4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20Bottle sent from 12many and shared with several people.
I’ve been waiting a long time to give this one a shot and it did not disappoint. It’s very complex, with enough pumpkin and pumpkin pie spices to add to the depth without eclipsing the other traditional porter flavors. Hands down crushes any other "pumpkin" beer. I would drink this on a regular basis, regardless of season, if it were easily available. Good stuff that I’m glad to have tried.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours dark and thick with essentially no head. Weak aroma of chocolate and pumpkin. Definite pumpkin and chocolate flavors, but not exactly fantastic. Average beer
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nice, light brown head. Mostly clear dark brown color. Decent lace. Aroma is very veggie-like, not as rich, roasty, or sweet as I expected. Satisfying pumpkin aroma, though. Good, light carbonation. Dry finish. Light smokiness. Bitter taste, light sweet. Not what I expected
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle to flute.
Pumpkin, nutmeg, malt. Dark brown with a thin tan head. Taste is pumpkiny, almost cloyingly sweet and malty.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle - Clove, pumpkin and pie like crust. Black with at thin brown head. Pumpkin, nice spaces and , toasted malts, some cocoa, no bitterness and a nice long finish. Great pumpkin beer, but definitely for the end of the night.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
A - Dark brown-black with a finger of frothy chocolate-khaki head atop. Fades fairly quickly.
S - Roasted caramel and chocolate malts, pumpkin, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, and other spices, cocoa nibs, coffee, touch of booze.
T - Roasted chocolate and caramel malts, pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, other spices, molasses, cocoa nibs, coffee, dark fruits, and a touch of booze.
M - Full bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth with a sweet and warming finish.
D - Great pumpkin porter. Good balance.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Dark honey pour from at dark lord day. Weird taste but good. Would like to try this sober
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
The label says it all on this one. All ingredients are apparent and well balanced. It's just yummy. One of my most preferred pumpkins.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours jet black with no head. Aroma of natural pumpkin, chocolate and caramel malt. Taste follows, less spice more pumpkin, very nice.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Definitely a different take on the pumpkin ale craze by going way of stout. The chocolate and the stout profile flavors took over and I only got glimpses of the pumpkin flavoring/spice additives.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Had on draft at the brewery. Chocolate, creamy, cinnamon, fruity alcohol, spiced chocolate cake. A good spiced beer.
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