Bison Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Berkeley, California, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 1989

Closed in 2018

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2598 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, 94708, United States
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6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

On draft at Galaxy Hut in Arlington VA. Pours a ear cola brown with a tan head. Aroma of cloves and cinnamon. Only a hint of ginger. Light to medium bodied. Short dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 12 Nov 2013 at 15:51


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Hazy golden color with a thin white head that evaporates quickly to an outer ring. Spotty lacing on the glass. The aroma is mildly hoppy with some malt behind it. Light to medium body with a metallic character and notes of piney hops and grain. The finish is moderately bitter with a short hoppy aftertaste. Barely average overall.

Tried on 14 Oct 2013 at 13:54


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours with a crystal clear blonde hued body with a retentive white head. Malty aroma, bready, toasty, biscuity and doughy, moderate esters with very fruity and citrusy hop notes, grainy, very light resins. Flavors are malty and grainy (a touch of sharp graininess), fruity and citrusy, low bitter. Malt character feels slightly old. Bitterness is light, but lingers a bit. Neutral to slightly bitter balance. Wish there was a freshness date. Medium-low body, slightly fuller carbonation. Nice and easy to drink.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2013 at 23:51


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draught @ Toronado, San Francisco, CA
Pours hazy golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, citrus, orange and caramel. Taste is light to medium sweet and light to medium bitter. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried on 05 Aug 2013 at 07:27


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

On tap at Toronado. It’s a lightly unclear one, dark golden in color, and with a small white head. The aroma is fruity and piney, quite peachy. Nor much maltyness going on. That goes for the flavour too. Pleasant flavor with peaches and generic tropical fruits. Some malty sweetness, and a suitable bitterness. Full to medium body men pleasant carbonation. Bitter and fruity finish. Tasteful. 130804

Tried from Draft on 04 Aug 2013 at 20:50


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

12oz bottle pours a clear gold with some spitty, white head. Nose is sweet, malt, some hop, pine, orange, dust. Flavor is sweet, straw, honey, orange, malt. Medium bodied, weak finish.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2013 at 08:50


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

Poured a clear yellow-orange color with a small wispy head. Aroma with some light citrus notes, sweet light malts, some caramel. Flavor had sweet malts, caramel. Pretty good.

Tried on 20 Jul 2013 at 19:35


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Gold pour with a thin white head. Much lacing. aroma is a little pine and a little citrus. Medium bodied, some pineyness, some citrus. Crisp finish

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2013 at 16:17


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

Draught @ Mikkeller & Friends. Pours deep copper with a frothy offwhite head that slowly dissipates while leaving lots of trace on the glass. Smell is sweet and malty with biscuits, alcohol, sweet dark bread, moist wood, vanilla fudge, figs, dates, raisins, prunes, almond paste and lemon zest. Taste is sweet and malty with biscuits, caramel, candi sugar, dried dark fruits, sweet dark bread, marzipan, lemon zest, moist wood and alcohol. Mouthfeel is soft, creamy, round and medium bodied. Finish is sweet and slightly bittern with biscuits, sweet dark bread, marzipan, lemon zest and dried dark fruits.

Tried from Can on 26 Jun 2013 at 02:52


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cloudy, light brown with a thick, ivory head. Aroma is honey, sharp herbals. Taste is spicy over sweet. An odd mix.... Decent. just not appealing to me, personally.

Tried on 20 Jun 2013 at 19:23