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Midnight Sun Oak Aged Imperial Chocolate Pumpkin Porter

Midnight Sun Oak Aged Imperial Chocolate Pumpkin Porter - Spice/Herb/Vegetable

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99
overall
Brewed by Midnight Sun Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable

Anchorage, Alaska USA

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813.99/5.03.91/5.0Special7.8%99.8Lager glass, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Oak Aged version of Midnight Suns Imperial Chocolate Pumpkin Porter. This oak-aged version won GOLD at GABF 2007
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 cgarvieuk (4159), Edinburgh, Scotland
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Oct 29, 2009  
Bottle at home ... oh i cant thank SanTa FUN summer 2009 and for thsi one... HUGE thanks mate ... Deep brown black ... thin tan lacing ... woody meaty toffee malt nose ... lovely ... again meaty malts ... lots of toffee ... lots of chocolate ... and yeah just that hint of pumpkin ... definite spices ... nutmeg showing ... very soft... This is cracking ... delicious.


 sebletitje (1880), Tampa, Florida, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Oct 26, 2009  
October ‘09 O-Town Throwdown, courtesy of BA trade. Pours dark brown, off-white head. Aroma of pumpkin, chocolate, spices; nutmeg, and bready, hints of oak. Flavor, lots of pumpkin, now this is my idea of a pumpkin beer, chocolate malts with hints of bitterness.The barrel is present with a nice oak palate. Bready malts, medium carbonation, some spices; nutmeg, hints of cinnamon. Everything about this beer is so well balanced. Tasty!


 nickd717 (1263), Palo Alto, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 26, 2009  
Bottle generously shared thanks to Nick3 on BA. Pours just about black with a creamy tan head and some lacing. Aroma is lots of oak, pumpkin, spices, chocolate, and roasted malt. Flavor is loads of rich chocolate, caramel, roasted malt, pumpkin, spices, and oak barrel notes. Was this -bal aged or just aged on oak chips? If I had to lay my money down, I’d put it on -bal aging. This had great -bal notes. Palate is silky smooth with soft carbonation. Overall, the closest beer I’ve had to this is The Bruery Autumn Maple -Bal Aged. That was good, and this is damn good.


 mgumby10 (1844), Jupiter, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/517/20
Oct 22, 2009  
Courtesy seabass. Pours dark brown with a light tan head. Smells of rich dark chocolate malts, and pumpkin combines, which was really nice. Kind of oaky as well. The flavor was also a blend of the two, which gave it a creamy vanilla nuance. The pumpkin and dark malts went together well and finished quite smooth because of its oaky texture. Awesome brew.


 dchmela (1406), Orlando, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/103/517/20
Oct 19, 2009  
Tasted at Otown Throwdown courtesy Seabass. Dark brown pour. Huge pumpkin aroma with hints of chocolate and barrel. Smooth chocolate malt taste, vanilla and touches of pumpkin. Spectacular.


 SoLan (1367), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Courtesy seabass. Dark brown, tan carbonation. Great blend of strong porter, oak, pumpkin, and fall spices. Awesome.


 fiver29 (703), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Oct 7, 2009  
Bottle pours dark brown/black with tan head. Aroma is cocoa with some oak and vanilla. Luscious mouthfeel. Flavor is vanilla, oak, wood, pumpkin spices, coffee, chocolate, and finishes semi sweet with a rich chocolate taste. This brew is a lot better than the original version and adds depth and complexity from the barrel aging that is missing from the plain version. This a simply an amazing beer. Good stuff.


 Hophead22 (1056), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/518/20
Sep 23, 2009  
22oz bottle from Mr. treyrab, yet another big hit with the boys at the tasting, thanks again Trey, this was a good one. Rating #74. Pitch black pour with a thin off white head. Lots of pumpkin spice in the aroma, huge really. Flavor is the same, a little dry, a little roastiness, but it went together really well, this was fantastic, thanks again Trey. ꀧ)



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