Buffalo Bill’s America’s Original Pumpkin Ale

If there’s one thing I told myself I was going to do with this blog, it was trying as many a new beer as I could get my hands on. This includes expanding my horizons to styles I would never even consider trying if it weren’t for blogging purposes.

With fall beer season at its end, I suppose it’s time I get around to writing up the review for the one particular style I have feared the most, pumpkin beer. Now just because I made a promise to try the beer doesn’t mean I have to go crazy when first tasting the style.

So when I stumbled upon a sixer of Buffalo Bills: America’s Original Pumpkin Ale for the low low price of $2.99, I knew it was destiny that Buffalo Bill be my first. Now, when buying beer at a discount price, there are certain things one must expect, quality not being one.

When I encountered a ketchup smell, I was kind of off put. I understand you get what you pay for, especially when it comes to craft beer, but the last thing I expected was a sudden craving for tater tots. The intrigue however went far past the aroma.

Pouring a very heavy red, the taste had a definite tang to it. It was a little difficult to pinpoint exactly what the tang reminded me of, but by the time I had finished the bottle I came to the conclusion that drinking  America’s Original Pumpkin Ale was like drinking lil’ smokies smothered in sweet chili sauce.

Although I did not particularly enjoy this beer, I admit to being intrigued enough to give a legitimate pumpkin beer a shot, next year.

Buffalo Bills: America’s Original Pumpkin Ale comes in at 4.5 mugs out of 10.