Flying Bison The Herc C-130

Brewed by Flying Bison Brewing
Style: American Strong Ale
Buffalo, New York USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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2009 12oz bottle from phhd, thanks Ethan. Says barley wine on the bottle. Orange/light brown color with very little head. Light ripe fruit aroma. Slightly caramaly, just a hint of butterscotch, not really a bad thing with this style, get some alcohol heat in the back of the throat, solid beer.

2007 Bottle - Thanks phhd! - Pours orange with nary a head to speak of...aroma is sweet sweet malt, light burnt sugar and hop flowers...flavour is similar, dark fruits, caramelized sugar...finish is clean, nice stuff!!

2007 bottle from a trade, sorry can’t remember who sent it to me. Pours amber with nice thick tan foam head. Very sweet nose with alcohol. Flavor is fruity with some citrus, caramel and dried fruit. Has a lot of carbination at first, but then settles down. Very nice and well balanced.

Sampled at hellbilly’s hellraiser 3 gathering. Bottle courtesy of cbkschubert. Pours an amber brown color with a small head. Aroma is toasted caramel malt, dark fruit and earthy hops. Flavor is much the same, a bit sweet up front with the hoppiness coming through more on the finish. Not bad at all. Thanks Craig!

Bottle at Cole’s in Buffalo, NY. Pours orange brown with an off white head. Sweet caramel malt in the aroma with a bit of floral hops. The flavor brings a nice malty sweetness, with dried fruit, and a hit of bitter hops in the finish. Well balanced and drinkable.

UPDATED: FEB 10, 2009 Bottle. Cloudy medium brown pour wtih a small whitish head. Some caramel, dark dried fruits, booze, and some good hops as well. Flavor is sweet and frutiy with nice woodsy notes but the beer is well balanced with a nice dose of hops. This is a well crafted beer.

12oz. bottle from brewery. Poured a hazy brown body with an orange tint. Small short head. Fruity aroma with a slight alcohol presence. BItter malty flavor with some nice hoppy background. Smooth mouthfeel. Pretty decent beer. Nothing great.

2006 bottle, a vintage bottle of 3 that ive had for too long from phhd i believe, location makes the most sense to me. Listed as a barleywine. Pours deep amber with a tan head. Nose is sweet muted and decent. Taste is sweet slightly big, but somewhat limited overall. The beer feels like it dies half way through, like it has no back end. There are great qualities here but a number of mediocore ones as well.

12 oz. bottle from the brewery on sale...probably because it was bottled in 2007 - pours thin white head with poor retention, amber color slightly hazy, aroma of butter, caramel and maybe prune, has a medium feel and a big alcohol kick, slightly bitter for my taste

12OZ bottle from cbkschubert. Good fruity and caramel nose along with some bread notes. Orange body with decent head. Cirtus orange along with some caramel malts. Thinner barleywine but smooth and easy to drink beer.. Alcohol and dry on the palate. Good brew thanks Craig.