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Buffalo Bill's Brewery

1082 B Street
Hayward CA 94541
Telephone: +1 510-886-9823
Hours: Sunday-Thursday 10:30am-10:45pm, Friday-Saturday 10:30am-11:45pm.
Brewer: Geoff Harries
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Notes

Visited: September 27, 1995

Opened: 1983

Annual Production: 600 bbl

Contributor: Arash Shahzadi

The Bay Area's first brewpub, Bill Owens opened Buffalo Bill's in 1983. New owners Geoff and Lance — formerly of Brewpub-On-The-Green — took over from Bill in September 1993. Fun place...highly recommended! Bottled beers are brewed by Pyramid Brewing in Berkeley CA.

Updated: October 27, 2022

News

2022-10-17: Legendary Buffalo Bill’s Brewery Up For Sale (ProBrewer)

Beer List

Alimony Ale

American-Style India Pale Ale
- Date: July 2, 1996 (#1536)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: from the brewery
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Very very very dark red, big brown head. Fresh bitter hop aroma. Big bitter beer. Big hop flavor with a good dose of chocolate. Long tasty bitter finish. "The Bitterest Brew In America".

Belle Hop Porter

Robust Porter

5.50% abv.

Date: September 27, 1995 (#1211)

Package: hand-pumped

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
Black, big brown head. Some coffee aroma, a little spicy. Thick, hoppy, black, smooth.
Date: February 7, 1995 (#769)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Dark brown, good head. Some chocolate in aroma. Bitter, then clean. Black malts subdued.

Buffalo Amber

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

Date: June 27, 1993 (#96)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 11½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Same color as Buffalo Brew - maybe a little darker. Proper head this time. Aroma not pronounced. Faint malt and hops, but hard to identify. Bitter, chewy. Much nicer, although astringency is still too high. OK, wouldn't make a habit of it.

Buffalo Brew

American-Style Pale Ale

Date: June 27, 1993 (#95)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 9 points

Overall Impression (2)
Red. Big bubbles on top of thick head. Smells sort of like iced tea! Fair body. Bitter (OK), astringent (not OK). Benign.

Date: February 7, 1995 (#768)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Red hazy. Strong bitter hop nose. Bitter, bitter beer. OK body...balanced toward bitter.

Date: October 7, 1994 (#434)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber hazy. Thin white head. Some off-aroma...can't place it. Not too strong. Bitter. IPA flavors. Nice hops. Good beer except for nose.

Date: June 27, 1993 (#97)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Black. Thick brown head. "House scent". Alcohol and not much else. Smooth. Very vaguely reminiscent of Guinness: sour but not overly so. Not particularly burnt. Not a bad stout. Needs more "stout-like" aromas and flavors, though.

Date: July 30, 1995 (#1124)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Dark brown opaque, big brown head. Fresh malt and slightly grainy aroma. Very brown flavor, some astringency, lots of roasty flavor, not particularly sweet. It's a Porter.

Date: April 27, 1995 (#890)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 11½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Gold, low carbonation, some haze. Bill's house aroma. Pretty bitter from start, but bitter finish is pretty nice. Good body. Served very cold.

Date: September 23, 2008 (#7362)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden-amber. Good head.

Aroma (3)
Pumpkin pie spice.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Clean malt supports a nice pumpkin pie spiciness.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: April 19, 1996 (#1377)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Red-amber clear, OK head, pretty high carbonation. Big allspice-pumpkin-cinnamon aroma. Tastes like hoppy pumpkin pie with bubbles. Brewed by Dubuque Brewing of Dubuque IA.

Date: September 16, 1995 (#1197)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, clear, low carbonation, OK head. Cinnamon and nutmeg aromas. Tastes just like a pumpkin pie, bitter note in finish.

Date: October 7, 1994 (#435)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Amber clear flat. Pumpkin-spicy nose. Good carbonation cuts through spices. Better than Yule Tied ever was. Excellent, but not a session beer. One pint is enough. Contract-brewed by August Schell of New Ulm MN.

Date: September 17, 1995 (#1198)

Package: hand-pumped

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Amber opaque, huge head. Big hop aroma. Thick, extremely hoppy. Some grapefruit, especially in finish.

Date: November 10, 1994 (#596)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Amber hazy flat. Thin head. Spicy hop aroma. Bitter, but good balance too. Big body carries everything well. This was always my session beer at Bill's...at least, it was if they hadn't already run out of Taz that day.

Date: April 4, 1995 (#843)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Darkish-yellow. Clear. Good carbonation and head. Hops...Centennials? Not assertive. Nice malt character, OK balance. Light body, but not too light.

Date: October 7, 1994 (#433)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
Clear. Golden. No head. No carbonation. Faint floral nose. Smooth, malty. Light body works. Contract-brewed by August Schell in New Ulm MN. First beer I had here after the new management took over and made it a much nicer place.