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Bison Winter Warmer

Bison Winter Warmer

Rated 3.311 by BeerPals
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Brewed by Bison Brewing Company

Berkeley, CA, United States

Style:  Abbey Dubbel

9% Alcohol by Volume

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Our Winter Warmer is a classic dubbel-style ale that warms body and soul through the chill of Winter and Fall. We enjoy the chewy, malty flavors mingling with a slight fruitiness and raisin character but aromas and flavors will continue to evolve. Our bottle-conditioning leaves some sediment, so store cool, then decant by slowly pouring into two wide mouth glaass to enjoy with a friend. Ale brewed with raisins.

ID: 26836 Last updated 1 month ago Added to database 17 years ago

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Statistics

Overall Rank10262
Overall Percentile81.7
Style Rank102 of 382
Style Percentile73.3
Lowest Score3.0
Highest Score3.8
Average Score3.467
Weighted Score3.311
Standard Deviation0.266

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  • SLOWRUNNER77 5682 reviews
    rated 3.4 12 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

    not quite textbook for the style, but a decent offering for this brewer. a little more chocolateyness than expected, especially in the flavor. caranel, dough and a slight hopiness in the aroma and on the palate. hides the alcohol, even to the point of being thin for a strong brew. not bad.

  • LENUSIK 2067 reviews
    rated 3.0 13 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

    An ale brewed with raisins. Is their suet and ground beef too? Is this a traditional mince meat beer? Actually, it's not a bad beer. A light mahogany pour with almost no head. Aroma is sweet malt, caramel, sugar, fruit, and yeast.

  • JLOZIER 671 reviews
    rated 3.5 15 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

    Pours a muddy cocoa brown, the barely present fizzy head disappears real quickly. Tastes of chocolate, caramel, raisins, and a little alcohol. aroma consists of caramel and a little alcohol. Some of that sweet caramel lasts into the aftertaste, like as if i had just swallowed one of those little cellophane-wrapped cubes. I was expecting more from this than what I received. Oh well, that seems to be the way with some of the Bison beers.

  • BLUESANDBARBQ 2568 reviews
    rated 3.5 16 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

    Courtesy of trade with jlozier. Pours an opaque coca-cola brown with a thin head that disappears quickly leaving no lacing. Some carbonation. Aromas of ripe sweet fruits, raisins, dates and sweet brown sugar with some malts. Thick like a Scottish Ale and a little malty but sweet and ripe fruitiness in flavor with a touch of hops in the finish. Rich, creamy and a little bite of alcohol in the end. Thank you Jayson.

  • STOUTLOVER72 2327 reviews
    rated 3.6 16 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

    Another nice offering from Bison. I had found this one several months ago at BevMo (I think) and had been waiting a few months to try it. I quite enjoyed this beer, and have rarely been disappointed by Bison. The beer pours out a brownish/red body, with a small off-white head. Aroma is decidedly sweet, with a dark fruity maltiness being quite pronounced. Some earthyness and spices also round out the aroma. Flavors had a cinnanom-raisin thing going on, with light touches of vanilla, burnt sugar and yeast. Pretty tasty stuff!

  • BEERGUY101 5022 reviews
    rated 3.8 17 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

    This Abbey Dubbel pours a deep reddish copper color from a 22oz bottle. Medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is fruity, malty, sweet, chocolate and rum, with a touch of raisins. A medium bodied dubbel. Malts are caramel, dark fruit and raisins. Sweet and smooth. There is only a touch of hops noticeable. A touch sweet and fruity. This is a very nice beer. Another in a line of nice beers from Bison lately, kind of a return to the old days for these guys. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

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