4.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Decent seasonal spice, perhaps some of the nutmeg drowned out by high alcohol.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Mini growler fill from Pinocchio’s. Dark brown with a spotty beige head. Nose is cinnamon, toffee, nutmeg and raisin. Body is kind of thick and rustic with a zesty buzz. Obviously quite dark for a pumpkin brew, delivering in the taste as well. Strong molasses, spruce and licorice with cinnamon stick, broiled grapefruit, cardamon and i might guess some pumpkin. A crazy hodgepodge that i grew to enjoy.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Deep brown pour, off white head. Aromas of spice, pumpkin, and little toasted nuts. Nice flavor, lightly sweet, not over spiced like a few pumpkin ales. Bitterness on the back end. Good dry finish with alcohol hidden well. Overall, a good sipping beer that is pretty big, but very drinkable.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draught at Whole Foods Devon: Aroma of malt, light pumpkin, and a hint of spice. Poured very deep amber/brown in color with a small, creamy, dense, off-white head that lasted throughout though diminished. Clear. Slightly sparkling. Flavor is light to medium sweet and slightly bitter. Tastes of alcohol, pumpkin, burnt caramel, and spice. Medium body. Average texture. Average carbonation. Pumpkin, malt, spice, alcohol finish is dry. 9%ABV is noticeable in the flavor, and a bit hot.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
A really dark beer. Stout like. Not much pumpkin but has the right spice mix. Overall, one of the better pumpkin beers out there. This will be in my fridge ever October.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Location/Date: Catching up on ratings in November, 2011.
Appearance: Pours black like a porter or stout.
Aroma: Aroma is of pumpkin, some malt.
Taste: Taste is similar to aroma, but not asm uch pumpkin as expected..
Palate: Medium body, covers alcohol well.
Summary: A different take on the pumpkin style beer, which makes it attractive vs other offerings.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz bottle: Pours a clear deep copper amber with a stringy-lacing off-white head. Has a lightly sweet toasty caramel nose with a healthy dose of nutmeg and allspice with some pumpkin flesh. Starts with pretty good fullness and chewy pumpkin flavor with a good balance of peppery clove and cinnamon before a drier, earthy bitter finish. Could have a little more pumpkin character and less bitterness, but overall fairly complex.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz bottle. Poured a dark brown, almost black with a medium sized tan head. Aroma was roasted malts, chocolate notes, and notes of pumpkin spices (cinnamon, nutmeg). A very refreshing beverage for being 9% ABV. I really wish I hadn’t come across this one at the end of the pumpkin beer season.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Deep brown pour fizzy beige head striped lacing ... aroma of caramel malts and a little bit of spice .... taste is sweet caramel malts with mostly pumpkin pie spices notably cinnamon with a bitter hop punch that lingers along with the cinnamon in a dry finish .... not a bad brew a different pumpkin abv hidden well
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Beer Run in Charlottesville. Pours a clear dark reddish brown with a large frothy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of pumpkin, pumpkin spice, a burnt note and herbal hops. The taste is earthy hops, pumpkin, that same burnt note and a spicy finish. Medium bodied.
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