Oakes (6973), Miami Beach, Florida, USA Oct 3, 2008 Orangey-amber colour. Caramel aroma is lightly cinnamony, nutmeggy. Fairly smooth palate has lots of nutmeg, a hint of bitterness. Clean, well-balanced character if not terribly distinctive. oh6gdx (6332), Vaasa, Finland Sep 5, 2008 Cask@GBBF2008 (my notes said ABV 5.1%). Slightly hazy yellowish orange colour, with small white head. Nice lace. Aroma is spices, some fruits and pumpkin pie. Flavour is very much the same, more spicy than of pumpkin though. Nothing that exciting. argo0 (6230), Washington DC, USA Nov 13, 2003 Cloudy orange body with beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, pumpkin, brown sugar. Taste is mild sweet, light pumpkin, kind of sits there. Light-medium body. kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA May 25, 2008 Date: 05/10/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Appearance: clear copper, wispy off white head, small streaks of lace,
Aroma: sweet pumpkin and spice aroma with a touch of the base caramel malt sweetness,
Flavor: sweet caramel malt flavor, lots of pumpkin character, standard array of pumpkin spices are well in balance with the pumpkin and malt, lasting bitterness comes out of the spices,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0 Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **/4
Rastacouere (5355), Montréal, Quebec, Canada Sep 6, 2005 Lasting white head covers the shiny hazy orange hue. Huge gingerbread nose, not necessarily very malty despite Smuttynose being champions at that, just very perfumey, spicy, peppery and cinnamon indented with light mustard seeds. Oily medium body, small bubbled carbonation. Average balance, very spicy and incredibly simplistic, devoid of bitterness.
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