 yespr (11645), Copenhagen O, Denmark
Jan 14, 2009 12 fl oz bottle. Pours golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is pumpkin sweet and quite spiced. Light bodied. Sweet vegetable, malty and solid coriander and ginger spiced flavoured. Holds mild bitterness and dry pumpkin finish. Fine brew - just not my thing.
oh6gdx (8801), Vasa, 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.
kp (8400), 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
Oakes (8057), gone rambling, Vietnam
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.
argo0 (6861), 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.
harrisoni (6703), Ashford, Kent, England
Aug 18, 2008 Cask at GBBF 08. Clear copper, lasting beige head. Definitely a spicy aroma. Lots of dried spice, nutmeg. I guess it’s a style you like or don’t. This is ok. I mean it’s interesting and the spice never runs away with it.
Rastacouere (5551), 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.
hopscotch (5440), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Sep 5, 2004 Updated: Oct 10, 2008Bottle (2004)... Sparkling clear, amber ale with orange highlights. Small, creamy, off-white head with good retention and Brussels lacing. The aroma is spicy and pumpkiny, but not overdone. Smells like a warm piece of Thanksgiving day pumpkin pie. The flavor is terrifically balanced. Not sweet, not bitter. Spicy, pumpkiny with just a whisper of salt. Medium-bodied with a very creamy mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Lengthy, spicy, lightly bitter finish. The best pumpkin ale I’ve tasted to date.
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