America's Original Pumpkin Ale
Buffalo Bill's Brewery in Hayward, California, United States πΊπΈ
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Pumpkin Regular|
Score
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Backlog August 2013. Unclear orange body under a fast-disappearing white head. Aroma has malt, toffee and spices. Taste is sweet malt, light spiced with a fruity touch. Medium body and light aftertaste. Quite heavy carbonation. Drinkable but the pumpkin spice edge is too weak.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2026
at 06:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Pours a fizzy orange and has others have said, kind of a watery entry into the pumpkin ale field. Needs more kick.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 00:52
7/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can to glass. Pours chestnut brown with khaki head that sustains nicely. All spice and cinnamon on both aroma and flavor. Spiced bread flavor with nice malt. Not too bad for a pumpkin.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Nov 2021
at 01:07
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Shared bottle. Pours a dark brown color, with a thin, tan head. Strong pumpkin spice aromas, with some cloves and vanilla. Sweet and no balance. Light to medium body, with a thick, creamy mouthfeel. Good spice, but nothing special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2017
at 09:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
From old tasting notes. Brassy golden color. Fine bubble white head. Interesting pumpkin malt aroma with a hint of cloves. Flavorful spicy malt flavor with hints of cinnamon and allspice. Yes you can taste the pumpkin. Smooth, mild spicy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jun 2017
at 20:31
2/10
Dumped on the lawn.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2015
at 19:02
5/10
Tried
on 02 Nov 2015
at 18:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Old rating. Bottle from Old Town. Aromas of pumpkin pie, clove, cinnamon all present on the nose. Average carbonation but texture is a little too thin. Light to medium body and slightly sweet on the palate. Just OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2015
at 07:32
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 11/13/2014. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy orange/copper color with a 1 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of pumpkin, toasted biscuit, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and herbal/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and solid complexity of bready malt, pumpkin, and spice notes; with solid strength. Taste of pumpkin, toasted biscuit, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and herbal/toasted earthiness. Minimal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of pumpkin, toasted biscuit, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and herbal/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Good balance and solid robustness of bready malt, pumpkin, and spice flavors; with no cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and light-medium bodied; with a very smooth and slightly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is ok. A little watered down feeling in mouthfeel, but not bad. Alcohol is well hidden with zero warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very solid pumpkin ale. All around good balance and solid robustness/complexity of bready malt, pumpkin, and spice flavors; and very smooth to drink. A pleasantly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2015
at 20:45