Buffalo Gold Premium Ale - Boulder Beer / Wilderness Pub

mentor

Colorado

2.93/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

One finger very light tan head over a crystal clear light apricot colored liquid. Smells are very mild, in fact only some mild malt and mild apricot ester. Taste: Malt is gentle with faint caramel and also faint apricot and strawberry esters. If I'm getting hops at all, they are really low, but have an orange citrusy quality. Not much to this beer. Light body and mild carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2005 07:14:38 | More by mentor

Rayek

Colorado

3.6/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A: Brilliant gold color with an oh so subtle haze. Frothy white head has average retention and leaves spots of lace.

S: Pleasant dry maltiness has a bit of straw to it. There's a mild citrus aroma that lets you know this beer has some hops in it.

T: Very nicely balanced. Not the most interesting brew, but there are some nice flavors to be had. Malt comes across with an almost grassy sweetness. Hops add a citrus and fruity bitterness that doesn't overwhelm the palate. Finishes rather clean, with a bit of residual bitterness.

M: Medium-light body is a touch on the fizzy side.

D: I have a friend who's such a huge University of CO football fan that he insisted on having this beer at his wedding (the beer is called Buff Gold for a reason). It's a nice safe micro that most macro drinkers seem to be able to get behind. Not my first choice in beers, but not something I would ever turn down.

Serving type: on-tap

11-21-2008 19:43:14 | More by Rayek

Haybeerman

Colorado

3.63/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A: Bright, clear gold/amber color. Poured a 2 finger stark white coarse head with fair retention for the style. Light, broken lacing.

S: Light malts, very faint light fruits aroma. Light bitter hops in the finish.

T: Malts and subtle hops. Dry finish. Nicely balanced.

D: Very drinkable that's nicely done. The style is a bit dull, but it was done right - nice balance, no offensive off-tastes.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2008 20:56:20 | More by Haybeerman

Drew966

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Buffalo Gold Premium Ale pours a golden color with a minimal white head. Smell is malty, cracker or biscuit like and there are some floral notes. I would have to say that the taste is similar to the nose, malty/biscuity flavors and some floral flavors. The floral flavors are strong in the finish, biscuity flavors in the beginning. Not too bad, maybe a little better balance would help, but this actually is quite decent and drinkable. Worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

07-15-2006 00:22:04 | More by Drew966

budgood1

Minnesota

3.7/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

pours out a clear golden colour...substantial foamy head and a nice lace left after a few sips. nice hoppy aroma...with some sweet malt and graininess to even things out. i was expecting a totally lame blonde ale experience, but am pleasantly surprised by the balance of flavours and the above average taste for the style. light pale malts with a healthy dose of northwest hops provide for a quenching and easy drinking blonde ale that can appeal to both the novice drinker and seasoned quaffer. dry in the finish, lingering hops in the aftertaste...a nice brew. it would go great with some pizza or burgers or nachos.

Serving type: bottle

09-11-2004 21:51:30 | More by budgood1

arizcards

Arizona

3.53/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Received in early June as part of the MicroBeerClub May shipment.

Beer poured a golden amber with a long lasting white head that is leaving lacing behind. Nose has hints of citrus hops. Taste is somewhat sweet, hints of caramel malts with citric hops apprearing at the end. Mouthfeel is decent, has a medium body that leaves a feeling of satisfaction on my palate. Overall drinkability is pretty good. This beer gave me more than I expected for the advertised style. It is worthy of a shot and quite refreshing on a warm humid July afternoon!

Serving type: bottle

07-20-2008 22:10:02 | More by arizcards

UnionMade

Colorado

2.9/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Pours a pale golden amber, with a light head that quickly dissipates to a thin mist covering the beer.
Aroma is light and malty, with a bit of breadiness and slight hop character. Mild fruitiness.
Flavor is malty and sweet, with a bit of lagery dryness. Hops come through lightly in the middle, with less emphasis in the finish. A touch of fruitiness and some grassy flavors. Fuller bodied than most golden ales, yet still summery. The balance is nice, flavors are well done, but it's a little dull. I'm not big on this style to begin with.

