 DrnkMcDermott (1888), Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 13, 2004 Updated: Oct 28, 2009
Bottled. Weill, this was on the shelf with the Dogfish Head Punkin Ale, and I went with this since the brewer was "new to me." Pours a medium head with some fizziness visible in the body. Beer itself is a really orange color, and has the definite taste of pumpkin baked with brown sugar. Nutmeg is most prominent, but none of the spices is especially overpowering. It’s just a nicely tuned little pumpkin pie beer, definitely using pumpkin instead of just pumpkin pie spices.
I finished the last bottle in my sixpack yesterday (March 31) and I found it did hold up pretty nicely. It was well filtered at bottling, no icky sediment on the bottom. Spices had not become overpowering, but added to the malt to make it come in a little "richer." I wouldn’t want to hold on the this too long, but it aged well.
Dfalken (9), San Salvador, El Salvador
does not count  | 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 24, 2010 Not a big fan of pumpkins and didn’t think I would like a pumpkin ale but either this beer is well done or just the fact that it is beer made me like it. Nice gentle taste of pumpkin and good tasting overall.
rcasta (515), El Salvador
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jan 23, 2010 Gracias geek. Con ramenen y las bichas esta interesante porque realmente sabe a calabaza
CapedBrewsader (261), Brasschaat, Belgium
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 20, 2009 12oz screw top at home: thanks to UncleJimbo for bringing this over. Pours hazy amber with orange edges. Two finger off-white head fades to a film. Sweet pale malt aroma with dark spice and something lightly seaweedy. Definite cinnamon and nutmeg. Spice mowed nice with the deep caramel. Seaweed does blow off. Touches of toasted sugars start to show after a minute or two. Flavor starts off with decent malt and a touch of spice. This melts into a more sugary caramel where the cinnamon really starts to come through. The spices are very noticeable bit they are not over the top like in so many other examples. Caramel goes back to malt in the finish with a bit of a co2 bite and dark brown spice. There is an ever so slight touch of cardboard in the end.
coldmeat23 (232), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 17, 2009 Good medium to dark amber color. Decent one and a half finger head. Fairly good retention. Darn good lacing.
Not really as much smell as I would expect from the average pumpkin ale.
Minimal pumpkin notes, along with light pie spice notes. Small malt presence.
Good pumpkin flavor with the spices buried underneath. Much more of a pumpkin ale, than most others, which tend to rely on the spices for flavor.
Creamy, yet still light enough for macro-heads to probably enjoy.
I find this one to be quite drinkable. Most likely by mass audiences, with the right marketing.
jcr (1212), Jasper, Indiana, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 2, 2009 Bottle. Short, frothy, white head that quickly disappears. The body is a hazy amber. Sweet and malty aroma of cookie, pumpkin, nutmeg, cinmmaon. No hops apparent in the nose. The flavor is moderately to heavily sweet and lightly bitter. The finish is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. Medium body, watery texture and lively carbonation. Tastes of sweet pumpkin pie, lightly spiced.
DragonStout (1386), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 24, 2009 Poured a golden color with a nice orangish hue.The nose was of allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, and slight breadiness.Flavors of pumpkin pie were here but the body was a little to thin.
Rciesla (4064), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 23, 2009 Bottle. Amber with an off white head. Cinnamon and incense with a light clove note. Bread y cookie like body with some lighter spices and a decent body. I thought it was pretty good.
Beerman6686 (1348), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 22, 2009 This one poured a lighter orange color with a white head. Aroma was slightly sweetened grain, cinnamon and bready. Flavor was very thin, fairly bland ale taste with a fairly strong one dimensional cinnamon flavor.
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