Bronco Billy's Beef Jerky Hickory Smoked Old Country One Pound Resealable Bag

First time eating this brand, not going to lie, this is exactly what I was craving at 11pm last night when I was munching. Reviews were pretty accurate, it’s tender but still has great chew to it, that’s what I mainly look for. I personally really liked the flavor (old country), my friend said a lil too salty but I didn’t think so. Great portion, but I still cant justify the price. However, if reducing the price means changing the taste and ingredients…id leave it the way it is.

Jerkies prepared like this is a pretty rare find in a grocery store, unless you start to go out into the country. Dry and salty, these make excellent treats, but I recommend you eat them a few pieces at a time. I wasn't crazy about the flavor - it's very salty, like the old world would have prepared perishables for long storage with salt - kind of salty. It's also drier - yet tender - so if you're in for a specific mouthfeel from beef jerkies, this might not be an ideal choice. I did like it though, because it was both nostalgic, and gave me a chance to appreciate a sense of a long-standing tradition/practice. I perceived this as good value when compared with other beef jerkies, which to me seemed to have far too much waterweight to the price per ounce I was paying. This is a full bag of very dry jerky. It reconstituted to much more in my stomach :)

So I'll preface my review by stating that my ideal beef jerky is very dry and chewy. That's they way I like it and my preferred treat is something along the lines of Love's truck stop beef jerky. So that's the frame of mind I come from. This jerky is moist and chewy, very salty and has a heavy soy sauce taste to it. I enjoyed it, it's good to chew up and suck on for a bit because of how salty it is, but the soy sauce taste is pretty strong throughout so that's something to keep in mind. All the complaints about "fatty" chunks baffle me. I just finished a full pound of it and never came across any fatty pieces, maybe a small piece here or there but nothing significant and it wasn't unpleasant. The moisture level to me is too much. It's moister than Jack Links (which I think is crap beef jerky for what it's worth) but the flavor is at least a lot better than Jack Links. It better be for double the cost. I enjoyed it but for the cost I don't think I'd buy it again.

Tasty and it's one of the most popular in my area. It's pricey but it's good. I have noticed differences between the batches. Some are good and some are great.

This was my favorite jerky but just got a bag that tastes like dog food :/ looking at the reviews I’m not the only one who noticed it’s changed and not for the good.

I have purchased several bags of this jerky and share it with a couple of co-workers. All bags have been very good. Good flavor, tough, dry, that you have to gnaw on for awhile. Love this kind of jerky. This batch had tons of fat and was very chewy. I threw a couple of handfuls away it was so bad. I hope this is just a one-off.

I love old-fashioned, dry and salty jerky. Many folks compare Bronco Billy's to Wild Bill's, and even the company origin stories are similar, so I decided to try this. It's great jerky... but not perfect. My top complaints are that this is a little too greasy, and I find myself picking out more fat than I recall doing for any single bag of jerky in recent memory. I'd also like if the cuts of meat were just a little thicker. This stuff is fairly affordable for a dry jerky but with the fat it sort of cancels out. The flavor profile is a bit unique compared to others, and you might prefer it, though my opinion is that this stuff is about 80-90% as good as Wild Bill's overall.

It seems like a lot of 'jerky' today is more like formed ground mystery meat, but this is real jerky. Dry, chewy, and with just enough pepper to make it interesting. My new go to.