Elysian Night Owl Pumpkin Ale

Brewed by Elysian Brewing Co.
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Seattle, Washington USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tumbler

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Bottle 22fl.oz. @ ChrisOs Pre-GBBF Shindig 2010.

[ Raise The Roof Tasting ]. Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pumpkin, ginger, spice. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, spicy, ginger, pumpkin. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100731]

Bottled. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of pumpkin and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and pumpkin, leading to a dry finish. The body is light.

Bottled@The Chriso rock the roof down pre-GBBF tasting. Amber colour, with small slightly off-white head. Flavour and aroma are both pumpkin and spice bombs with nothing much else coming through.

Bottle @ Chris O. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy nutmeg and pumpkin aroma. Fruity malty spicy pumpkin flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy pumpkin finish.

(22oz. bottle, courtesy of BMan1113VR) Pours a clear orange body with a small off-white head. Aroma of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove. Flavor of pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, caramel malt, and allspice.

bottle at chris o pre GBBF ...ight pumpkin ... light spice nose ... light sweet pumpkin ... basic but quite drinkable

Copper-amber colour. Cinnamon, nutmeg and clove aroma, with soft caramel maltiness. Sweet flavour is heavy on the cinnamon, with accents of clove and rich caramel maltiness. Sticky sweet spicy finish. Pretty good balance between the malt and spice, but not such good balance between malt and hops. Might be mullable, though, which is a neat bonus feature.

On tap at Elysian, Seattle. Copper, lasting beige head. Spice powder aroma, cinnamon and nutmeg. My first pumpkin ale. Oh god this is horrible. Not badly made, but just not my bag.

Date: 10/03/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

Appearance: clear deep copper, wispy beige head, scattered drippy lace,
Aroma: sweet pumpkin aroma with a meaty bready character and light balancing spices,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: rich sweet pumpkin flavor, touch of caramel sweetness to bring out the pumpkin, nice light spices add complexity and a bit of balance,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4

(22oz bottle, thanks artusory) Medium beige head atop hazy dark amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, perfume, some nutmeg, light clove. Taste is medium sweet, nutmeg, some clove. Undercarbonated medium body.