Blue Moon Harvest Moon Pumpkin Ale

Brewed by Coors Brewing Company (MillerCoors)
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Golden, Colorado USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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A nice foamy head. This beer pours well. I did not expect that, but I do love surprises. A nice pumpkin/caramel orange color. The beer looks decent, but doesn’t have that translucent look that I feel an ale should have. The name also says that this is an ale, so I am not just being picky. A subtle hint of nutmeg, and cinnamon. I also pick up on an off smell of the yeast. The bready yeast smell comes out a little too much, and gets in the way of the spice aroma. I smell a hint of clove as well, but again this does not offer much for the overall aroma. Wow, there is a hefty taste of pumpkin. This is like eating pumpkin pie almost. I give the Blue Moon folks credit, but the beer is simply too thin. With thin beer the flavors don’t sit on your tongue or hit your tastebuds properly, it just sinks into your gut. This is an ale for Godsakes! Seems like a lager to me. The cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg are completely lost in the taste. Big time let down. The beer is just too thin to be considered that great. The only thing this beer has going for it is that slight pumpkin flavor and the subtle aroma, other than that stay clear.

Originally reviewed: 10/29/08. Grabbed a single of this at my stop to Whole Foods. Pours a deep amber with a pretty good sized head. Great retention with some spotty lacing sticking to the sides. The smell of this was forgettable. Picking up just a whiff of pumpkin and spice. Malt is the big player here. Taste the pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, and other spices. Deep malt backbone. Very watery brew. No crispness, no good carbonation. This brew is flat as can be. This beer also warmed very quickly. I would not have this again just for the mouthfeel, or lack thereof.

355ml bottle. There is definitely some pumpkin and spice in the flavour and also the aroma. Pumpkin pie in a glass. Orange to amber colour with cinnamon and clove in the aroma.

Appearance was caramel rocky 2 finger whiteish diminishing head, no lacing.Aromas where of caramel malts with mild grassy hops, little yeasts bready dough like.Taste was slight pumpkins and honey malts just not enough for a good beer. Citrusy hops where hintly there,but needs more. Palate was crisp flattish carbonation with thinnish body with slight metallic short finish. Falls flat...

Readily available pumpkin beer. Not the best but not the worst. Nice copper hazy color. Sweet tasting hoppy finish which is most likely the added spices hitting as it goes down. Nice and cold pretty lacing in the glass. For those who do not have access to a wide variety of Pumpkin brews from a small local brewer this one will do just fine. Had my first Pumpkin beer/ ale about 14 years ago... still nice to go back to. Always save a few of these till late spring.

pretty tasty good smelling seasonal beer... not to hoppy... finish lingers in your mouth for a while

Pours clear orange with white head, aroma has notes of dirty gym socks, some slight grainy notes, but the smell really is not appealing. Taste is much better, with notes of some slight vanilla and caramel, touch of slight spice and maybe a touch of pumpkin, but finishes fairly sweet.

UPDATED: FEB 12, 2012 12 oz bottle pours amber with a tan head. Aroma of malt and spices. The taste is spice with a subtle sweetness.

Nose genetically beery with hints of nutmeg spices and so on. A little brown sugar. Pours brown thin foam ring. Flavors of cinanon nutmeg pie spice. Light caramel and generic coordinate flavor. Not bad not good. Easy to finish I guess.

Nice appearance for a lighter ale: Vienna-like with a medium sized head. Poor nose: similar to the base beer. Light spice and wheat flavors. Light body, caramelly flavors, and a short, crisp finish. Better than Blue Moon, but lacks quality overall.

A down scale brew with almost no aroma and little taste. Thin body and modest head.