Radek Kliber (3309), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Oct 31, 2007 On Cask at Volo , Canada
Appearance :Fine haze , rose copper with bubbly ring 2+ Nose :
Sweet bread with plenty of “Belgian” spice, clove backed by mashed pumpkin.6+. Flavour/Palate :Soft oily body , pumpkin seed , soapy finish with green raw hops. Quiet fruity (pumpkin) with some smoky malt at finish.
HogTownHarry (3200), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada Oct 24, 2007 Cask. At Volo Casks Days ’07. Hazy orange-copper pour, average head. Aroma of caramel malt and fresh pumpkin, always nice to smell a pumpkin beer that isn’t just pie spices ... also had mild cinnamon/nutmeg spiciness and some dry hops ... smelled like a "Belgian" yeast, but what do I know about that stuff? The taste was simpler than the aroma, more bitter, pungent spice, less of the vegetalbe pumpkin character, had a nice herbal finish. I found the body quite thick, not much carbonation but who cares - and a long pungent dry spicy finish. Very very good, it paled a little as I’d had the Southern Tier Pumking the day before, but better than the other Ontario Pumpkins, that’s for sure. jerc (3114), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Oct 21, 2007 Amber brown body, headless. Strongly spicey aroma, hints of root beer and a peat like substance, one spice in particular that I can not identify. (7+) Carries over to the flavour with lots of spice and only mild pumpkin. Nice but it becomes overwhelming after a while. Full bodied for a cask but a bit under carbonated. Sammy (3072), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Oct 21, 2007 A bitter and non-descript green vegetable smell. Volo Cask Days 2007. A light brown pumpkin cloudy colour. Vegetable taste, and not V-8 juice. blankboy (2570), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Oct 24, 2007 Cask at ’Volo Cask Days ’07’. Pours a cloudy orange-amber with a spare diminishing off-white head. Aroma of sweet malt, pumpkin and spices. Flavour seems a little boozy which is odd for a 6% beer. Sweet malt, spices and a somewhat bitter finish. Good body for the style. Just O.K.
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