Buffalo Bill's Pumpkin Ale - Buffalo Bill's Brewery

GeoffTBreashears

4.05/5  rDev +39.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The first time I tried this beer I was very pleasantly surprised. All of the flavors were balanced so well. Definitely has become one of my favorite Pumpkin Beers.

The appearance was a very nice reddish orange color with a nice head that dissipated rather quickly.

The smell had a bitter-sweet characteristic to it. Not offputting thought.

The taste was unique in that it definitely carried its pumpkin flavor throughout. I have found that most pumpkin beers carry the pumpkin spice flavor and feel to them. However this one had a different taste in that it was as if you were tasting a fresh pumpkin out of the oven, with subtle notes of nutmeg and the like. This was well received by my palate.

The mouthfeel was average. Though the carbonation was good upon starting to drink it, that dissipated quickly as I drank the beer. Dont let that deter you from trying this though.

Overall I give this beer a hearty recommendation. If you are a pumpkin beer fan, this one definitely shouldn't disappoint.

Serving type: bottle

01-07-2013 18:56:28 | More by GeoffTBreashears

secondtooth

Indiana

3.48/5  rDev +19.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a cloudy amber/orange with limited carbonation and very little retention. No lace.

Nose is spiced, with hints of cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. The pumpkin is there, just a bit subtle. Not a bad thing.

Taste is pleasantly spicy, yet light in body and feel. And despite the poor reviews, I find this to be an easy-drinking, subtle pumpkin ale. Certainly, it's not as complex and layered as some pumpkin ales out there, but I've had worse. No problems here.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2012 01:50:24 | More by secondtooth

mooseisloose

Florida

3.05/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Saw this at ABC looks like a good holiday brew so let's give it a whirl. Popping the top a get a whiff of pumpkins and spice and everything nice. Starts foaming out of the bottle top like a rabid dog so I quickly pour it into my trusty SAPP and the result is a very foamy light bronze with a structurally sound, head of off-white foam. On the taste this brew has hints of pumpkin (brilliant!) but otherwise has the characteristics of a tasty golden ale. The pumkin flavor is evident up front and carries through the middle, but is then smashed out Gallagher-like in the end by a funky semi-sweet zestiness that then finishes flatly bitter. Mouthfeel is a little bit too carbonated to carry the pumpkin to the finish line. All said this would be a good tailgate brew at your favorite football game, I think it would suit brats and burgers well. Not all that great as a sole drinker.

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2012 00:23:39 | More by mooseisloose

mfnmbvp

Illinois

2.93/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

12 oz. bottle. Bottle says to "enjoy by 12/13/12" so I am a little late on this one, but not by much.

A - Pours a light murky orange color, lots of bubbles rushing to the top, but no head, just a slight fizzy foam that disappears quickly into nothing.

S - Lots of wheat, mostly. Some vague pumpkin and cinnamon & nutmeg spice, but it all seems very faint.

T - Bland, watery taste. Definitely not the best pumpkin beer out there. It is a nicely balanced beer, a nice easy-sitting body, with a moderate 5.20% abv, but I just wish this beer tasted more like pumpkin.

M - Nice, sticky mouthfeel; probably this beer's best attribute.

Overall, not terrible, but there are definitely better pumpkin beers out there.

Buffalo Bill's Pumpkin Ale ---3/5.

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2012 22:54:20 | More by mfnmbvp

Murrhey

Montana

1.95/5  rDev -33%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass. Reviewed from notes.

A- Poured out a quarter inch white head that dissolved almost immediately. Soapy bubble on top. Cloudy orange-brown color. Kinda yucky looking.

S- Pumpkin pie smells, sickly sweet pumpkin and molasses, brown sugar. Smells like a fall candle.

T- Begins sweet, almost cidery. Then ends with a musky taste like I'm drinking cobwebs. Certainly not good, but not gagging me either.

M- Water with a smidge of malt body.

O- Avoid this brew.

Serving type: bottle

12-17-2012 03:50:41 | More by Murrhey

Ohhoshow

2.38/5  rDev -18.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.5

My first review...so please bear with me!

Appearance - Slightly cloudy, with a dark honey color. Head dissipated quickly. Leave for a minute and it will look like beer was left out overnight.

Smell - Smells is nice, definitely a pumpkin/spice aroma

Taste - You get some spice, but it smells a lot more like pumpkin than it tastes. Gives a watered down feeling.

