2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 Bendrixian (711) - Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA - OCT 1, 2011
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.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 HeistAlmighty (850) - Saint John, New Brunswick, CANADA - JUN 26, 2011
341ml bottle from the 2010 batch. Pumpkin aroma with lots of spices. Medium body. Punch of Propeller bitterness on the palette.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 Atheist_Peace (737) - Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA - SEP 27, 2010
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.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 mabel (5043) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - APR 10, 2009
[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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3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 Beth101 (487) - West Yorkshire, ENGLAND - FEB 27, 2009
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.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 Gethinbeer (1836) - Musky, Nova Scotia, CANADA - OCT 13, 2008
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.
3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 aerosol999 (113) - Quebec, CANADA - OCT 23, 2007
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.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 albert007 (415) - Penobsquis, New Brunswick, CANADA - OCT 13, 2007
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.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 LadyCooper (100) - Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA - MAR 13, 2007
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.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 blankboy (5191) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - JAN 18, 2007
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!
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