[1] Review by Beav from Fort Collins, CO, USA who has tried this beer once. (10/2/2008 7:36:53 PM)
"12 oz bottle, bottled wk1 of August. Pours hazy golden copper with a fizzy white head that quickly diminishes to a thin collar that leaves a little lacing.
The aroma is spices - cinnamon, nutmeg and other pumpkin pie spices.
The flavor is a bit off. Spices are present, but there is a sweet vegetal malt and some earthy bitterness in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with low carbonation.
Overall, I really liked the smell of the beer - the flavor, not so much."
Aroma:
9/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.4)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by staleyiv from Newnan, GA, USA who has tried this beer once. (5/22/2008 4:58:42 PM)
"Aroma is of some pumpin and some strong cinnamon and nutmeg and is reminiscient of gingerbread and some Holiday spice. Appearance is a cloudy, amber to orange when held to the light with a full, creamy head on top that is well-carbonated and bleach-white in color and leaves lacing. Mouthfeel is medium-bodied wih some decent malty balance with a palate that is clean and crisp and wet-like. Flavor is of strong spice and pumpkin and some nutmeg and cinnamon with an aftertaste that is spicy and refreshing and a finish that is clean and offers some slight brown sugar. Overall, decent Holiday lager here and would probably be better if it were colder outside, recommended... "
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
5/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.8)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.35 Unit Cost: $1.8 per Pint
[3] Review by pfoxyjohn from Watertown, WI, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (2/26/2008 5:42:10 PM)
"Poured lightly hazy and a gold-tinged pumpkin color with a very slight white head with no retention. The nose is more spice than pumpkin - nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger. Full smooth mouthfeel and surprisingly pleasant flavors; this is not an overdone or overspiced version of this often-attempted and often-failed style. There is a solid malt foundation under a tart and mildly-spiced faint pumpkin presence and a sweet-sour finish. The combination works for me; I was expecting more trick than treat but was rewarded with the latter."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
5/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.3)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.15 Unit Cost: $1.53 per Pint
[4] Review by Sap from Tucson, AZ, USA who has tried this beer once. (12/1/2007 7:48:29 PM)
"A slightly vigorous pour into my 25cl tulip glass produces a fat, three-finger thick, pale tan colored head that sits atop a brilliantly clear, reddish, copper colored beer. The beer is obviously spiced with the typical pumpkin pie spices as the aroma even as I pour it is quite redolent of cinnamon, nutmeg and perhaps a touch of ginger. A deeper sampling of the aroma yields nothing more than these spices and perhaps a touch of dusty malt.
Fairly dry, with perhaps a hint of sweetness that just peeks through a tart spice character. Spice flavors of nutmeg & cinnamon dominate, but there is perhaps a touch of character that might be attributed to pumpkin, but only just barely. There is a ginger note noticeable in the finish as well as a slightly astringent spice bitterness. Crystal malt contributed caramelized sugar flavors and a medium / light malt fullness help convey the pumpkin pie analogy a bit further.
This is certainly an enjoyable version of a Pumpkin beer, and it does have actually have some pumpkin flavor to it, despite the slightly heavy handed spicing. This is a touch richer, and a bit more like desert that say something like Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin ale, but it still is to light to really be anywhere near representative of pie in a glass.
Purchased: Plaza Liquors, Tucson AZ"
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.2)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[5] Review by ~welder~ from Portland, OR, USA who has tried this beer once. (11/11/2007 9:17:28 PM)
"i have had better pumpkin ales, and im not a big fan of lakefront anyways. the color of this beer was an odd cloudy brownish yellow. i taste more alcohol then i do pumpkin pie. i also taste some uncooked pumpkin pie dough notes."
Aroma:
5/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
5/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.6)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.69 Unit Cost: $2.25 per Pint
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