Mouthfeel - Easy to drink but way over-carbonated imo.

Overall - Nothing about it really stands out. A below average pumpkin beer, but not the worst. Wouldn't buy again.

Serving type: bottle

12-01-2012 05:01:54 | More by Ohhoshow

sarajayne

2.63/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

appearance: brown beer/oak colored

smell: this beer lacked any fragrance- so we poured the pumpkin ale into a pint glass to try and see if we could get any kind of character from it! No luck, all we got was a very vague pumpkin aroma.

Taste: The taste was about the same as the smell, very carbonated but not much of a taste- a very light beer.

Overall: probably my least favorite pumpkin beer... let's hope our next attempt at a Buffalo Bill's brewery is much better than my experience with their Pumpkin Ale!

collage girls drink GOOD beer:
www.brewreviewboston.blogspot.com

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2012 22:16:03 | More by sarajayne

PumpkinMan

4.05/5  rDev +39.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Enjoyed the folksy bottle art, but liked the tasty pumpkin ale even better. One of the best pumpkin ales that I've had all season. Not over spiced so the pumpkin flavor can be enjoyed. I find most pumpkin ales are ruined by well intentioned "spicers" who mask what true pumpkin aficionados are looking for.

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2012 15:30:48 | More by PumpkinMan

frankiepop

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

I liked the look of the beer. The scent was ok. But the taste had a decent pumpkin flavor. This didn't knock me out, but I enjoyed the taste and texture. So thumbs up here better than average for me.

I would drink this while playing music by the Dutch drummer Han Bennink!

Serving type: bottle

10-31-2012 05:29:29 | More by frankiepop

chefhatt

Pennsylvania

3.03/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pourd this one into a pint glass, it has a nice golden/brown color body with a small tan head that doesn't stay long, till it lays down to a thin lace. The smell is of your typical pumpkin spices and a hint of pumpkin.
The taste has a nice balance of spices to it with a hint of pumpkin. The malt come through nicely also. The mouth feel is ok and overall it is a average tasting pumpkin beer.

Serving type: bottle

10-24-2012 20:19:37 | More by chefhatt

N3rdM3t4l

Oregon

2.83/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Brown bottle into standard pint.

A: agressive pour gets a quickly dissapating head that left splotchy bubbles and a thin ring. Cloudy honey colored brew.

S: pumpkin up front and then at first all the scents muddle together to smell almost like katchup. Sweetness on the nose for sure, picking up clove and a little bit of muddled spices in the background. It smells good.

T: pumpkin in there fore sure. A little tart on the finish actually (makes the katchup thing a little mote unnerving), not really picking out any of the spices on their own but the overall "pumpkin pie spice" blend is felt and balanced pretty well. No hop flavor, but all in all it is balanced.

M: a little oily but pretty light for a pumpkin ale (at least based on the few pumpkin ales I have had) drinkable for sure. On the light end of medium.

O: not bad but not great. I would drink it again but not pay much for it. All in all an average beer that has some katchupy pumpkin in it.

Serving type: bottle

10-23-2012 04:36:18 | More by N3rdM3t4l

SouljaSaia17

Massachusetts

3.2/5  rDev +10%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Alright, Im back after a little bit of an absence but I have been stacking up on a lot of different types of beers. Some vintage, some seasonal, so there will be quite a bit coming. This beer is Buffalo Bill's America's original Pumpkin Ale, which is only one of 3 beers in production.

A: Beer pours a really fizzy, golden-copper color with barely any head, but does have some tiny bubbles on top.

S: First hint of the smell is of pumpkin which is a good thing, considering its claim to be brewed with the real thing. Not much else, maybe some caramel and wheat.

T: Taste is consistent with the smell, moderate pumpkin flavor up front with a roasty caramel hint and a little bit of a wheat or yeast mouth towards the end.

M: A little watered down which would lead to lack of flavor, which why it is noticeable, its not much. Quite a sessionable beer as far as im concerned.

O: I would label this as an average, run of the mill pumpkin beer. Does have some flavor and does a good job of not adding too much spice or nutmeg which can kill a pumpkin beer sometimes.

Serving type: bottle

10-21-2012 18:24:07 | More by SouljaSaia17

SolipsismalCat

Pennsylvania

1.9/5  rDev -34.7%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Poured into a glass mug.

