Beer Valley Jackalope Imperial Pumpkin Porter

Brewed by Beer Valley Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Ontario, Oregon USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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A: Poured deep brown with a tannish head, light bubbles and lacing S: Lightly roasted malt, cocoa, and a whiff of fresh pumpkin T: A little bit of fresh pumpkin here but more like someone dropped a few pumpkin seeds in the mash and called it a day. Very disappointing. The rest of the beer was a traditional porter; roasty, cocoa, light booze and medium body. M: Pretty high in carbonation, thin on body for a "Imperial" O: Body was thin, not enough pumpkin to warrant the pumpkin name or style. If you are going to claim a Imperial Pumpkin Porter then you need to bring it because TREAT kicks the shit out of this beer and so does most other Pumpkin Porters

9/8/11@ pap. beer valley jackalope. very dark... imp. porter almost black though still orange at the edges w/ a soft lasting beige head. a is chocolate, ashy charcoal, wood, some fruity business... strawberry? f is quite chocolate-y, some coconut, the aroma notes, cola. great importer but no pumpkin to be found and no pie spice... just a solid, rich creamy importer... when cold. as it warms, some earthy vegetals come out as well as some vanilla... if i didnt know pumpkin was in here i wouldnt be able to pick it out ashy at... mild but delicious. creamy, smooth and yummy. importer=3.9. pumpkin= 3.5

Pours jet black. Really nice spice aroma. Nothing stupendous. Just a solid mix of pie and porter

Surprisingly dark when most pumpkins start as ambers this one is very dark brown. No head. Smells like a chocolate porter with only hints of pumpkin or spice that might not be picked up if not looked for. Tastes more like a porter. Notes of chocolate and if prompted maybe pumpkin. Some spice hidden in the thick dark malt. Molasses note. Tasty but pumpkin???  

(On draught at papago). Pours a dark brown with creamy khaki head. Aroma has some cocoa, spice, and some roast. Taste is semi-sweet with lots of roasty bitterness. Medium bodied with a slick, creamy texture. Roasty, chocolatey finish. Pretty good, but not much pumpkin spice flavor.

A dark brown porter with a thin brown head. In aroma, a chalky chocolate with muskey coffee notes, light off notes. In mouth, a smooth lightly sweet chocolate, light pumpkin pulp, a bit musty, medium bodied. On tap at Oregon Brewer’s Fest, July 31 2011.

Tap @ Baileys... Poured black with a khaki head. Lots o roast here with some pumpkin squab flavors. Not over done on spices like a lot of pumpkin beers. Real malty with a thck palate, no noticeable alcohol flavors and a subtle hop balance. More roast and pumpkin on the finish.

2011 Oregon Brewers Festival
Dark black in color, clear with a thin tan head. Big chocolate roasty malt aroma. Lots of Dark porter/coffee/chocolate flavor very little with the pumpkin. Missed the boat on the extra flavor in my book.

Growler thanks to Chad at work: Pours a dark black color with a nice big tan head. The nose is very roasty, tons of black barley and chocolate notes. Not much coffee but some licorice, light soy and some molasses mixed in. The flavor is balanced with big roasty qualities, malt sweetness and some light piney hops. Finishes roasty and toasty, never did I taste any pumpkin, but it’s a big strong porter.

Dark pour, thin tan head. The aroma is of roasted malts, dark chocolates, and light pumpkin meaty notes. Flavor is very much the same with a light pumpkin finish and a pleasant dark malt base. Sweet and smooth with a nice roasted component as well. Enjoyable beer.