Serving type: bottle

07-29-2003 21:45:42 | More by UnionMade

Westsidethreat

California

2.93/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

A: Light copper color with an orange twinge. Head is off white and falling fast

S: Slightly malty with subtle hop and hints of citrus

T: Malty sweetness with various degrees of fruit (apricot, orange, even bananas). Grain sprinkled in between.

M: Thin and dull.

D: About what I expected.

Serving type: bottle

06-30-2006 03:31:39 | More by Westsidethreat

peabody

Kentucky

2.8/5  rDev -14.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

pours out clear amber with a one finger white foam head. Lacing abounds here. The suds dissapate quickly.
Grapes and nuts are what I smell first. sour yeast and light malt come into play later. Is there wheat here?
Taste has a bland grapeftuit and caramel with a slight hop aftertaste.
Mouthfeel is bland at best. Nothing being savored here.
Not a great beer at all.

Serving type: bottle

09-30-2006 19:32:04 | More by peabody

rowew

Colorado

3.7/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Presentation: 12 oz longneck bottle - no freshness information.

Appearance: Poured into a New Belgium globe - reddish gold color with a thin head that quickly fades.

Smell: Aroma is very faint, but mostly malt with just a bit of hops showing up in the finish.

Taste: Taste is very malty, with a nice dry finish. The hops are subtle, but keep the beer fairly balanced.

Overall impression: Not the best offering from Boulder Beer, but a great gateway beer. I still enjoy this one, and make sure to always have a 12 pack in the fridge for parties.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2005 23:33:13 | More by rowew

beernut7

Massachusetts

3.98/5  rDev +21%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer pours a deep inviting gold color with no head to speak of. The aroma is slightly grassy with just a hint of sweet malt. The flavor kicks up the hint to a huge malt presence and a medium body with a very light crisp hoppy finish. Easy drinking, this is a fine brew.

Serving type: bottle

08-30-2002 16:47:57 | More by beernut7

HappyHourHero

Indiana

2.58/5  rDev -21.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Small, foamy, off-white colored head fades quickly to a film. Lightly sweet caramel malt and fruity (apple?) aroma. Transparent pale copper colored beer with a few streams of carbonation rising up from around the bottom. Fruity flavors dominate with a barely noticable malt base. Finish starts to go sour, but ends up just dissapearing. Moderately light body, nothing in the mouthfeel dept. Just barely not bad.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2005 01:55:15 | More by HappyHourHero

bennetj17

Arizona

3.35/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Clear golden color, faint head that disappears rapidly, good active carbonation. Strong nose of piney hops, faint malt. The tangy hops start out strong in the taste, but the flavor diminishes into an unremarkable finish. The bready malt flavor is quite weak. Decent bitterness overall. The mouthfeel is a bit thin watery/thin but not bad. I liked the carbonation. The drinkability is not bad on this one, could have used more flavor, but its still easy to drink and its a step up from light macro-lagers. This one is almost like a weak pale ale if anything. Worth a try...

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2006 23:16:19 | More by bennetj17

Buebie

Minnesota

2.23/5  rDev -32.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

Poured from a 12 0z glass into a tulip.
Sudsy 3 finger white head. Deep golden transparent color.
Smell is mild piney grassy hops, very mild hop aroma. Some dough like smells as well. A little sweetness detected in the smell. Also smells like swadust, little fresh cut woodyness at the nose.

Taste....well, it has SOME taste. Mostly none though.
Corn, mild grassy hops, too much carbonation, some mild sweetness, but most of the flavor is overwhelmed with a dust like nothingness.
Not much to be said.

Mouthfeel, thin and watery. Wont be getting this again.

Serving type: bottle

07-09-2008 02:09:10 | More by Buebie

MisterClean

California

4.05/5  rDev +23.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Shared at a home brew club meeting.

