Bison Farmhouse Ale

Formerly brewed at Bison Brewing Company
Style: Saison
Berkeley, California USA

Serve in Tulip

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16.9oz bottle-pours a retaining off white head and cloudy gold color. Aroma is herbal, spice, yeast. Taste is medium malt, herbal, spice, yeast, some/sour vinegar. Not sure what they were aiming for but… Thanks to decaturstevo for sharing.

Pours clear golden with huge white head. Slightly sweet and peppery with some banana flavors. Light/medium body with fizzy carbonation. It’s OK, buth there are much better saisons that are widely available.

From a flip-top bottle. 2007. Poured amber with fat and pillow white head. Nose of caramel malts with fruits Nice mouthfeel. Flavors are slightly sweet with floral hops, ripe fruit, and spices .Good slightly bitter finish. Very enjoyable.

Bottle purchased at Willow Bend Liquors (Lutz, FL) pours a cloudy golden yellow with a vibrant white head. Very pleasant aroma with notes of yeast, spices, and a hint of citrus. Delicious mix of sweet, acidic, and slightly bitter flavors. Very lively carbonation.

Thanks to David for bringing the bottle, 2006 vintage! Poured clear medium caramel with a tall, fluffy cap of off-white head. The aroma picked up dusty bready notes, some darker toffee sugars, and lighter fruits with an overall dark feel to it.. nicely presented. The flavor had caramel, toffee, and honey sweetness at the core surrounded by dusty bread yeastiness, lemon zest, and some honey.. spicy finish with some not-too-well-refined sweetness. Medium-bodied with high carbonation on the palate.. OK spicy feel with a tacky, dragging feel. OK beer overall, but missed expectations.

22 oz Bomber-2007 Brewer’s Reserve-Trade w/Snojerk321. Pours a cloudy yellow/orange color w/a slight white head. Kind of similar to the Organic Belgian w/a little more bite to it. Flavors of candied sugar. green apple, banana, bread dough, & floral Hops. Has a little bit of a bitter, gamey bite to it, almost a little bit of that sour funk going on. Long dry finish. Pretty good stuff, Thanks Torry!

Bottle of "2007 Brewer’s Reserve." Did anyone notice the irony of a silkscreened bottle boasting "organic" also warning of lead in the ink used to print it?? Anyhoo, the ale decants with the turbid, unlikely pale neon orange of mango flesh; healthy carbonation ensures a roiling froth of durable, lumpy suds. Combined peach, banana, and the "green" tang of noble hops introduce the aroma; wafts of tangerine, seashore, flowery spice, and scented baby powder ensue. Fruity-spicy hop flavor complements the dry, sweet/tart, and barely metallic flavor. An enchanting cilantro and mint herbailty surfaces intermittently. (The second decantation, with lees, introduces electric, citric acidity.) A burnt marshmallow quality that I almost dismissed in the nose revisits in the beer’s finish. Although dry and pillowy, enough maple-y "raw" sugar flavor remains to keep the palate as wet and thirst-slaiking as springwater. The mildly bitter aftertaste hints at ironilike astringency. Despite finding the fruity/funky yeast character a tad restrained, this is a charming and well-crafted rustic ale.

Bottle purchased in Hayden. Fair head on pale gold. Sour funky aroma with scents of cheese, soap and salt water. Smooth lightly foamy body. A tame funkiness. Reaches but doesn’t quite hit the high notes. Approachable. Soapy saltiness. Some pepper lightly mixed in and noticeable in the finish.

20070630 2006 Farmhouse Ale. Cloudy dark gold. medium head. Light fink, lightly malty, full body, nutty, quite nice.

Brandon, Fl. - Kingdom Liquors - 22 oz bomber. Murky orange pour, snow-white but very brief thin head. Fresh floral aroma, some buttery notes in there as well. Fresh, thirst quenching flavor, find some nectarines, white grapes, hint of butter with some faint coriander spicy notes on the back end. Nice smooth texture, goes down well. Tastes great after working in the yard on a hot, muggy spring day.