A: Hazy orange-brown with tow-finger, fizzy, white head that lasted less than a minute. No lacing.

S: Very subtle pumpkin. Smells like a wheat beer which is not a good thing.

T: Light sweetness and light bitterness. Faint pumpkin. No spice really.

M: Light to medium bodied with soft carbonation. Kind of watery.

O: This is a bad beer. Nothing good about it. It's like a macro with a hint of pumpkin.

Serving type: bottle

10-16-2012 02:31:22 | More by SolipsismalCat

acevenom

Louisiana

1.9/5  rDev -34.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1 | overall: 2

Poured into a pint glass. Pours orangish copper with a thin white head that dissipates quickly. There are a lot of visible tiny bubbles in this beer. There isn't much of an aroma. I pick up some pumpkin and some of those spices. There's some sweetness in the flavor as well as some pumpkin and faint spices. I get some malt too. There just isn't much going on here. There's some sweetness in the flavor as well as some pumpkin and faint spices. I get some malt too. There just isn't much going on here. This is a disappointing beer. If this is supposed to be America's "original" pumpkin beer, it's a wonder this style ever got off the ground.

Serving type: bottle

10-16-2012 01:34:12 | More by acevenom

hreb

Washington

2.75/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Pumpkin beer is a fine thing. Like just about any style, it can be executed well or badly. Pumpkin ales tend to veer towards either sweet pumpkin pie spices, or forgo those in favor of real gourd flavor. Tragedy and victory can be found at either end of that spectrum. Which way will this beer go? The label claims both pumpkin and natural spice.

12oz screw-top. Pale color just on the amber side of straw. Thin white head that dissipates quickly. Giant sodapop bubbles rise towards the surface. Aroma is not particularly strong, but does identify this as a pumpkin beer in a pleasant, inoffensive kind of way.

First sip is striking in its level of carbonation...and lack of flavor. There's a crispness to it, which is dulled by a faint taste of pumpkin, along with an edge of not particularly descript spice (cinnamon, maybe nutmeg). I don't get clove or allspice. More alarmingly, I don't get...ale. This beer screams lager to me. Thin body, forced gas...lager or not, this is clearly an American Macro of Pumpkin Ales.

This is inoffensive enough to serve to non-beer connoisseurs, which puts it ahead of many pumpkin ales, but I would not buy this again.

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2012 00:28:48 | More by hreb

LampertLand

British Columbia (Canada)

2.63/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Buffalo Bill's "America's Original" Pumpkin Ale @ 5.2% , giving a 6pack a try , served chilled into a pint glass
A-pours a hazy orange/gold with a quick off whit head that leaves no lacing
S-faint smell of pumpkin , more clove than anything
T-sour , metalic tasting , way too much clove
MF-mild carbonation , flat , watery , lifeless beer
Ov-for once I agree with a Ba rating/ranking , avoid this beer

cheers LampertLand

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2012 06:10:06 | More by LampertLand

RoamingGnome

Wisconsin

2.78/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured from 12 oz bottle into pint glass. Served chilled.

A) Slightly hazy orange, with plenty of visible carbonation. Virtually no head, and no lacing to speak of...

S) Decent pumpkin aroma. A hint of sourness to this one, and faint spices.

T) The pumpkin flavor is more pronounced on the nose. The pumpkin here was thin and watered down. Light spice hits the tip of your tongue, but quickly dissolves. The finish is a bit of grass and light gourd, which kind of reminds you this is a pumpkin beer. Lackluster aftertaste...

M) Light bodied brew. A little to thin for my liking. There was a good amount of carbonation. While not thrilled with the mouthfeel, it was pretty easy to drink.

O) If you are in search of a good pumpkin ale to enjoy this Fall, move along, there is nothing to see here.

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2012 04:01:30 | More by RoamingGnome

MaximalC

Illinois

2/5  rDev -31.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Pours a hazy amber color with a minimal white head that is gone in a flash. The aroma smells of spices and a modest dose of pumpkin with little else to speak of. Flavor is unlike anything I've tried before. A vague, unnatural juiciness presents up front, augmented by a spiciness that feels out of place with such a watery mouthfeel. There is an almost bile-like quality lurking in the wash. This initial assault soon evaporates, leaving a mild, wheaty haze at the finish. I think I may detect some hops near the back end as well, but it's hard to say. Very hard to find anything positive to say here.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2012 01:14:00 | More by MaximalC

socon67

New York

3.25/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - Cloudy orange pour with a foam that settles fast. Lacing is minimal. Visible carbonation.

