3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 poisoneddwarf (1307) - Rathdrum, Idaho, USA - JUN 28, 201212 oz bottle. "The Heavenly Pumpkin of Citracado" is what all that French translates as. Okay, then. Pours hazy brown with red highlights and a beige head that collapses fairly quickly into a skiff of foam. Aroma is caramelly, bready, peppery, spices (I smell cinnamon and licorice, but it’s probably one of the spices included which I’ve never heard of); the rye is noticeable. Taste is roasty, pumpkin pie (reminds me of our yearly Halloween pumpkin beer nite). It’s bittersweet and finishes lightly tart with a little spicy kick. The mouthfeel is a bit watery, and that’s this beer’s biggest flaw. Nice flavor, though.
3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 olr1984 (285) - fort wayne, Indiana, USA - APR 14, 2013
12oz bottle pours light caramel with lite white head. Pumpkin aroma. Brown sugar and pumpkin taste.
2.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20 diabel (1584) - Aarschot, BELGIUM - APR 3, 2013
Reddish brown body with a small off-white head. Port-malt aroma, not fully in balance. Moderately bitter, lightly sweet flavour. Unbalanced and bit awkward.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20 Concealer (145) - Denver, Colorado, USA - APR 2, 2013
Pours a dark brown with a reddish tint. Real thin caramel head that dissipates quickly. Smells of lemon citrus, malt, and licorice. Tastes a mild sweetness upfront with a bitter licorice and malt finish. Really an unremarkable brew.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 DocJitsu (305) - California, USA - MAR 30, 2013
Pours an amber copper with a quickly dissipating root beer head. Aromas of caramel malt and Belgian yeast with an underwhelming citrus hop bouquet. Mouth feel is mildly scrubby on the back of the tongue, but a little creamy on the front. No pumpkin, some coffee flavor and acidity. Finishes a bit like a lager. Easy drinking beer, but really not a whole lot going on. You’d think with these three breweries combining efforts it’d be a better product. Pretty disappointed overall.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20 rodenbach99 (2508) - Longueuil, Quebec, CANADA - MAR 16, 2013
Une bouteille avec une pizza chez Parker Pie en compagnie des Psenak. Bière brune rouge avec une mousse brune. Le nez est chocolaté, épicé avec beaucoup de citronnelle. En bouche le liquide est chocolaté, épicé, le fenugrec est bien présent. La texture est crémeuse. Un drôle de produit.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 SlovakSniper (2111) - Candiac, Quebec, CANADA - MAR 9, 2013
Une bouteille partagée avec rodenbach99. Une bière rougeâtre qui ne forme qu’un mince col mousseux. Un nez particulier mais très intéressant avec ses notes chocolatées, ses notes de tisane, ses aromates et ses notes citronnées. Un goût tout aussi surprenant qui semble malgré tout cohésif. Des notes de thé au citron, des malts doux, un côté fruité et des épices bien dosées. En bouche, un corps plutôt mince avec un bon apport de bulles et une texture qui n’est jamais aqueuse. Une finale qui colporte de petites notes astringentes qui me semblent être attribuables aux aromates et aux épices. J’aime bien les bières audacieuses.
3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20 czar (2229) - Québec, Quebec, CANADA - MAR 5, 2013
bottle at parker pie, vt. unclear medium dark brown with a nice beige head, decent retention and lacing. grassy, herbal, spices, piney, some sweetness, fruity dark caramel malts, molasses, soy, balsamic, pepper, cardamom, toasted coconut. average carbonation, light body - some texture. quite complex brew - just because there’s a mash-up of so many spices/herbs/fruits... all and everything... it doesn’t blend well.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20 tom10101 (1052) - Quebec, CANADA - MAR 2, 2013
Bottle at Parker Pie. Shared by czar, thanks! Slightly hazy amber brown with a low white head. Aroma of spices, caramel, pumpkin, spices, lemon and citrus. Taste is about the same along with mineral/earthy notes and hints of grass. Mouthfeel is thin, slightly watery. It’s complex, but it doesn’t get along together. Meh.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 blipp (4782) - Newark, New Jersey, USA - FEB 23, 2013
Bottle. Pours deep amber with a beige head. Toasted and nutty malts, medium sweetness, and pumpkin seeds. Odd, but decent enough.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 tomer (1221) - Rishon Le Zion, ISRAEL - FEB 22, 2013
At a tasting, Thanks eyes_wide_shut and YK23, clear very dark red colour, aroma of wood, fenugreek, anise and lots odf licorice, flavour of coffee, cola, dark bread, some licorice and nutmeg. Interesting and unusual.
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