Like pumpkin pie in a bottle...we add 120 pounds of real pumpkin to the three-barley mash and then season the finished beer with cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Available September through October in 6-packs.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by Phil B from Gatineau, Canada who has tried this beer once. (2/15/2007 12:03:58 PM)
"Bottle courtesy of Northyorksammy: Poured a light yellow/redish color ale with a big foamy head with average retention but good lacing. Aroma of cinnamon and cloves is about medium with some light pumpkin. Taste of cinnamon and cloves dominated the taste and was well balance with some light pumpkin. Light body with some good carbonation. Overall, I thought this was a well done pumpkin beer but probably not up to par with the Weyerbacher one which I still think is the best of the style."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by wlsmoku from Blue Springs , MO, USA who has tried this beer once. (12/10/2006 5:27:16 PM)
"amber color and light bodied. light head and almost no lacing. aroma strong in pumpkin spice and is very pleasing. taste is malty and pumpkin spice as well and after taste is very moiste and leaves you wanting more. I like this seasonal but wouldn't drink more than one or two in a night."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.75 Unit Cost: $2.33 per Pint
[3] Review by OrvalPlease from Orland Park, IL, USA who has tried this beer many times. (12/1/2005 1:51:38 PM)
"This beer is amber in color with a light head - nothing special in the appearance category. The nose was full of pumpkin and spice (clove and cinnamon) and very pleasing, lasting throughout the tasting. Cinnamon and pumpkin notes were strong in the taste and finish. This particular bottle graded very well and was easily the best of the 12 bottles I purchased. There seemed to be a bit of a consistency problem and the fault with some of the other bottles that stood out was light mouthfeel and watered down flavor. When it was good it was very good, but more often than not it was lacking."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 72oz @ $8.49 Unit Cost: $1.89 per Pint
[4] Review by tjthresh from Belton, MO, USA who has tried this beer once. (11/13/2005 6:03:33 PM)
"I had a 12 oz bottle while touring the brewery. Poured a very murky goopy, orange. It looked just like a can of Libby's pumpkin. The clove was the dominate feature, but the other spices where very presant. Very fizzy in my mouth.
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Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
4/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
4/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.5)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[5] Review by drewseslu from Saint Louis, MO, USA who has tried this beer once. (9/25/2005 8:51:37 PM)
"I like this pumpkin ale, first of all its good when a pumpkin beer is want you want. I'd like one with more pumpkin, more malt and a little less spice than this one. On the pour, seemed a little undercarbed, and came out pumpkin pie colored burnt sienna (thanks, crayola). Nose of light pumpkin pie and malt. Some yeasty breadyness (the crust!). I'll have to find a food to really pair this up with...a caramel and fudge sundae perhaps. Far better than Blue Moon's offering, but there's still room for improvement in the sub genre.
RERATE: Since sampling multiple vintages and more Pumpkin ales my respect for the balance shown by these fellas is nothing less than top notch. The right usage of the house yeast, spice and squash to hit their target nicely."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 72oz @ $6.99 Unit Cost: $1.55 per Pint
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