Bells Thump Yer Pumpkin Ale

Formerly brewed at Bells Brewery
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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On tap @ the brewpub: Pours orange with a white head. Aroma, cinnamon, pumpkin some other spices. Flavor, sweet with some pumpkin, nutmeg and cinnamon coming through. Not bad for a pumpkin beer.

UPDATED: JAN 5, 2007 Draught. Appearance is apple cider with small white head that quickly dissapates. Minimal lacing. Aroma and flavor are nutmeg and cinnamon. Unsure if real pumpkin was used in the mash. Overall, too weak. It is diifficult to find the right balance in a pumpkin ale. New England’s brewers seem to have a cornerstone on this style.

On tap at the Eccentric Cafe. Translucent slightly hazy orange body, thin, quickly dissipating off-white head. Aroma of classic pumpkin pie spices (primarily nutmeg and cinnamon). Flavor the same as the aroma, with a very light bready malt backbone. The palate had enough depth to carry the pumpkin spices, but these pumpkin ales are almost always simplistic beers otherwise.

Draft sample, 12/2/06 at the Eccentric. Regular brownish-yellow pumpkin color. A spicy smell that’s stronger than that usual roast pumkpin. A spicy backing that suggests a pale ale base. One of the better balanced pumpkin beers I’ve had; not overwhelming with the usual pie spices. Good if you like this kind of beer.