Elysian The Great Pumpkin Imperial Pumpkin Ale

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

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tumbler

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2011 GPBF. It is what I thought it was. Essentially a trumped up Night Owl which isn’t my favorite pumpkin ale to begin with. If you’ve had that, you’ve had this.

Bomber. Poured pumpkiny orange with a short-ish lived off-white head. The aroma picked up warm pumpkin meat and a touch of honey with plenty of pumpkin-related spicage around (nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and a touch of vanilla).. warm, enjoyable sugars tickled the back of the nose. The flavor found about what I expected and wanted.. pumpkin meat and biscuity notes at the core, with cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla around.. tacky spices over roasty pumpkin on the finish.. tasty stuff. Medium-bodied and dry on the palate, with some tartness from the spices.. very enjoyable brew all around.

Bottle 650ml.

ABV: 7.7%. Unclear medium to dark amber orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy spices, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, (pumphin spices). Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, dark caramel, clove - peppery spicy mouthfell, pumpkin spices. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110223]

22 oz. bottle from 5000. Pours a hazy orange amber color with a small off white head. The aroma reminds me of Frisch’s pumpkin pie; sweet, pumpkin, the usual suspects of spices. The flavor did not disappoint. This was a liquified version of Frisch’s pumpkin pie with the whipped cream. Everything worked well together; sweet, pumpkin, spices. Definitely one of the better pumpkin beers I’ve had.

Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a thin lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of pumpkim and cinnamon. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, cinnamon, pumkin, and other spices.

Bottle at Papsø’s - Thanks. Clear amber - white head. Sweetness, roasted notes, high sweetness, fruity, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, peppery, sharpness, alspice, too spicy, honey sweetness. I don’t like pumpkin-spiced beers.

Bottle. Pours hazy orange with a medium off white head. The aroma is heavy spicy and sweet caramelish with notes of pumpkin and sweet malt. The flavour is spices, pumpkin, light pepper and very sweet caramel. Too sweet to be really enjoyable.

bottle at papsø clear orage, small head. strong spicy aroma, pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, sweet malty. extreme aroma. flavor is spicy, pumpkin, bitter, the alc. is still very noticeable. not very pleasant brew.

Bottle at Papsø. Cloudy orange coloured with a small off-white head. Sweet and fruity aroma og caramel and honey cake. Sweet and fruity flavour of caramel, honey cake and liquorice with notes of hops. Spicy finish.

22 fl oz bottle, 7.7%. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is spiced and cookie like. Soapy. Spiced: nutmeg and cinnamon dominantly, cookies and roasted malty. Spiced and malty finish.