Bison Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Berkeley, California, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 1989

Closed in 2018

Contact
2598 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, 94708, United States
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7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Draught from toronado. Dark pour. Dark fruits - fairly sweet. Light hops finish. Ok.

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:04


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Dark brown, with a small, light tan head. Aroma is a chocolate, mocha, burnt grains. Taste is a bitter chocolate with undertones of coffee.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 06:53


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Amber with off white head - Malt and some spicy aroma - Malt body with some note of caramel and some spicy hints - The malt , caramel with hints of spice goes into the finish - This was nice

Tried on 27 Jul 2021 at 16:24


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap. Blond! Looks like a Stille nacht. Sweet aroma, candi sugar, tropical fruit, but not in a hoppy way, pears. Taste is good, but the booze is full on. Punch in the face. Pint was stupid, but good value. Apples in the taste, sweet, belgian yeasty, bit brash though. Honey when it warms a little. And actually became pretty rank when it warmed a bit more. Seems to lack finesse.

Tried from Draft on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:02


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle pours out light amber color topped with a small head. Nose is floral notes some light pepper and spice. Taste is more of the nice light spice notes some yeast and the floral touch.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2018 at 19:57


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

Pour is a dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is not a huge chocolate but I am getting a large cinnamon. Flavor is again a very minor bitter chocolate with some ashy malt. This was a bit too thin and not enough chocolate stood out.

Tried on 23 Sep 2017 at 19:09


5.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

12oz bottle pours a muddy dark cola brown with some spitty, brown head. Nose has toast, roasted grains, some chocolate, cakey. Flavor is heavy with the roast and toast, cocoa powder. Dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Sep 2017 at 14:39


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

bottle - Cloudy gold pour, spicy aroma with obvious coriander along with yeast, malt and a hint of fruit. The flavor is sweet, spicy and yeasty. There’s some alcohol presence. Medium bodied. It’s alright though underwhelming for the style.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2016 at 12:41


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Draught. Creamy white fair mostly deminishing head. Dark yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma, Moderate bitter very alcoholic flavor. Average modeate bitter finish. Some fruity notes. Creamy palate.

Tried on 27 Aug 2016 at 13:17


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught as "Highwater Belgian Tramp" @ Fermentoren, Aarhus. Pours dark amber with a small white head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, little bread, sweet ripe fruit, dates, figs. Flavor is very sweet, malty, caramel, rich ripe dark dried fruit, dates, figs, alcohol. Medium to full body, soft carbonation, sweet finish with warming alcohol. Somewhat sticky. 220816

Tried on 22 Aug 2016 at 13:58