Battered Boar Chucks Pumpkin Ale

Brewed by Battered Boar Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Edmond, Oklahoma USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tumbler

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(12oz bottle thanks to bu11zeye) opaque orange pour, creamy off-white bubbles. Nose of pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Taste of alcohol, cinnamon, and apricot with some lightly tart fruit as well. Fruity finish with soft carbonation. Nice pumpkin beer!

Bottle. Hazy amber/ frothy beige head. Nice pumpkin flesh, pie spice, nutty roasty aromas. Light frothy mouthfeel. Good pumpkin pie spicy flavors with malty bready buttery pie crust.

Thanks to bu11zeye for sharing this bottle. The beer pours a dirty yellow color with a white head. The aroma is cinnamon and cloves with some toffee and pumpkin. The flavor is less complex. All I really get is the pumpkin along with what I believe is allspice. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Not bad, but not one I will see out again.

Sampled at GABF 2010. I’m telling you, these guys that run this brewery are convincing. They told me to try their pumpkin beer. I was all, " but i don’t really like pumpkin beers." But, the told me their pumpkin beer was awesome. Pours a hazy, dirty orange with off white head. Aroma of pumpkin spice, mild tartness. Flavor is strong pumpkin sweetness with mild spice. A touch of sourness in the finish. Overall, pretty solid pumpkin beer.

[Bottle] I was surprised to find a bottle at this time of the year, but they are still around. Pours a hazy orange color with a white head. Some sediment and yeast in there as well. Hearty aroma of pumpkin pie, nutmeg, cinnamon and sweet caramel. Solid, natural pumpkin taste is pretty dominant here. Not overwhelming, but less subtle than most pumpkin beers. Spices including nutmeg and ginger blend together with vanilla, clove and caramel. Average mouthfeel and appropriate carbonation levels. This is a solid Fall beer. And it’s good to see it around at various places out of season too.

A really hazy cola color in the glass. Definite pie spice in the aroma which is followed by that same spice in the flavor. Then the vanilla kicks in followed by a bit of a medicinal alcohol flavors. The mix doesn’t quite coalesce for me.

Crushed at GABF ’10. Pretty good for a pumpkin beer. Nice spice and pumpkin presence in the aroma and the flavor. A little bit sour in the finish, but overall this nice.

UPDATED: JUN 3, 2012 Bottle. Pours a foamy hazy red-brown with a high, ecru head. Amazing nose -- cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg -- so often pumpkin beers don’t take advantage of the nose. Very rich on the mouthfeel, and not at all sweet; definite clove and nutmeg notes, and a pleasing pumpkin vegetal element. Finishes long and almost, but not quite, acrid - and as it warmed, the nutmeg note became almost unpleasant. Still, quite nice. (And the fact that the dude on the label looks like Frylock should get some bonus points.)

Aroma has nice notes of spice (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, vanilla) and pumpkin. Flavor is a nice balance between the pumpkin, and the spices (see aroma). Its nice to see a pumpkin ale actually use pumpkin (and not just the spices) and use it effectively. Great fall brew!

Bottle. Pours a hazy orange-amber color. Big off-white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma is light pumpkin, cinnamon and some light citrus. Flavor is pumpkin, cinnamon and vanilla. Medium, slightly creamy mouthfeel. Nice pumpkin beer.