Southampton Pumpkin Ale

Overall a very enjoyable pumpkin. Nice spices but not too earthy. Not too much actual pumpkin but there is some nice sweetness, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg. I love pumpkin pie and this is a great tribute to a classic pie.

Bottle. Pours an orange beer with an offwhite head. The aroma has ginger, vegetable and some yeast. The flavor is ginger, cinnamon and spices. The palate is very spiced, maybe a little too much. Overall a very spiced beer.

22 oz. bottle. Pours a hazy amber with a thin light-tan head. Aroma features quite a bit of cinnamon to go with the Allspice, caramel, wet cardboard, and hints of soy sauce. Medium-bodied. Cinnamon, nutmeg, and a good deal of caramel upfront taste-wise. Finishes with a crisp biscuitiness. Definitely aged and way beyond its prime. I’d really like to try a fresh bottle.

65 cl bottle at Skallerup Klit. Brown/dark orange color, fine off-white head. Aroma is spices/herbs and floral sweetness. Flavor is sweet, floral, spicy and citric. Dry finish.

Bottle from EyeDrinkAle, thanks once again Mike! Poured a bright orange-copper color with a thin, bubbly off-white head. Aroma of pumpkin, spice (cinnamon and nutmeg), pie crust, and a hint of vanilla. Smooth, somewhat bland entry leads carries into a lightly sweet maltiness with some pumpkin flavor that transitions into a moderate sweet spiciness (cinnamon and nutmeg) that finishes lightly bitter. Low carbonation and moderate mouthfeel. Just seems a bit to bland and uninteresting. Nothing offensive, just nothing to get excited about.

(22 oz. bottle from McKean and Charles) Pours hazy darkish coppery amber. Two fingers of lightly yellowish biege head. Aroma slightly eggy-vanilla, slightly sourish and spicy. Mouthfeel fairly smooth but a little pebbly. Medium- hefty. Flavor is quite dominated by spice - cinnamon and nutmeg overtake the palate and don’t allow much emergence of the malt and hops. Maybe a slight hint of egg/caramel maltiness underneath but the spice begins to wear after awhile.

660ml bottle (Pikkulintu, Helsinki, American Weeks 2009) - shared by oh6gdx - thanks!
Smells of cheap-arse cola drink. Sweet and watery palate. Also tastes of flat cola, again cheap-arse own-brand, but also has some pumpkin. Funnily it’s not as bad as it smells. Quite drinkable and covers the 6% very well, as it actually tastes weak. Also in the taste is pie base - pale floury nonsense. The only upside is the hoppy finish which is quite nice. Pretty messed up, well worth avoiding.

750 ml bottle @ Pikkulintu, Helsinki. Copper color, off-white head. Sweet aroma of fruit and spices. Spicy flavor with cloves and ginger. Medium body, medium carbonation. It’s ok, but more of a curiosity than a great beer.