Flossmoor Station Big Black Pumpkin

Brewed by Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Flossmoor, Illinois USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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UPDATED: JUN 15, 2009 Tap at the Map. Son of a bitch what a remarkable beer! Black as promised with a funeral bouquet of cinnamon, nutmeg, roast, pumpkin and chocolate in the nose and flavor. Thick brown head as if it were BA. Wonderfully thick texture. A new presence in my Top 5 and the best pumpkin beer I have ever tasted.

On tap at Flossmoor Station. Pours pitch black with a 1 inch tan head. Heavy spiced aroma of cinnamon and allspice with a bit of roastiness. Flavor is very much the same as aroma. Clove is a little more pronounced in the flavor, but mixes well with the other spices, coffee and chocolate. Absolutely phenomenal.

On tap at Flossmoor Station and served in a shaker. This beer poured near black with a bit of light shining through the edges. A large head of dark tan foam slowly settled, then lingered for the entire glass. Not much lacing. The aroma included toasted pumpkin, pie spices, and chocolate. The flavor consisted of rich chocolate, pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg. No trace of alcohol. Very evenly spiced and not too sweet. The mouthfeel was full-bodied and was lightly carbonated. An excellent beer! Perfect for the Fall weather.

Pour from a growler. Pours black with a brown head. Moderate carbonation. Aroma is of roasted malt, spice, sharp coffee, and of course pumpkin. Taste is amazing. Huge taste of roasted malt, spice, pumpkin spice, and dark fruit all with a nice coffee bite underneath. Very big presence of alcohol, that warms long after each sip. There is a lot going on in this beer, but it is very well balanced. Very creamy mouthfeel. Delicous, but not a beer I could have several glasses of due to alcohol and rich coffee taste. More of a tasty sipper.

On tap at the San Diego Strong Ale Fest 2008 this is a tasty beer. I think it would be good w/ mole. A very complex beer with pumpkin, spices and cocoa in the flavor. Different and very nice

draft at the brewery. not a whole lot of pumpkin flavor, honestly, but a pretty good porter otherwise, and i think i could taste some of those spices too. definitely full bodied, creamy.

From a growler shared at WeeHeavySD’s 2000th rate tasting. Dark pour wiht not much head. Roasted malty aromas. Some pumpkin spice, but that really came in through the flavor. Pumpkin pie and hints of the fruit itself. Pretty darn tasty. Competition as good, but in a different way as my favorite Pumpkin beer, Pumking.

Growler shared by weepster. Thanks. Poured an opaque black color. The head was light brown. Attractive aroma of pumpkin, chocolate, butter, and subdued spices. Nice. Medium bodied and slightly sweet with mild to moderate roasty bitterness. Great roasted malt and chocolate flavors pushed the pumpkin into the background a bit along with the subdued spices. Very well done pumpkin beer.

Growler, courtesy of WeeHeavySD. Thanks, Jon! Pours a very dark, very oily brown color; headless. Loads of dark chocolate, toasty pumpkin spice, and dense cocoa notes in the aroma; very nice, smooth nose with toasted pumpkin seeds and chocolate. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: dense cocoa, dark chocolate, and intricate, soft spicing (cinnamon, nutmeg, mostly); really nice, dense pumpkin beer; as good and dense and toasty as, and similarly composed to, the Midnight Suns. Lengthy finish: cocoa, dark chocolate, and lots of dry, toasty malts.

Growler from my main man in Indian, Indiana that is Mike BBB63. Pours black like and imperial stout, with a light brown head. Nose is spiced and smoky. Taste is rich and full of pumpkin and smoke and some burnt wood. This is a big muther of a beer, and I gotta say as much as I like it I can’t wait to see what my girlfriend will say. She likes it she is a smoked beer freak and this is complex and fun with lots of character. Nice brew overall, glad to have tried it.