S - Scents of nutmeg and cinnamon come to the front. A pumpkin pie smell is there as well.

T - A one trick pony. The flavoring seems tedious and laid over a light grainy\hoppy beer. The flavors are solid but the beer is not distinguished from the many other spicy pumpkin beers on the market.

M - Easy drinking and ligth feeling ale. Over time this one felt a little thin.

O - There is little to offer this as a better option to any other pumpkin beer. Not a bad beer, but hardly a standout.

Serving type: bottle

10-08-2012 21:37:46 | More by socon67

bnes09

Illinois

2.98/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Transparent orange color. Sudsy, soda-like head with no retention.

Spicy pumpkin and cinnamon in the aroma along with some mild bread grains.

Weak grainy flavor, mostly corn. Slight pumpkin and cinnamon character. Just a hint of herbal hop flavor. Not problem with balance here, all the flavors are weak.

Light body, highly carbonated, crisp finish.

Pretty lack luster. Probably best to pass on this one.

Serving type: bottle

10-06-2012 14:54:40 | More by bnes09

HoppyHomo

New Jersey

1.65/5  rDev -43.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1

At first appearance i thought this was going to be extraordinary. The packaging looks Americana, the pour is heady and it has some nice initial aromas.

Then you taste...

Like the silent friend thats laughing to himself in the crowded room because he knows he cut something fierce- this is what that brewery did when you brought your 6 pack up to the counter to try to spend your hard earned money on an inferior product.

This is absolutely disgusting and possibly the worst pumpkin beer on the market. I wanted a beer-Not water with pumpkin spice. Disgusting disgusting disgusting!

Serving type: bottle

10-05-2012 23:59:34 | More by HoppyHomo

BrownAleMale

Wisconsin

2.85/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

12 oz bottle poured into a Kasteel goblet.

Appearance- A hazy orange with 1 finger of off white head that dissipates quiker then you can blink. You are left with 0 head in aprox. 3 seconds.

Smell- Nice pumpkin and spice notes.

Taste- Here is where we went wrong. You get lots of watered down pumpkin. I didnt know I was getting a generically tasting pumpkin that seems to have been mixed with water. You also get a little acidic hop finish.

Mouthfeel- Very light and super watery, almost like drinking a flat pumpkin tasting pop made by a generic brand.

Overall- I enjoyed the smell, but the watered down fake pumpkin flavors left this as a less desirable pumpkin beer.

Serving type: bottle

10-01-2012 20:26:53 | More by BrownAleMale

jeonseh

Indiana

2.58/5  rDev -11.3%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A - Orange, brown color with a slight golden hue. Lots of carbonation Initally and a small white head that completely disintegrated

S - Hints of clove, straw, light pumpkin, and cinnamon. Smells like a wheat beer that added pumpkin and cinnamon to it.

T - Straw, clove, bubblegum, light cinnamon and pumpkin. The taste reinforces the idea of this being a spiced pumpkin beer

MF - Light, slightly watey with high carbonation that gives it a slight zip in the finish.

O - A decent, simple pumpkin beer that reminds me of a spiced wheat beer

Serving type: bottle

09-29-2012 16:09:46 | More by jeonseh

GossageBrewery

Missouri

3.05/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured this Pumpkin Ale from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass. It poured a clear orangish color, produced a thin white head, featured poor head retention and it left no lacing on the glass. The aroma contained pumpkin, spice (mostly clove). Medium in body, this ale had a foundation of malted grain, cinnamon, clove and only mild pumpkin flavor. Disappointed with the level of pumpkin flavor in this beer. Only slight suggestions of hops, typical for the style- semi dry finish. The bottle claims that his is America's first Pumpkin Ale. It generally does get that credit, I will say that while this is a decent session beer- I expected more from the "original"...There are much better pumpkin ales out there- Go out and find one!

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2012 22:03:14 | More by GossageBrewery

YLBDY

New York

3/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Definitely lacking any kick or spiciness usually reserved for pumpkin season. The nose is a bit sour I picked up a six-pack at a North Carolina convenience store and dont think I will ever finish it with all the quality beer in the Asheville area. Seems almost like an Oktoberfest with a sprinkle of pumpkin.

Serving type: bottle

09-25-2012 20:43:59 | More by YLBDY