Fitgers Devils Track Pumpkin Ale

Brewed by Fitgers Brewhouse
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Duluth, Minnesota USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

send corrections   |   shelftag   |   edit barcodes   |   add pic

[Growler] Pours reddish-brown with a very small beige head. Aroma is quite nice--huge pumpkin, with just the right amount of spice, but not really cinnamon, more nutmeg and maybe some allspice. Really outstanding balance, and I can’t imagine it being improved upon much. Taste is not as good, but still alright. It is a little watered down, with pumpkin, the rounded spices again, and then a little bit of an abrupt transition into the malt and a sort of hazelnut character. Medium-thin mouthfeel, average finish length. Overall, really a tale of two beers here, with the aroma outstanding, but the taste only average.

Three glasses in, and about two hours later, and I am enjoying this even more. Bumping it up a couple of points.

Sorry, just can’t get into the pumpkin spiced thing. Has a fresher, more realistic pumpkin pie flavor than others I have had. Well made, just ain’t my bag, baby.

Deep copper orange burnt pour, with a chill haze and a golden glimt. Topped with nitrogenous super fine creamy tan head, thin. Intoxicating blast of fresh pumpkin pie with hand rolled crust, chinese five spice, anise, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, and jamaican jerk. All laced over a refreshingly smooth creamy background of fresh whole whipped cream with madagascar vanilla beans. This combos with a slight wisp of almost oktoberfest like fruit malt notes. Smooth, murky and musky. Probably the only 10 I’ve ever given for an aroma and well worth it. Before I even put this to my lips, I’m going to predict that the flavor nor the palate will come even close to the level of the aroma. MOSTLY TRUE. Especially the palate, which is the weakest aspect of the beer and incredibly watery dissapointment. Flavor stays with a defensive blast of the same aroma profile, being brought down to a waft by the end of run. Including some almost peculiar, but fitting, mint bourbon backed with brown sugar and the almost chewy and earthy pumpkin flavors. A slightly tart aromatic hop finish creates an interesting ride around this beer. The palate is super watery, like flushing all those delicious spices down the drain. It’s much more a thirst quencher than a succulent sipper, which I really think it should be. I get the vague impression that these are pumpkin pie spices magnificently married to an oktoberfest recipe. Better of the Pumpkin Ales, but could be world class with a little less attenuation and a little more sugar, for more body, succulence, and holding power.

Orange/Light Brown Coloring. No Head. Pumpkin/Spice Aroma.. Very Nice and Dry on the Nose... Spices Tend to Dominate on the Tongue...More Pumpkin Spice than say Nutmeg...with Pumpkin Flavor Present as Well.. Not Overpowering and Pretty Balanced Througout...Made for a Very Enjoyable Pumpkin Ale!!