Southampton Pumpkin Ale

At Plan B, coutesy of Jacob (Hildigöltur)
Amber color. Delicate cinnamon aroma and flavor, light vegetables aroma, weak mouthfeel. Not interesting.

Pours a clear amber with a dimminishing foamy head. Sweet and quite dry. Fruity with lots of spice (too much cinnamon) and oranges. Hint of alcohol. Medium bodied. Medium carbonation.

22oz bottle from Goldtwins. Standard but decent pumpkin ale aroma. Slightly watery malty base behind the spices. Pours rich copper with a thin white head. Nutmeg, allspice and a hint of brown sugar dominate over the cinnamon on the palate. Again, as on the nose, just a bit of watery malt backbone. Medium boded. Lively carbonation. Finishes with some cinnamon spice.

Bottle sampled. Pours a hazy orange/amber color with a small beigh head. Aroma of pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and some notes of brown sugar. Flavor is caramel malts, pumpkin sweetness, nutmeg, and some spices with a clean finish. A very good pumpkin ale

Pours with a strong fizz which produces a very thin, off-white head with big bubbles that fade quickly. It is a very clear orange/amber color with no effervesence. It looks flat. Aroma is light and sprtizy (seltzer) with definite pumpkin pie spice; flavor is light wtih a little spice; palate is flat and watery; it finishes decently with some spice afain and it leaves a tingle on the tongue.

Clear amber body w/ an off-white head that lays down like a cheap date. Some spice on the nose, nothing exciting. Rather lame, I’m burnt out on pumpkin beers. They’re either all spices & no pumpkin or slight pumpkin & water. Blah, whatever...the good beer’s chilling...

Pours to a glowing orange body with a thin ring white head. The aroma is brown sugar, cinnamon, and pumpkin flesh/seeds. Nicely balanced. The flavor is cinnamon or mace, brown sugar, and pumpkin. Nicely balanced as well. It’s sweet up front, drying on the finish and is medium bodied. I thought this was a very good pumpkin.

Bottle shared by Blake. Clear amber body under a small foamy white head. Smells like toasted pumpkin seeds and classic pumpkin pie spice. The flavor takes on a much bigger toast component along with an apple fruit component. Well put together but not that interesting.