Samuel Adams Fat Jack Double Pumpkin

Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Boston, Massachusetts USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tumbler

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Bottle. Pours deep amber/orange with somewhat creamy off-white head. Aroma of pumpkin, malt, ginger, cinnamon & alcohol. Flavor is very much the same and sweet with hints of smoked grain. Strong alcohol presence. medium-heavy mouthfeel with medium-high carbonation. Overall, tasty, warming beer.

Bottle from Capone’s. Pours translucent mahogany with ruby edges and 1-finger off-tan head. Nose is heavy smoked malt, ginger, nutmeg. Tastes spicy, with cinnamon, nutmeg, smoky malt, and minimal pumpkin. This one didn’t work for me.

From the bottle, pours a dark, malty amber with a bit of off white head that is slightly lacy. Aroma is a really nice spiced pumpkin, and I like it better than it tastes. As for the taste, let it warm up a bit from the fridge because my second glass is much better than the first. Malt forward with heavy spice , but I wanted a bit more pumpkin from the flavor. It is 8.5% but tastes stronger, which I didn’t think helps. Overall, decent fall brew.

Split this 22 oz (Batch #1) bottle with my wife (who is a huge pumpkin beer fan). Pours a serious amber/orange. Very reminiscent of Autumn and pumpkins. The aroma is, surprisingly, mostly pumpkin with a hint of spice. I say "surprisingly” because so many of this genre now hit you over the head with the spices. It had about a half-inch white head in my glass (next to no head in my wife’s) with some nice lacing down the glass. A nice caramel malt base, which immediately moves into the distinct pumpkin flavor for which I was hoping. There are background notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice. Like a good pie, these are there simply to compliment the pumpkin, which is the star of this brew. Lovely, sweet finish. To recap, this is like a good pie: nice, pumpkin flavors accented by the right spices and some caramel. A very nice dessert beer, which is when I would drink it, rather than with a meal. Glad to have this in the pumpkin rotation.

Pour was a dark amber, darker than Id expect. Spicy cinnamon and nutmeg aroma. Flavor is quite spicy...cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and a finish of sweet pumpkin. Had a decent hop profile too. Good stuff.

Bottle from Total Wine. Batch #1. This is after drinking 2 types of Summer Shandies so I need to get this lemon taste out my mouth. Pours amber/brown with not much head. Aroma is very spicy with cinnamon being dominant. The yeast does make an appearance in the flavor, right up front with some soapy cheese notes with underlying spices like nutmeg, more cinnamon, toast, biscuit, metallic copper in the finish. Soft/medium carbonation and medium/full body. Definitely boozier than other pumpkin ales I’ve tried. Solid though.

Bomber poured a clear reddish amber with a small lingering amber head. Aromas of carmel, pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon and all spice. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of pumpkin, carmel, nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice with a smooth lingering spiced finish.

I love pumpkin, the smell is pumpkin, spice and cinnamon. Taste is malty sweet and lightly hoppy. Color is amber, overall damn good beer.

22 ounce bottle, Batch #1. Served in a pint glass, the beer pours a clear reddish/copper color with an inch light tan head. Head retention and lacing are both good. The brew smells like pumpkins, cinnamon, ginger, and brown sugar. Taste is similar to the aroma, it tastes like pumpkins, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar and a bit of smoked malt. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it’s a bit oily and it’s easy to drink. Moderate carbonation. The 8.5% ABV isn’t very noticeable at all. I think this is a good pumpkin beer, I’d pick up this one again. $7.99 a bottle.

Bottle poured into glass. Been looking forward to trying this one, since I’m a big pumpkin fan. I found the aroma pretty good, nice hints of pumpkin/spice/cinnamon and clove. The flavor seemed a little un balanced, a little too malty and sweet.