23rd Street Pumpkin Ale

Brewed by 23rd Street Brewery
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Lawrence, Kansas USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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UPDATED: NOV 1, 2008 Growler from brewpub filled within the hour. Bartender (dressed as an angle for Halloween) told me this was a brown ale with pumpkin. Pours with a big head that turns into a surface covering lacing. Color is dark cola, too dark to see through but a bit clearer on the edges. Aroma is thick, lightly chocolate malts and then lightly grainy pumpkin with a good dose of spices. Comes off as a chocolate pumpkin muffin - really cool aroma. Its earthy, chocolate-y and pumpkin-y. The brown ale and the pumpkin meld very well. Flavor has a thinner malt presence coming out, with such a strong and special aroma I would have liked a thicker beer. There is still plenty of spices though. A bit mineral and cola-like at the end of the flavor. A bit of a seltzer feel at the end of the flavor as well. Goes down easy though, doesn’t leave any residual sweetness, just an aftertaste of pumpkin muffins.