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Elysian Night Owl Pumpkin Ale

Percentile
86
overall

bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1963.49/5.03.46/5.0Autumn5.9%91.7Lager glass, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Ale brewed with pumpkin & pumpkin seeds & fermented with spices. Our original pumpkin ale is brewed with over 7 lbs. of pumpkin per barrel and spiced in conditioning with nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, ginger and allspice.
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 jasonp (1509), Sterling/Dulles, Virginia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Jul 4, 2008  
Bottle. Cloudy amber with a white head. The nose is rather subtle, some pumpkin and nutmeg. Flavor has notes of pumpkin, nutmeg, caramel and earthy hops. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Not bad.


 bfeldmann (1042), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 17, 2008  
Poured a redish orange color with small head and almost no lacing. Aroma was lots of cinnamon, nutmeg and other spices. Flavor was very much like a punkin pie. Not a bad one nothing amazing.


 TheSponge (278), Lynnwood, Washington, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/103/515/20
Feb 28, 2008  
1 pint 6 fl. oz. bottle. Pours a beautiful dark orange color. The first time I tasted this beer was back in October, and I think this bottle sat on the shelf a little too long. However, my rating is going to be based on my first impression....smooth flavor, with just the right amount of pumpkin.


 GG (1623), NorCal, California, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/103/59/20
Feb 26, 2008  
NorCal Feb ’08 - Easily one of my least favorite beers of the night. The score reflects a high appearance mark, as it was very nice to look at in the glass. Unfortunately, the aspiriny/vinegary nose was a major turn-off. I got no pumpkin spices in the aroma or flavor at all. Light sweetness turns to said asprin-like aroma with a twist of vinegar. Gave me that damn shiver drinking it. Flavors were also had that aspirin twang to it, and little else. If you gave someone this beer to try for their first pumpkin beer it’d be an utter dissappointment. I would, however, like to sample another bottle with the hopes that this was a mistake somehow.


 ChainGangGuy (2555), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Feb 9, 2008  
Appearance: Pours a clear, deep, dark amber body with small, scant white head. Smell: Nicely aromatic pumpkin and crystal malt scent, with notes of ginger and spices. Taste: Syrupy, sweet malt flavor with toasted pumpkins and that squasy/vegetal twang you always seem to find in these things. Spicy kick. Mild hop bitterness. Finishes with a toasty spiciness and flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, and, much to my dismay, some ginger. Mouthfeel: Just barely medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: Pretty decent, the beer improves quite a bit upon warming.


 crizay (1050), Brook Park (was Tampa,FL), Ohio, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Feb 7, 2008  
Thanks to dirty martini. I should’ve drank this fresh. Pumpkin colored pour, small white head. Aroma is pumpkin pie, yes really. Flavor is a muted pumpkin puree, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves. Semi sweet and really just lacking complexity. Thin bodied and low carbonation, maybe it wasn’t that good to begin with.


 wickedpete (626), Lexington Park, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Jan 31, 2008  
Thanks to Ryan for this one. Amber body, a small beige head forms. Lemony tang in the nose, lots of spice and pumpkin. Flavor is sugary, along with the suspected pumpkin and usual spices.


 pantani (1896), Salinas, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jan 30, 2008  
Bottle @ Uber. Aroma is pumpkin pie, cream. Taste is Pumpkin pie concentrate, whipping cream, plenty of nutmeg. Pretty good stuff.



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