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Reunion - A Beer For Hope 2008

Reunion - A Beer For Hope 2008

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A Specialty Grain brewed by
Bison Brewing Company

Berkeley, California USA

bottled
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863.4/5.03.39/5.0Special6.5%84.8 n/a P  Stats

Commercial Description:
This year's beer is an Organic Red Rye Ale, once again brewed in cooperation with Bison Brewing in Chico, CA. It is a reddish-amber colored beer, with a pronounced malt forward profile balanced by the delicate spices of the hops and rye. It is 6.5% alcohol by volume.

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 carruthm (316), USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/513/20

May 13, 2008  
darker red pour, muted aroma of caramel and licorice. flavor is more of the same but more pronounced.

 natedoggkc (159), Lenexa, Kansas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 25, 2008  
Pours a dark red with a small off white head. Lots of rye in the aroma with some hops as well. Palate of rye and some chocolate and is pretty smooth. This one is pretty good and I am drinking for a good cause.


 BeerFanDan17 (331), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/514/20
Jul 21, 2008  
Sampled at the St. Pete Craft Beer Fest. An excellent strong American ale. Flavors of figs, honey, and caramel. Would love to get my hands on this again!


 scraff (1615), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 20, 2008  
Tasting - Perfect Pour. Dark amber, creamy white head. Soft chocolate and spicy rye aromas warm to notes of citrus and hints of mint. Floral hop and dry rye caramel flavors balance very well on a lightly sweet dusty cocoa malt backbone. Medium bodied with light carbonation. A well crafted session brew that’s for a great cause...


 Ernest (4186), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 20, 2008  
Bottle. Head is initially very small, frothy/fizzy, light brown, fully diminishing. Body is medium to dark amber. Aroma is moderately malty (toasted bread, roasted nuts, caramel), lightly hoppy (apricot), with a note of black tea. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly to moderately bittter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, moderately to heavily bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation, lightly alcoholic. Seems a little muddled and unfocused, and kind of rough in the mouth, but it’s not bad.


 IrishBoy (2057), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Jul 16, 2008  
Bomber from Enniskillen; Nose is yeasty ryebread, strong caramel, and light vanilla and clove notes; rust red with a small cinnamon tinged, beige head; flavor of light hop bitterness, caramel, and a little rye; finish is light bitterness and alcohol warmth and more rye; Bison gets no respect because it’s organic; this one is way underrated and is an excellent beer!




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