So it looks like I still have a few pumpkin ales from October. I was in the mood for something that wasn't a stout or an IPA. Seems like everything I've picked up lately has been one of the two. I'm actually really in the mood for a lager or wheat beer, but I don't have any sitting in the fridge. This would do.
I poured the beer with moderate intensity into a pilsner glass. It poured a nice orange copper color, with about a finger of white head. Light retention, little lacing. Aromas of pumpkin, malt, clove, and nutmeg. Smells kind of sweet. It's amazing how obvious the pumpkin smell is when you've been drinking IPAs and stouts for so long. It smells refreshing.
It may have smelled sweet, but it didn't come off as too sweet. The malt and pumpkin blends together to give an impression of pumpkin pie. Not too heavy on the spices. Slightly sour and bitter finish on the end. Pretty refreshing. I thought the beer was light bodied with moderate carbonation. Easy to drink. If you like pumpkin beers, this is a pretty good interpretation. What's the best pumpkin beer? You tell me!
Grade: B-
Price Paid: $2.00 (12 oz bottle)
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