A Chocolate Lover's Dream Come True: Bison Brewery Organic Chocolate Stout
Apr 01 '04
The Bottom Line Bison today.
Surprise! We have a winner here folks. As I sit here sipping beer, listening to classical music and playing around on Epinions, I’ve come across a really and truly delicious and amazing beer: Bison Brewing Organic Chocolate Stout. This isn’t the first Bison beer I’ve tasted, mind you, but it’s likely the best. My handy little tasting database tells me I’ve drunk a Bison Wheat beer in the past, but I don’t recall it.
The Bison Brewery is based in Berkeley, California. They’re a small concern and brew several varieties of beer, including a few rotating seasonals. You can pick up their beer in six-packs or in twenty-two ounce bottles. My Chocolate Stout was packaged in the latter.
When I got home from the liquor store, bottle of Bison Chocolate Stout carefully tucked beneath an arm like the prize find that it was, I looked the brewery up on the internet. You can find them at www.bisonbrew.com. To my dismay, their main claim to fame seemed to be an organic light beer. Yikes, I said to myself.
After pouring myself a glass of Chocolate Stout, however, I soon discovered that my fears were ill-founded, indeed. The first delicious sip set my mind at ease. At 6.1% alcohol by volume, this one is just a tad stronger than most. It’s just over Georgia’s legal limit, too, although that law becomes null and void as of July 1st.
The organic bit doesn’t make much difference to me. I don’t see the point of organic beers. The brewer does, though, and took pains to label the beer as such. There’s a large seal stating USDA Organic on the top neck. Bison Chocolate Stout is brewed with real cocoa and you can definitely taste it. If you love chocolate, this is definitely the beer for you.
Bison Organic Chocolate Stout pours to a jet-black color with a creamy tan head formation and a decadently rich chocolate nose. The palate is intense and sinful, packed with rich roasty notes of coffee and licorice. But msot of all, the beer just oozes bittersweet cocoa flavors from the first smooth and creamy sip right on into the delightfully chocolaty, roasty bitter finish.
Wow! This is one heck of an impressive brew. Don’t drink it because it’s organic, even if you normally seek out organic food. Drink it because it’s delicious. Try a bottle with a rich slice of chocolate cake (or any chocolate dessert) for a truly chocoholic experience.
EPINIONS CRITERIA:
Overall Rating: Five Stars
Beer Rating: A must-sensational
Weight: Medium Body
Flavor: Bitter
Complexity: Complex
Price: $3.99 per 22 ounce bottle
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