Buffalo Bills Pumpkin Ale

Brewed by Buffalo Bills Brewery
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Hayward, California USA

Bottle: brewed by Pyramid Breweries Inc., Seattle WA & portland, OR- Overwhelming spice (nutmeg) aroma and flavor hardly let’s any malt character come through, Llittle head diminishes quickly leaving very little lacing as well, beer goes flat too quickly considering the high carbonation upon opening. Not worth the price.

12 oz. bottle from Whole Foods Charlottesville. The first pumpkin spice beer of the year! The malicious and hateful summer will soon be mercifully past, leading to the bliss that is winter. Hazy orange-brown pour with no head. Fruity apple-cider like aroma with heavy nutmeg notes as well as hints of some other spices. A trt and fruity taste mild showing pumpkin and then the spices. All of the spices are noticeable in the taste. I like the spice profile, but the beer seems to be tart in a way that it shouldn’t.

The pumpkin is handled well in this beer, the flavor is preserved. When combined with hops and pumpkin pie spices creates a balance that is a little bit like drinking a pie.

12oz bottle from Immy - thanks, Tim! The ratings on this one are a bit unfair, I think, as this is as solid a pumpkin brew as many others with better scores. Pours and looks much like any ol’ amber ale, but it’s got a richly spiced nose with some hints of pumpkin flavoring. It’s closer to the DFH offering than the insanity that is Southern Tier, and it does just fine alongside others in its class.

I really enjoyed this beer. Nice balance of pumpkin and spice. Great for when the weather gets colder. I can drink a couple, but not an everyday or all night brew.

Bottle courtesy of GMCC2181. Pours a cloudy amber with zero head. Nose it nutmeg, pumpkin and spice. Palate is much the same with a slightly sour finish. Light mouth feel. Better than the other pumpkin beer I’ve had, but not that great.

Bottle. Pours an amber body with an off white head. Aroma has more cinnamon, clove, and spices then the beer itself. These flavors diminish quickly leaving some a sour flavor but not a good one. Pick up Sarnac instead.

Pours an orange/copper color with thin head. Very aromatic with dusty, earthy notes of nutmeg, cinnamon, and pumkin spice. Medium bodied with desent carbonation. Very pungent taste, with suggestions of pumpkin pie/bread with a heavy hand of nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and cinnamon. Long, lingering taste of clove, nutmeg, and, of course, pumpkin. Taste was a bit unbalanced, the spice notes drowned everything else out a bit too much. Try with pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, or spiced christmas pudding.