#243 Buffalo Bill's - Orange Blossom Cream Ale

Cream Ale's are the Ale style of the American Light Lager. Using similar recipe use substituting Ale yeast of Lager yeast. There are not many commonly available examples of cream ales.

This beer has a pronounced orange, citrus and floral aroma, smells like orange sherbet. The aroma also has a hint of sweet corn aroma, common with commercial Light Lagers. The color is a a light yellow and very clear. The head pours thick and very active foaming away with big bubbles until it is all gone after just a short time.

The taste is sweet starting with a strong citrus orange taste. There is also some floral almost tea flavors. The corn aroma is present in the taste as Dimethyl Sulfide (DMS), the DMS is expected for the cream ale style of beer. The mouthfeel is medium and well carbonated. The finish is dry with some floral orange and DMS flavors.

I am torn, I dislike the DMS so much it almost ruins the beer for me, but the orange is wonderful. I guess I don't like cream ales since the DMS is an expected flavor.