blindeyedbetty (94), Arlington, Virginia, USA
Sep 8, 2007
Warm spicy aroma of nutmeg reminiscent of fall. Pours a beautiful burnt seinna/copper color, very much what I had hoped for in tasting my first pumpkin beer. Thin but carbonated mouthfeel, initially bready taste followed in middle palate with earthy, yeasty tones to finish with mild hoppy cinnamon notes. All in all a nice experience for my first foray into a pumpkin beer - good enough to keep trying them, but could have been a bit heavier for me in keeping with fall and cooler weather.
 kiefdog (390), Tampa, Florida, USA
Aug 17, 2008 12oz bottle courtesy of markwise. Pours a dark clear amber color with a thick and frothy off-white head. Lively carbonation that sticks to the glass and provides lacing. Aroma is flower, pumpkin, spice, ginger, cinnamon, clove. Flavor is more spicy than pumpkiny with notes of banana, sweet malt and some strange flavors that are hard to decipher. Generally light body with a somewhat Pepto-Bismol peppermint finish. Aroma is probably better than the taste on this one.
Marsiblursi (1378), Göteborg, Sweden
Aug 8, 2008 (Bottle) Pours golden. The aroma is spicy with notes of cinnamon and nutmeg up front but there is also some subtle hints of ginger, cardamom, saffron, white pepper, and caraway. Also, light fruity with pumpkin and lemon. The flavour is spicy, light fruity and light citric with tones of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin and lemon. Light sweet, light tar and light dry. Light to medium bitter. The mouthfeel is soft and a bit tart. Light to medium bodied.
TBone (4924), Pori, Finland
Jul 19, 2008 Bottled@RBESG Grand Tasting 2008
Light amber color, small white head. Herbal pumpkin aroma. Herbal cinnamon flavor. Cinnamon dominates aftertaste too, not much pumpkin in the flavor.
thewolf (3490), Kolding, Denmark
Jul 13, 2008 Bottle @ the RBESG08 Grand Tasting.
Pours golden yellow with a small, film head. Aroma is sweet, light coriander, some pepper and good deal of pumpkin. Light and thin mouthfeel. Flavour is perfume, pepper, pumpkin and lots of spices. Okay actually.
ogivlado (2193), Zagreb, Croatia
Jul 10, 2008 Bottled(355ml). -RBESG2008, Grand Tasting.
Transparent golden coloured, small airy white head. Very perfumey pumpkin aroma with herbal and spicy notes. A way too sweet. Like ekstedt said, not my cup of tee.
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