Saint Arnold Divine Reserve #9

Brewed by Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Houston, Texas USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tumbler

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Very odd beer, nose is all over the place. Brown pour sweet taste all over the place weird

Bottle. Pours almost black with no head. Aroma and flavor is pumpkin pie and I fucking LOVE pumpkin pie. Its so much better than other pies. Why fuck around with fruit pies like cherry, apple and peach or get diabetes from french silk or some shit. Pumpkin pie is perfectly sweet and flavored, the texture is great and the crust is edible I guess. Fuck you other pies.

22 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled 9/6/2012. Pours dense pitch black color with a small fairly dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin lace that lingers. Light soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big pumpkin, chocolate, roasted malt, cocoa, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, dark bread, brown sugar, molasses, allspice, and light ginger. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of roasted notes with pumpkin and spices. Taste of big dark chocolate, pumpkin, cocoa, roasted malt, cinnamon, nutmeg, toast, dark bread, brown sugar, ginger, light clove, molasses, and light roasted earthiness. Lingering notes of dark chocolate, pumpkin, roasted malt, cocoa, cinnamon, nutmeg, dark bread, molasses, allspice, and light ginger on the finish for a while. Fantastic balance and complexity of roasted flavors with pumpkin and spice notes; with a great balance of spices that are not overdone at all; and zero cloying sweetness present after the finish. Medium carbonation and fairly full bodied; with a very creamy and slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish; very smooth to sip on. Overall this is a fantastic pumpkin spiced imperial stout! Great balance and complexity of roasted flavors with pumpkin and spices; and extremely smooth to sip on. A highly enjoyable offering.

2012 Pumpkinator bomber. Muted aroma of nutmeg, maple syrup, soy sauce, actual pumpkin (not spice). Pours a clear very dark brown. Gingerbread forward with nutmeg and pie dough, and an odd spicy, vegetal finish. Turns into a messy mix at the end.

This bottled brew from the brewery poured a head of foamy finely sized bubbles that were mostly diminishing and left behind a no visible carbonation slightly hazy dark black colored body and a fair lacing. The mild aroma was sweet pumpkin and dark malt. The mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish with a strong spicy aftertaste. The strong flavor contained notes of spices brown malt dough dark malt and hops. Delicious and one I would certainly like to have again.

had on a cask that was sitting on top of the bartop. still getting used to cask beer, almost flat feeling. lots of spices and booze but oddly drink able

Excellent seasonal beer. This is, by far, my favorite pumpkin beer, I just wish it were easier to get. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Black with a small thin head that doesn’t last long, or leave any lace. Amazing aroma of pumpkin pie and pecan pie mixed together in a bowl. Great flavor as well with smokey chocolate, pecan, pumpkin, pumpkin spice, and nutmeg. Super delightful.

pumpkinator 2012. a nice beer but I was hoping it skewed a little more toward the stout side. I think I was just bored with pumpkin beers for the season by the time I got to this. One of the better pumpkin beers for the year though.