Rating 94
Style Pumpkin Beer
Produced In California
United States
ABV 6%
Availability Fall
Reviewed By
Review Updated 2018-01-05

Perfect For

Cold Weather Hibernation, Date Night, Relaxing After Work

Buffalo Bill's Pumpkin Ale Review

A pumpkin beer that earns the name “America’s Original” — both in how long it’s been in the line up at Buffalo Bill’s, and in how good it tastes. It pours a dark, sappy amber color will little head. Pumpkin spices are right up front on the nose, and it tastes slightly like pumpkin Cheerios without the dustiness. It’s fresh, with each pumpkin spice flavor getting equal attention. America’s Original Pumpkin Ale isn’t trying too hard to fit the preconceptions of a pumpkin beer, yet it’s not trying to buck the preconceptions of pumpkin beer. TL;DR, it’s a fulfilling beer perfect for multiple rounds on cool fall nights.

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POINTS
Buffalo Bill's Pumpkin Ale
A pumpkin beer that earns the name “America’s Original” — both in how long it’s been in the line up at Buffalo Bill’s, and in how good it tastes. It pours a dark, sappy amber color will little head. Pumpkin spices are right up front on the nose, and it tastes slightly like pumpkin Cheerios without the dustiness. It’s fresh, with each pumpkin spice flavor getting equal attention. America’s Original Pumpkin Ale isn’t trying too hard to fit the preconceptions of a pumpkin beer, yet it’s not trying to buck the preconceptions of pumpkin beer. TL;DR, it’s a fulfilling beer perfect for multiple rounds on cool fall nights.

Reviewed On: 09-28-2017
94
POINTS
Buffalo Bill's Pumpkin Ale
A pumpkin beer that earns the name “America’s Original” — both in how long it’s been in the line up at Buffalo Bill’s, and in how good it tastes. It pours a dark, sappy amber color will little head. Pumpkin spices are right up front on the nose, and it tastes slightly like pumpkin Cheerios without the dustiness. It’s fresh, with each pumpkin spice flavor getting equal attention. America’s Original Pumpkin Ale isn’t trying too hard to fit the preconceptions of a pumpkin beer, yet it’s not trying to buck the preconceptions of pumpkin beer. TL;DR, it’s a fulfilling beer perfect for multiple rounds on cool fall nights.

Reviewed On: 09-28-2017