Draught at the New York Wine and Culinary Center. Pale gold with some interesting lacing. Hugely fruity, ale-like nose, with lots of muscat. Grainy, sweet, fruity flavor. Bready, wiht cracker-like malt. Huge bitterness at the finish. Interesting and original, though a bit weird for a lager.

Purchased sixer at some beer store in Tonawanda where only cash was accepted. Needless to say, had to run to ATM to get cash. Dark gold with white head. I think it is solid. Stick lager. Not much of a lager fan but have had two I have enjoyed in last week now.

Bottle as extra from trade. Clear golden with LARGE, white, big bubbled head, infection...? over carbonation...? I’ll soon find out. Aroma is spritzy, sprite with lemon, semi-dry. Sweet lemon flavor with same sort of sprite, this has to be an infection but I can see the basis here with the same grain and light hoppiness that you would get out of a traditional premium lager. Light body with big bubbled carbonation, straight up infection. Wow, so this is what an infected premium lager tastes like. Almost like a berliner weisse with the lemon and light citrus but where is the sweetness coming from?

Appearance: Pours a clearish, yellow body with a wispy, white head. Smell: Light pale maltiness with a scent of tropical fruits and fresh-cut flowers. Taste: Light pale malts with a light honeyish sweetness. Tastes of flowers and fruits. A sturdy hop bitterness rides out until the crisp finish. Mouthfeel: Light-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: Not altogether terrible, but not so great either. Still though, I wouldn’t recommend it.

Date: 10/11/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: hazy gold, fine white head, streaks of lace,
Aroma: sweet soapy aroma with light cereal sweetness and faint floral hops,
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, touch of sweet cereal, long bitter finish bordering on astrengent

Aroma: 3/10; Appearance: 4/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.6/5.0
Drinkability: 4/10
Score: 4

12oz bottle. Golden color, soapy white head. Aroma of is of grassy hops. lots of earthy notes. Flavor is of band-aids. really lacks anything to blow my palate off the hinges. finishes with the flavor of corn husks.

From a 12 ounce bottle - Pours a clear pale yellow with below average carbonation, and almost no lacing. The aroma is dominated adjuncts and some floral hops. First sip is surprisingly tasteless with not a lot of flavor. Some hoppy bitterness is present but on a whole this is not much going on here. A big disappointment.

Presentation: It was poured from a brown 12oz. bottle into a pint glass. Appearance: It had an interesting hazy appearance with lively visible carbonation and a deep or old gold color. The head builds up big, thick and foamy. It has a light creamy tan color with some speckles of brown yeast sediment from the bottle. Smell: The aroma has hints of floral and earthy hops and yeast. Taste/Mouth feel: The flavor has pleasant light bready malt presence with an earthy yeast character. Also there is a slightly astringent hint of green apple and mild hops that adds a nice balance of bitterness. The hop flavor fades off nicely into the semi-dry finish. Its carbonation is good and lively with a slick easy drinking texture and light to medium body. Notes: This is a good solid brew.