Berkeley, California
Organic Imperial Brown Ale
Style: American Brown Ale
Availability: Seasonal - January - April
Format: 12oz - 4pk
ABV: 7.0%
Bottle text & Info:
Back by popular demand, we first brewed this luscious brown ale in 2007 as a collaborative "Reunion" brew. Enjoy the malt complexity and soft palate!
Tasting Notes:
Pours a dense brown that shows the dark ruby red when backlit. A half inch antique white head that bubbles and shows awesome retention showcases some crazy looking crater and wave-like patterns on top. A+ for head retention, this one sticks around with plenty of sticky lacing. Smells faintly of coffee, milk chocolate and hazelnuts. Pretty light mouthfeel for this style and - WHOA - a lot of hops here. There are definitely some nutty flavors that remind you that this is a Brown ale; however there's just hops everywhere on this thing. That coupled with the light body and more moderate than high alcohol really make this more of an India Brown than anything else. I don't really see the need for Organics in beer. Unless your adjunct brewing there should be no issue, that being said Bison make some of the better organics out there. Not a bad beer, I just disagree with categorizing this as an Imperial Brown. I would want more malt notes, bigger mouthfeel and higher alcohol.
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