3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap at Churchkey as Allagash Ghoulship. The pour is a hazy deep orange with a thin, yellow film for a head. Dwindles to a flat pour. No lace. Nose is very sharp vinous notes, balsamic, coconut, aceto heat, buttery pumpernickel bread. Taste up front is sour apples, moving to pretty heavy buttery apples. Finish is thin and tart with off flavors of cardboard and metals. Stinging mouthfeel. Much too buttery and no pumpkin flavor whatsoever.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Churchkey. Cloudy amber pour with a fair sized frothy ivory head. Nose holds excellent notes of pumpkin seed, toasty nut, candied dates, fig, apricot, cheesecloth and cheesecake, and nice tangy funk. Flavor holds good pumpkin, stone fruit, and that beautiful tangy finish. Great woody vanilla as well. This is lovely stuff.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
As "Allagash Ghoulschip" at Churchkey. Poured a cloudy dark orange color with a small wispy off-white head. Aroma was spice notes, sour funk. Notes of pumpkin are in there, but are extremely subtle. This was extremely drinkable and quite enjoyable.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at Novare 5/26/11. Finally found this elusive little beer. Very mild pumpkin flavor, perhaps through the years it’s muted out a lot. Sweet and smooth, with an afterkick of funk.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Reviewed from notes. On cask at Night of the Funk. Pumpkin lambic, I like it already. Pour yields a hazy caramel-brown with a thin off-white head. Nose has a bit of pumpkin there, though I’m sure that’s a bit of bias knowing that it’s in there. Nonetheless, good notes of funk and Brett come through to dry this one out and throw in a really rustic character. The flavor does actually have a touch of gourd and earthy hay and funk. Pretty good and nicely unique, though nothing earth-shattering. Feel is a bit prickly given the serving format and has a nice mellow funk. Drinks quite well and certainly points for originality (along with a shout out to Jolly Pumpkin for working a similar concept).
Serving type: cask
Reviewed on: 03-15-2011
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Draught) Pours a cloudy orange body with a spare white head. Aroma of pumpkin, herbs, earth, some barnyard, and citrus. Flavor of tangy citrus, pumpkin, earth, brett, and grass.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cloudy Orange, Brown pour. Aroma is spicy, funky, some squash/vegetative elements to the aroma, but not incredibley distinct. Mouthfeel is medium with a bit of creaminess. Flavor is funky wood with lots of smooth pumpkin and sharp acidity. Funky, a little wierd, but I actually liked it.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Orange brown pour with a small white head. Spicy clove and nutmeg give way to sweet pumpkin malt. Brett sourness is prevalent but never overpowering. Medium to full body with a sticky, acidic finish.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pouring at Night of the Funk on the Friday night of Belgian Beer Fest in Boston. Pours a hazed golden orange with a thin white head. Bretty sourness up front, acid and spice. Pumpkin, balsamic vinegar, acetic acid. Loads of acid, nice sourness, but too acetic overall.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
on tap @Doughertys-pours an off white head and gold color. Aroma is medium malt. Taste is medium malt-pumpkin.
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