A - Pours copper-gold with a 2 fingered white head. Dissipates slow and leaves little to no lacing.

S - Sweet notes of honey and caramel.

T - A very sweet flavor of honey and caramel, with some bittering hops.

M - Full-bodied, well-balanced, malt dominated, and finished dry. Carbonation was medium.

D - Although it does not have the traditional bitterness of a blonde ale, it is still a refreshing beer and a good quaff.

Serving type: bottle

07-18-2009 17:33:17 | More by MisterClean

hwwty4

Missouri

3.13/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured a 12 oz bottle into a Imperial Pint. Poured a clear orangy amber. Aroma is yeast and citrus. Taste is pretty much the same. Everything is very balanced in this beer. Nothing is over the top but it all melds into a pretty drinkable beer. Mouthfeel is pretty crisp and clean. Good session beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2007 22:47:55 | More by hwwty4

hopfacebrew

Colorado

3.08/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Note: This review was a re-post from my former account, jmkratt, which was hacked and I lost all my reviews...sorry for the redundancy.

Poured from brown 12oz bottle to pint glass.

A - The beer pours a light yellow/gold color with a 3/4 finger white head and decent lacing. Not much retention though.

S - The aroma is of a fairly light toasted barley with hints of sweetness and very mild bitterness from earthy hop aromas. Not much here and pretty average.

T - The beer starts with a lot of bread flavors in the toasted grains. This pretty much dominates the beer from start to finish. The middle brings out a very minor hop character in earthy tones similar to the nose, but is very subdued.

M - Medium carbonation and light body.

D - Average

Overall I found this to be a pretty average brew. Not sure I'd be back again.

Serving type: bottle

Reviewed on: 02-11-2011 14:04:36

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2012 17:43:17 | More by hopfacebrew

sommersb

Tennessee

3.35/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Tasted On: 09-21-2012
Freshness: Unknown
Packaging: Draft
Glassware: Shaker pint
Purchased: On tap at Boulder Beer restaurant, Denver airport

A: Clear and bright copper in color. The pour yields almost no head, but I get a nice amount of lacing.

S: Aromas are muted but have some light bready malts and some sweetness to them.

T: Taste is of caramel malts and honey; lightly sweet and just a hint of earthy hops.

M: Highly carbonated with a light body. Finish is well balanced.

O: An easy-drinking, pleasant ale. Nothing fancy, but it's not billed to be so. Went well with my meal while waiting for my flight.

Serving type: on-tap

09-21-2012 23:59:45 | More by sommersb

shadow1961

Minnesota

3.65/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Boulder Beer's Buffalo Gold Ale pours a finger of stiff foam over a
clear orangy-yellow brew. Carbonation is slow. The nose is light
malt, yeast, and citrus. The flavor is slightly sweet barley malts
balanced by a citrus/herbal hop finish. The mouthfeel is crisp, clean,
and balanced. Nothing here is overdone, but each subtle component
has a part to play and they each do it well. This is another simple but
refreshing beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2007 06:50:01 | More by shadow1961

JuicesFlowing

Kansas

4.03/5  rDev +22.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a conical pint glass.

The beer is a perfectly crystal-clear golden hue, so clear you can hold it up to your computer monitor and read words through it. A frothy, soapy light cream head stays around for a while, leaving a thick film eventually. Massive sheets of light foam lacing coat the glass. Very impressive.

The beer smells slightly malty and sweet up front, but a nutty, peppery citrus comes through as well.

The taste is malt-forward, with a nice subtly tangy lemon peel finish. Offering nice balance. To mimic the aroma, faint black pepper comes through in the finish as well.

The mouthfeel is dry, clean, and crisp.

Overall, I can't tell you how impressive the lacing is for this brew, such good head retention and webbed foam everywhere on the glass. But ultimately, this is just a perfectly clean, refreshing beer to session. Great in summer, great in spring.

