3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22 oz bottle from BMOOR. Finally got around to opening this. Pours a rich deepsih black pour, dark and near opaque, some brownish edges. Frothy tannish light brown head stays as a nice film, laces ok. Aromas offer some strength, cinnamon and pie spice, toffe and roast. Cocoa, caramel, toffee. Pie crust, biscuits, pumpkin, vanilla. Really nice play and synergy between the elements. Great pumpkin elements, spice, with firm base porter elements still striking blows. Initial is medium bodied, offering a firm coating of roast and toast, caramel. Not sweet, not too roasty, some creaminess, toast, and cocoa elements shed light. Pie spice, cinnamon and nutmeg, pumpkin, caramel and toffee. Middle offers some cocoa, toffee, touch of girth with spice, pumpkin. Touches of dryness and roast returns into the backend, lingering spice, clooness and a touch of creaminess, bakers cocoa. Finish is spice from pumpkin elements but not overdone. Base really stand sup, great balance. Toffee sweeter elements in the middle, but spice and pumpkin, roast and toast, dryness and bakers chocolate linger in the backend and finish. Very nice, Matt. I remember this Flossmoor version and this one brings warm memories back of that beer.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Black body with tan foam; nice lacing. Fresh pumpkin meat, chocolate, nutmeg/allspice aromas. Smooth medium body. earthy raw pumpkin flavors with semi sweet chocolate, dark roast, mild pie spice--very good pumpkin porter
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap @ Super Deli Mart. Pours watery dark black with a thin head. Aroma is roasted malts, maybe burnt a bit. Taste is dark malt, again a little over roasted. Some pumpkin spice flavor but really no pumpkin. That’s what you’d get with the better Elysian pumpkin efforts like Dark o’ the Moon. Also lacking the smooth and rich body you might expect from an imperial porter. Not bad, and I like Oakshire a lot, but this is a tough style to master.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tastes like an average porter. The appearance is quite nice. Thin whispy head with a motor oil black body. Back to the taste though, I didn’t get much chocolate or pumpkin flavor out of this one. It’s really a decent beer, good even but the title was misleading to me. I expected a bit more. One I might try again but nothing too memorable.
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
At Uber in Seattle
Pours dark with about a finger of off white head. Black. Some larger bubbles remain for the course of the beer. Nice lacing.
Smells strongly of pumpkin and spices. Not much from the porter comes out.
Taste was no surprise; rich and creamy pumpkin with a hint of smokiness and and chocolate. A bit of a bitter finish.
Palate was a reasonably carbonated, creamy, but a bit watery.
Overall, this is right up there with Dark’O’the’Moon, but not as full bodied. Very good take on it though, a great blend.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Über in Seattle. Black with min head . Aroma of clove pumpkin. Medium body with bitter hops, Indian spice, and cocoa. Long some what dry finish. Interesting tasty beer.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tap @ The Hop & Vine... Poured jet black with a moderate head. Nose had some toasted grains and pumpkin squash tones. Loads of dark chocolate with spices and fleshy pumpkin flavors. Could definitely get ginger especially towards the end. Quite pleasant, very smooth with hints roasted malts and ash.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at ncbc. Pours black with loose tan fisheyes around the edge. Big dark chocolate and pie spice nose. Watery body, a bit flat. Roasty dark chocolate and pie spice mid palate. Long ashy finish.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap at 16 Tons. Dark brown pour with light hints of red and a coffee colored head that lasted for a while. Big aroma of cinnamon, chocolate, ginger, nutmeg and a lot less pumpkin than I expected. Flavor much the same, with the spices and chocolate dominating and the pumpkin playing a small supporting role. This one is more reminiscent of pumpkin pie spices than actual pumpkin, which is honestly how I prefer my "pumpkin" beers. I enjoyed this one quite a bit.
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