Organic Gingerbread Ale
Bison Brewing Company in Berkeley, California, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Winter Out of Production|
Score
6.45
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Our Spiced holiday porter is brewed with ginger, nutmeg and a touch of cinnamon, yielding the aroma of fresh backed gingerbread men! The chewy dark malt flavors are sure to smooth out that dinner with the in-laws.
Brewed with 2-row, caramel, chocolate, roast barley, black malts, ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
Brewed with 2-row, caramel, chocolate, roast barley, black malts, ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
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6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle. Beer of the month club. Very dark brown color with a big stable beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, a bit of coffee, ginger and some cinnamon. Flavor is bittersweet with roasted malt, some spiciness (some ginger), coffee notes and a bitter, slightly spicy, roasty finish. Light-medium-bodied. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2011
at 15:06
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
0.33L bottle, smallish head, deep brown colour with dark red taints, aroma of cola, vinegar, nutmeg and cinamon, flavour of coffee and cola and hints of those same spices, light bitterness. Interesting beer but a bit thin and simple.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2011
at 12:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From the beer of the month club. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a very dark brown color with a large creamy brown head that lingered and produced good lacing. The aroma was dry with strong cinnamon,nutmeg and ginger. The flavor was dry and bitter with a strong gingerbread presence, light nutty undertones and a touch of fruit, The finish was long, dry and spicy. Medium body. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2010
at 14:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Pours a dark chestnut brown color with an ample beige head. I love the way the spicey notes work with the maltiness and light florals. Not overpowering in any way and very complimentary. At first I thought there was a bit too much sweetness, but it really balances out as it warms and drinks very smooth. Nicely done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2010
at 18:31
4.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottle. Pours with a deep brown, nearly black pour and a tan head that lasts (for a bit). Aromas of ginger (spicy-burn...too much), dusty, nutmeg, cooked corn, red hots/cinnamon, nuts and chocolate. Grainy. Flavors of tobacco, dust, metal, blood, earth, iodine, mud, muddy spices. Not good. Cooked vegitables/DMS too. A completely undrinkable beer. Lively bubbles. Not good. There are a lot of Bison beers available to me that I have passed up on...Not sure if this will help me pick up the other ones.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2010
at 22:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Dark brown beer with a small tan head. Holiday spice aroma with sweet malts. Nutty malt flavor with spice and light roastiness. Medium bodied. Spice and nutty malt lingers with light roast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2010
at 10:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On draft out of a pint glass at a Bison Brewing paired dinner. Almost opaque brown with flecks of amber. A coffee brown full head that longers and clings to the glass. Not much aroma but some subtle malt. When you resmell it after a delay, the gingerbread is much more pronouced, but fleeting. Taste of full, roasted, chocolate malt follows through with a round mouthfeel and some smoky campfire on the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2010
at 21:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Poured deep brown black with medium ecru head. Aroma of gingerbread and malt. Very gingery flavour, like a spice drink, Gingerful finish. The description does not lie about the ginger
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2009
at 22:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours deep amber with full lumpy bumpy tan head. I can smell the gingerbread cookie aroma from an arms length away. Very nice. Without even tasting it yet it may be the best Bison brew I can remember having. I get inviting gingerbread, cherries and a touch of roasted malt in the aroma upon closer inspection. The taste is similar with gingerbread mixing with cherry compote and sweet grape jam. Near midway I get a moment of roasted malts before the gingerbread notes return in force and take the experience to closure. Very nice winter brew.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Feb 2009
at 07:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bomber from BevMo Valencia. Nose is grainy wheat, ginger, and a caramel note. Transparent dark brown with a big glass lacing beige head. Flavor of a spiced porter; coffee, ginger, caramel, and some breadiness. Decent spiced porter.
Tried
on 18 Jan 2009
at 20:43