Heartland Smiling Pumpkin Ale

Brewed by Greenpoint Beer Works
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Brooklyn, New York USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

A Sim rate (tap at Heartland, Union Square): Spicy aroma. Pumpkin, of course, but also nutmeg and cinnamon. Flavour is very similar. I’ve bumped up the flavour score because of how much I love that pumpkin pie flavour it’s got. Very sweet and spicy finish. Enjoyed it very much.

Draft. Not my favorite style, but this is quite good. Lots of cinnamon, nutmeg, carmel and honey. Taste is the same. Very malty and easy drinking

Cinnamon and spice aroma... Orange in color... Flavor is light and crisp, nice amount of sweetness from the pumpkin, a lot better than most pumpkin ales I’ve had... Pretty solid

Sampled in NYC Times Square. A pretty good little brew. Easy drinking, quality malts.

I had this beer a while back and from what I can remember I enjoyed it. I’ve had this at the pub/brewery so it was fresh. Nothing special about it is popping into my head at the moment.

[Draft @ MS Bike NY] Dark brown color with a small, off white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of cinnamon, spices, ginger, and all spice. Taste of the same spices, with light tobacco. and sticky caramel.

Amber orange pour. Nice pumpkin spice taste. Not overpowering, but very pleasant. Pumpkin bread aroma. Overall, a very nice draught. Rated on 10/30/08.

BEcause of the plethora of pumpkin beers I’ve had this fall, I’m going to stick my nose up at this one. Everything about this beer passed the pumpkin ale test, but it failed to amaze me. My wife digs the pumpkin beer so we both has this a few times on our visits to New York. Cloudy reddish amber colour. Meidum whitehead. Some initial clove, pumpkin and allspice on the nose . Taste was soft with the spices, not as much as i expected and was hoping for. Decent fruit and breadiness on the palate. But overall, just another passable pumpking brew.