Bison Brewing Company Organic Hop Cuvee

Organic Hop Cuvee

 

Bison Brewing Company in Berkeley, California, United States 🇺🇸

Brewed at/by: Mendocino Brewing Company
  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular Out of Production
Score
6.37
ABV: 5.5% IBU: 50 Ticks: 30
West Coast Ale brewed with a blend of the season’s best organic hops, hand-selected by Bison’s brewmaster and owner, Dan Del Grande.

Like California sunshine in a bottle, Hop Cuvée radiates a golden hue with brilliant clarity and bright effervescence. It is a crisp, citrusy and tropical ale with a touch of pine-like bitterness and a clean, dry finish. Refreshing and sessionable, Hop Cuvée satisfies both hop lovers and craft beer newbies. (5.5% abv 50 IBUS).
 

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5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

12 oz bottle, thanks brenn79. Aroma is doughy, light perfume, age. Pours hazy golden with a one finger white head that falls after a minute, leaving a little lace. Taste is lightly sweet with a significant bitter backing. Tastes a little old. Not too good. It would probably taste okay fresh, I’m sure. I can’t find a date anywhere.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Sep 2015 at 01:12


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught @ Whole Foods 7th Ave Pub, San Diego, CA

Pours orange with a smooth head. Aroma of citrusy fruits, lemon and grapefruit. Taste is smooth, zesty and citrusy with some lemon and grapefruit. Finish is smooth and sweetish with some juicy notes. Okay.

Tried on 23 Aug 2015 at 22:57


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draught @ Whole Foods, Hillcrest, San Diego. Aroma has tropical fruits and pineapples. Also cereal. Flavour has minerals, grapefruit and some cereal. Too dry.

Tried on 23 Aug 2015 at 22:27


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Bottle at the RBSG hotel tasting
Cloudy golden with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma of straw and grassy. Taste is straw and tart
Ok

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2015 at 15:35


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

12 oz. bottle, pours a cloudy murky orange with a small white head. Nose brings out earthy notes and astringent resinous hops - not good balance. Flavour is along the same lines, with vegetal herbal notes, some resin and bready malt. Pretty simple - nothing special but not offensive at least. Meh.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2015 at 12:02


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle thanks to Eugene. Pours a hazy gold with small white head. The aroma is grass and earthy malt. Medium mouth, spruce, citrus, herbal, light bitterness, decent.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2015 at 01:22


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle - Some leafy hops and citrus notes. Cloudy yellow gold. Sweet citrus and a dry finish. Not great.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2015 at 00:05


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

From a 12 oz bottle shared at home. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Citrus nose. Flavors of tropical fruits. Slightly sweet finish.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2015 at 19:08


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 12fl.oz. [ As Bison Organic Hop Cuvee ].Light unclear medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, moderate to light heavy hoppy, pine, fruity, light citrus. Flavour is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140517]

Tried from Bottle on 26 Oct 2014 at 10:04


4.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Pretty nice pour but I see the descript says brilliant clarity, not. There are lots of precipitants floating around in this beer. Nice rocky head from a bottle. Smell is slightly off dull hops. Yes, lots of hops in this pale ale, and its bitter, but bitter in an almost imperceptible way compared to an IPA. Yes, mild IPA thing happening here. Bitterness grows during the session and manifests itself into a near medicinal feel on the palate. Yes, bitter thing on the finish fer sure, lasts for a while. Not impressed but not over the top either I guess.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2014 at 17:07