Propeller Pumpkin Ale

Brewed by Propeller Brewery
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Halifax, Canada

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tumbler

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Clear brew having a yellow amber colour and shows little lace and slight carbonation. Aromas of spices, cinnamon, pumpkin and other harvest spices and has a slightly soapy aroma. very pumpkin and cinnamon/nutmeg character. hate this style of beer but it is some of the better locally produced pumpkin beer.

341ml bottle from the 2010 batch. Pumpkin aroma with lots of spices. Medium body. Punch of Propeller bitterness on the palette.

500ml bottle. 2010 vintage. Pours crystal clear yellow with the slightest hint of gold with a big bubbled head that leaves a little lace. Smells like a pumpkin pie, but much lower on the spice notes than previous efforts. There’s a wheat note underneath that throws the whole thing off a little. In the mouth it’s got a very watered down pumpkin feel with some underlying spice, but not enough, nowhere near enough. Finishes with a slight bitterness and an off note I can’t put a finger on.

[1897-20081209] 341mL bottle. Fruity pumpkin aroma with lots of spices. Clear, orange brown body with a long-lasting foamy off-white head. Fruity spiced grains flavour. Medium body. Quite nice.
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Golden colour, cloudy, large white head, lacing on glass’ Light spicy aroma. Taste of spice with a hint of hops. Lacking body, sticks to the roof of your mouth.

UPDATED: OCT 1, 2010 From bottle. Bitter aroma of honey with some spice. Golden colour with a thin white head. Clings to the glass. Pumpkin flavour, along with spices. Refreshing ale and different. Seems well balanced with strong pumpkin notes towards the end. Nice beer.

Appearance: Hazy gold with low head. Well carbonated. Aroma: Cloves, Cinnamon, allspice, ginger, brandy, Banana bread, biscuity. Flavour: Spicy first with a light malt background. Sweet but finishes with a light sour character (spices?) tastes more of pumpkin pie spices than it does of beer. Spice first then malt and no hop flavour or bitterness. Mouthfeel: Light bodied and fizzy. Overall: Well, it’s a pumpkin beer what should i have expected. Spice dominates beer character. Finishes sweet and spicy with lingering spice and a light sour character.

Clear, golden & spritzy looking, with no head. Aroma is earthy pumpkin with mild nutmeggy spice. Flavor is malty with a mild cinnamon bite. The beer is decent but not overly exciting.

Pours a hazy gold colour with a small white head. Spice aroma...holy crap, it smells like pumpkin pie! Tastes like it too! You can taste pumpkin, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon in the beer (with a little bitter hop finish at the end). The aftertaste is a bit too light, but still, it’s pie in a bottle! This just made my day.

Bottle courtesy of tupalev. As soon as I popped the cap it started foaming out of the bottle, which had me worried, turns out it was fine. It pours a cloudy yellow-gold with a few small floaties, lots of bubbles and a huge lasting foamy white head. Aroma has lots of pumpkin and spices right off the bat, which I like, followed by sweet malt, yeast and light hops -- this is how I like my Pumpkin beers to smell! Flavour’s not as flavourful as the aroma suggested and I’d like it spicier but it’s still enjoyable enough: Starts mild, Golden Ale or Pilsnener-like along with sweet malt, grain, a decent amount of pumpkin, some spices and a light bitter finish. After a while the pumpkin and spices start to come through more making it more enjoyable. Medium bodied, quite carbonated. A nice surprise -- there’s so many crappy or mediocre Pumpkin beers out there but this isn’t one of them, this one is quite good!