3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Clear deep amber color. The spice and the gourd are subtle enough in this one. Tasty.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap. A decent light and pleasant pumpkin ale. Good spring/summer brew. Nice and mild.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at tapping party at Arnold’s on December 8, 2011. Dark cloudy gold color, firm pumpkin aroma, moderate white head, somewhat thin body, pretty strong pumpkin flavor with sharp alcohol/hoppy finish. Really enjoyable.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Guest tap
Ordering a sample of this was all I needed to tell it was another average Great Lakes release. There is a good reason that I tend to favor other local options. Kudos on their success - things like Christmas Ale do deserve praise. However it just seems that other times they mail it in.
Aroma / Appearance - Cloudy orange with a dim white head the body is a little flat. Nutmeg, pumpkin, squash, and whipped cream are the primary drivers of a standard fall seasonal.
Flavor / Palate - Moderate spices tickle the tongue but leave the palate wanting more. Cinnamon and nutmeg remind me of a cooled pumpkin pie. Squash provides a vegetatal nature that supports everything. Overall it isn’t bad. Even so I found myself bored after just a few ounces. Maybe this year was just a subpar batch.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thought this was a pretty good pumpkin, similar to DFH, in that it’s overall light in body, has good spice and enough pumpkin to justify the name but not too much. Very drinkable, relatively dry, and that’s good because these beers can get sweet quickly. Quality brew.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Location/Date:Draft at The Black Squirrel (street level), December 3rd, 2011.
Appearance: Pours a copper orange.
Aroma: Aroma is of light pumpkin.
Taste: Taste is mostly pumpkin, light spice, some malt finish. Not too sweet.
Palate:Medium body.
Summary: I liked this pumpkin beer, as the pumpkin flavor is there but it is not too aggressively sweet or spicy. And at 5.4%, can have a few. Too bad it doesn’t make it’s way here to DC often.
Note- The keg at The Black Squirrel maybe kicked.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
tap at brewery...Hazy orange pour, big fluffy ewhite head. Aroma is pumpkin and biscuity with some spices. Flavor is biscuity and toasted crisp malts with the pumpkin being subtle and a touch of cinnamon and nutmeg coming through. its no pumpking but what is.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Otown Throwdown III. Pours a clear orange amber with a thin white head. Aroma is peppery, cardamon, cinnamon, nutmeg, ok caramel and toasty malts, light herbal hops, pumpkin, and squash. Flavor is earthy, herbal, pumpkiny, vegetable matter, mostly clean nutty caramel malts, spice is moderate, earth, leather, some vanilla and then a very smooth clean finish. Pretty good.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
This poured a darker amber color with an off white head. Aroma was lots of pumpkin flesh, some light spices, cinnamon and ginger. Flavor as compose of fresh pumpkin flesh and light spices afterwards. Quite nice to see a pumpkin beer actually have pumpkin flavor and not just the spices.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap. Hazy light orange pour with a small clingy white head. Aroma of holiday spice and pumpkin. Taste is roasted pumpkin seeds and cinnamon / spice. Very good.
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