From my previous post, I mentioned that I was currently drinking the Bison Organic IPA. By doing enough reading, I learned that IPAs should be consumed as soon as possible, as the hop taste is lost through time. The folks from Berkeley, CA (http://www.bisonbrew.com) have worked to concoct organic beers that still taste good (those crazy Californians, what will they think of next?). I actually had a Bison offering before, the Bison Honey Basil, but I'm not counting that because I can't remember what it tasted like, for the life of me. No worries, I'll get it back in my system in due time.
Now onto the beer. I popped the bottlecap and it started to heave over, so I quickly grabbed my pilsner glass and poured out the contents. Nice light amber color with less than a finger of white head. Solid lacing on the glass. I could barely pick up on an aroma..maybe some grassy notes. I thought I detected bread/biscuit from the malt as well. It tastes pretty good. Not overpowering which is probably good for an IPA newbie like me. Citrus/grapefruit taste all the way down, with that grapefruit coming back in the bitter aftertaste. Beer didn't feel heavy, at 6% ABV it shouldn't be. Would make for a solid beer while watching the game. I know there's too many IPAs out there, so I won't settle on this one, but if I had to choose between domestics and this, I know where I'm going (and it's not domestic).
Grade: B
Price Paid: $2.29 (12 oz bottle)
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