Farmhouse Ale
Bison Brewing Company in Berkeley, California, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.03
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Irishboy (4674) reviewed Farmhouse Ale from Bison Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared by Odeed; Nose was musty iwth a tiny amount of barnyard. clear light amber with a huge offwhite head; flavor was spicy, peppery, and yeasty with a tiny bit of hop bitterness showing as a last gasp in the finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Awesome flip top bottle from Davecooks, oh man Dave this is a great beer. Bottle pops with a lot of force. Pours with a large head into my Chimay goblet. Color is a deep orange-ish golden, with some visible carbonation. A very thick looking beer that just glows. The head turns into a cream lacing about 3 centimeters thick and just sits around. I mean when it comes to beauty it doesn’t get better than this. Aroma is ever changing, lots of Belgian yeastiness, then a great cookie dough malt flavor and then this crazy fruity (orange, citrus) and spicy yeastiness pops out. The aroma is all there and ever present and yet it is able to stay light and refreshing. Taste is right there as well with more of the yeasty maltiness - light cookie dough with an offsetting acidity and a slightly bitter hoppiness. A nicely lively mouthfeel with a bit of spikiness on the roof of my mouth and an overall cloudy-pillow like feeling. The longer I drink this the better it gets, each little pour adds a different dimension. Also, got to love the fact that they advertise for you to refill their bottle at your favorite brewery, this really is a killer Saison. 9/5/8/4/17
Re-rate: Oh my, what have these bastards done, I think I hate these brewers now. It’s one thing to brew a bad beer from the beginning but to ruin such a great beer is an awful awful thing. I have had the 22oz bomber twice now (shared by Dickinsonbeer and one from 11026) and this is not even the same freaking beer. First off none of that head at all. Just a plan thick golden, small head. Aroma is horrific, cleaning products, rotten fruits, and cheap Belgian sweetness. Taste is also overall sweet, astringent, and some weird off-flavor. Something is just completely different between the two bottles.5/3/6/3/12
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pours a hazy dark yellow that throws up a big sticky white head. Funky aroma that is tart and acidic. Dry palate right from the start. The flavor is only mildly tart and not too sweet. A light body makes this quite drinkable. The flavor is not as assertive as the aroma hinted at, but this is a decent attempt however.
bb (18428) reviewed Farmhouse Ale from Bison Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Golden amber beer with a huge off-white head. Malty, spicy, yeasty, lemon aroma. Yeasty, spicy, dusty, malty flavor with backinglemony citrus. Nice complexity, but light enough to be very drinkable. Medium bodied. Higher carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle pours a hazy light amber/yellow witha lively fizy white head. Spotty lkacing. Aroma is citursy and spicy. Fairly mild. For a saison the belgian yeasty flavors and spiciness was a bit tame and easy to drink. The bright hoppiness was nice.
Ibrew2or3 (10819) reviewed Farmhouse Ale from Bison Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
16.9oz bottle. Slightly hazy yellow color with creamy bright white head. Decent lacing left behind. Aroma of some sweet malts, honey, crisp hops, lemon sourness and maybe hay. Pretty nice mild flavor while it’s still chilled. There are some pale type malts, a light hoppiness, sour tartness and spiciness. The sour notes pick up as the beer warms. In the end the sour aroma and flavor were dominant over the other players. All in all these flavors mix well together for an interesting and enjoyable ale.