Fat Heads Spooky Tooth Imperial Pumpkin Ale

Brewed by Fat Head’s Brewery & Saloon
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
North Olmsted, Ohio USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tumbler

send corrections   |   shelftag   |   edit barcodes   |   add pic

Draft to snifter at Dutch’s. Looks good; a semi-transparent copper with white lacing. Smells of pumpkin and spice. Tastes like it smells with a good mouthful. Nice.

On tap at Dutch’s. Mildly hazy orange color. Good foamy khaki head, leaves good spray of lace. Wow, super smooth and creamy. After the spice-bombs that I’m used to getting from imperial pumpkin ales, this is a very pleasant surprise. Pumpkin pie, whipped cream, brown sugar, pleasant wheat graininess, this is right on the mark. Still a noticeable amount of spice, but it’s a pleasant amount, not overpowering. Good sweeter light spice light bitter taste. Lighter, soft carbonation, smooth and creamy texture, surprisingly easy to drink. The alcohol is hard to find in this. Excellent imperial pumpkin.

Had on tap at Stoudt’s Microfest. Nice, thick dark pour, nicely sweet, and not too strong on the pumpkin. Well balanced, and worth coming back to.

Pint at Fat Head’s on 10/7/11. Clear copper pour with a medium tan head. Sweet malt nose with ginger and cinnamon notes. Cinnamon flavor up front giving way to sweetness and caramel malt before some ginger character leading to a semi-sweet finish.

GTMW 25. Poured hazy dark pumpkin color with a large off-white frothy head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Solid doughy pumpkin pie and sweet cream aroma. Medium to full body with a creamy texture and flat carbonation. Heavy pumpkin, spice and brown sugar flavor with a medium to heavy spice sweet finish of modeaate to long duration. Standout seasonal beer.

On tap at GTMW (2011)

I may have to return to Fat Head’s when this goes on tap. A solid seasonal that leans more towards the spicy end of the spectrum than the vegetatal end it was refreshing. Heavily spiced nutmeg, oranges, and pumpkin seep from the warm orange body. There are some better examples out there but if you liked Southern Tier’s Pumking give this one a shot.

Draft at Great Taste. Pours a deep orangey brown with a sticky offwhite head that lasts. The nose is great. Pumpkins spice, true pumpkin pie, caramel & cream chees frosting. On taste, big and rich, excellent spicing that is balanced by a strong caramelly sweetness that persists. There may be some fruity sweet potatoe type notes as well that work great. This is what I expect out of a good pumpkin beer. Spot on.