Serving type: bottle

10-29-2012 18:21:56 | More by JuicesFlowing

denver10

Colorado

2.48/5  rDev -24.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

A yellowish golden with a half thumbs width white head. Before I sat the glass down in the other room the head had already left. Doughy aroma paired with a sweet malt aspect that is kinda diluted.Taste is pretty much on point with the aroma. Doughy at first, some honey enters into the middle, and closes a little bit too sweet. Medium body to this one with some carbonation. Not a bad beer, not a good beer. I probably wouldn't buy it again but I didn't have any problems drinking what I already had.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2012 01:44:42 | More by denver10

BigRedN

Nebraska

3.45/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Needed somethiing better than what I have been drinking for a while. Had this on tap in Boulder in October, but didn't take any notes. Business trip, didn't want to look "weird" in front of co-workers who just wouldn't understand BA, and I didn't want to explain it. Saw this and Singletrack at the Still for cheap, had to buy it.

Appearance: Hmm, its, well, gold. Clear, thin head, faded to a ring around the glass, no real lacing.

Smell: Malt profile, slight sweetness, but not overpoweringly so. Simple, just enough to invite one in.

Taste: Light malt (caramel) with a nice little hop finish.

Mouthfeel: Mild, light to medium bodied.

Drinkability: Easy drinker, likely aimed at BMC drinker to get them to try craft brews. I like it, but I don't really care for the name. As other Cornhusker fans, we have been raised to dislike Buffaloes from Colorado.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2005 04:53:32 | More by BigRedN

Quaffer

Nevada

3.83/5  rDev +16.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Nothing exceptional about the appearance of this beer. It was a light copper color with a white, coarse head. I got a finger of foam out of it with some coaxing, but it was gone in a flash. The small amount of bubbles that remained left no lace on the glass. It did have a pretty heavy bead, which I was surprised to see.

Smell: There was a great, warm, roasted malt smell. Roasted is hardly the word for it. It was more like fresh baked bread with a little bit of spice. Muffins, maybe?

Mouthfeel: With that warm, thick aroma I was expecting a mouthfeel that was comparable. It didn't quite deliver. Thin- to medium-thin bodied, with a fuzzy, velvety feel to it. It was nice, but I was expecting more.

Taste: Like the mouthfeel, the taste didn't quite match up to the aroma. Upfront, there was sweet malt and a little bit of roasted malt. In the middle arose a sourness that lingered into the aftertaste. There was the mildest hint of hops on the finish that helped to balance out this brew, but didn't quite do the job.

This was a pretty good beer that would make a great session brew. My biggest complaint would be the sourness in the flavor that I found somewhat distracting.

Serving type: bottle

08-05-2003 02:46:26 | More by Quaffer

inebrius

Michigan

3.9/5  rDev +18.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A brewery's attempt at making an ale accessible to all? Perhaps, but it works. Orange-hued golden under a thin sticky cap. Nose of honeyed toast and flora, subdued, but apparent. Slick draught brings creamy grain followed by a slight, yet lingering hop finale. Hint of lageresque sulfur in the finish? Not a big beer, nor does it need to be. Just your everyday type easy drinker.

Serving type: bottle

11-08-2003 01:54:58 | More by inebrius

allforbetterbeer

Colorado

3.48/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Thick Gold, with almost a bronze hue. Minimal head (but not none) and minimal lacing.

Smell: Slightly hoppy, with a touch of varied grains and citrus.

Taste: Clean, balanced, and pleasing for a golden ale. Mild malt hits the tongue first, followed by medium hops/slight citrus, ending with a full malt flavor lasting into the aftertaste.

Mouthfeel: Fuller than I expected, not watery, and not full bodied. Some might want a little more body, but this is pretty good for a gold colored beer.

Drinkablily: Better than average, but only by a little. This is a regular beer of mine, but I don't usually want more than two.

Overall, this is another solid beer from Boulder Brewing. Way better than almost all macros, but not world class.

Serving type: bottle

10-20-2009 18:58:54 | More by allforbetterbeer