Organic Gingerbread Ale
Bison Brewing

Organic Gingerbread AleOrganic Gingerbread Ale
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From:
Bison Brewing
 
California, United States
Style:
Herb and Spice Beer
ABV:
6%
Score:
78
Avg:
3.4 | pDev: 15.59%
Reviews:
146
Ratings:
289
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 27, 2020
Added:
Oct 03, 2001
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  21
20 IBU
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Ratings by bulldog91:
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Reviewed by bulldog91 from Illinois

3.21/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
A dark, thick looking pour with minimal head
Roast, malty aroma
Taste of roast, malt but not some of the other flavors I anticipated.
Mouthfeel is flat - and not as thick as expected.
A good beer - not finding the gingerbread in here, but other flavors bopping around in there .
Nov 15, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.23/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Pours the appearance of a porter with 1/3" tan head. Aroma makes the commercial tug job story check out: it does in fact, smell of gingerbread cookies. Here comes grammamama with the nutmeg and cinnamon.

Taste is also evocative of gingerbread cookies. Criticize the beer all you want, but it seems like they hit what they were going for. That one cookie beer from Bruery was not good nor like cookies. Its pretty mild in terms of the non adjunct aspects of beer. Hops? Look elsewhere. Malt? Well, its a dark color, but there doesn't appear to be much in the way of roasted malt flavor. Yeast? Neutral. Ultimately you're left with an American spice rack beer. Slight bitter twist to the end of the beer, could just be the warming effect.

I can think of some who would like this, but they generally tend to be the people who don't like the 4 ingredients in beer. I can drink a few ounces of this no problemo, but once you start having to drink an entire 12 oz, or multiples (I imagine, have not done) its gotta be taxing.
Feb 27, 2020
 
Rated: 3 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Dec 28, 2017
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Rated by DoctorRobert1969 from California

2.75/5  rDev -19.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
I didn't really love the ginger spices. Too overpowering to me.
Nov 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.83 by Beernoobie from California

Dec 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by Cuervo_PCB from Florida

Aug 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.05 by StevenMilligan from Florida

Jan 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.88 by RBorsato from Virginia

Jan 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by sharpski from Canada (BC)

Dec 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by NickThePyro from Washington

Aug 05, 2015
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Reviewed by RaysHops from Indiana

2.1/5  rDev -38.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
At first I was pleased with the fragrance and overall look of the brew...but I think I got it a little too late on the shelf. I'll try it again when it's fresh.
Jul 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.6 by chrismattlin from Ohio

Mar 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by BPMeyer27 from Ohio

Feb 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.71 by Bmcgarry84

Feb 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.55 by TonyLema1 from South Carolina

Feb 04, 2015
 
Rated: 2.8 by deonreds from New York

Jan 31, 2015
 
Rated: 3.13 by j0hnc2468 from New York

Jan 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.52 by djchrismac from Ohio

Jan 06, 2015
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Reviewed by hreb from Washington

2.85/5  rDev -16.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
12oz bottle served in a chalice. Beer pours cola brown, crystal clear, and with no appreciable head. Smells like the aforementioned molasses cookies. Tastes like a highly carbonated version of the same. Actual ginger flavor here is, to my palate, too washed out, like all too much bad gingerbread. And unfortunately this beer hasn't got much else going for it. Mid-grade over-gassed molasses cookie beer.
Dec 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.02 by avitallo from North Carolina

Dec 23, 2014
Organic Gingerbread Ale from Bison Brewing
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 289 ratings