Alpine Beer Company Ichabod Ale (2007)

Bottle... Hazy orange ale with a mid-sized, creamy, off-white head. Terrific retention. Acidic, spicy nose with notes of wood, underripe red apple, autumn spice and pumpkin. Medium-bodied with a watery mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Tart, tangy flavor provides lots of bretty acidity and moderate bitterness with a restrained undertone of autumn spice. Finishes crisp and moderately pungent. Thanks go out to WeeHeavySD for shipping the bottle all the way from SoCal!

Bomber. Poured slightly hazy medium orange with some rising carbonation and a short, fizzier cap of beige head. The aroma picked up deep, sour red grape and cherry skins, nutmeg, and lesser pumpkin meat upfront with cinnamon and other spices rising as it warmed up.. I dug the sour fruity notes and the use of the wine barrel. The flavor had a definite Belgian-inspired brown ale base with some caramel and darker fruits complemented by a bit of funky yeast.. the pumpkin and related spices didn’t do much until the back-end, joining a dry red wine and oak presence.. finished sour, dry, and strangely refreshing. Medium-bodied with a whole bunch of carbonation on the palate.. not the best feel on the palate, but I did like the barrel usage.. odd one, but tasty.

An old rating i finally got to entering. Aroma was of light pumpkin and spice and a little sourness. Flavor was light on the palate and mild overall.

Bottle courtesy tpd975. Pours amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is vinous with notes of pumpkin spice, tart cherries, and caramel. Taste is vinous and tart with notes of tart cherries, pumpkin spice, and spicy yeast. Medium thin tart mouthfeel with a mild amount of bitterness. Very good.

Bottle@BlindTastingSession. Complex aroma with tangerine, orange peels, rosebuts and cinnamon. Sweet, pretty sour, light bitter, rosebuts, orange, very fruity, hints of oak and vanilla. Sticky mouthfeel. Nice balance. Quite complex beer with a real Belgian feeling.