Cape Ann Fishermans Pumpkin Stout

Brewed by Cape Ann Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Gloucester, Massachusetts USA

12oz Bottle: Dark brown w/ a small tan head. Aroma of pumpkin, spice & roasted malts. Also, some metal. Flavor is of a mild stout. Nice mix of roast & coffee present w/ a well balanced mix of pumpkin & spices. This is one of those beers that can go either way...good or BAD. Here we have one of the good ones. Great, creative blend of pumpkin pie & stout. Yummm...

bottle poured a light brown in color with a thin off white head. aroma has spices, pumpkin, coffee, and dark malt. mouth feel is on the light side and the carbonation low. flavor has a nice mix of pumpkin and spice mixed with a dark stout. spices are under control, the pumpkin has some presence, and there is a nice slightly bitter stout underneath.

Draft. Ginger Man, NYC. Finally a pumpkin beer that gets the flavors of pumpkin pie and beer to work together. Maybe the secret is using a stout as the base. Deep brown to black body with a short but fluffy tan head. Nice aroma of pumpkin and spices - nutmeg, cinamon, allspice - alongside roasted malt, wood, smoke and peat. The flavor is lightly to moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and moderately bitter. Medium body, creamy texture that turns a little watery and lively carbonation. The stout adds a nice earthiness to the sweet pumpkin and spice. Nice.

Bottle at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Almost black with a rich tan-coloured foam. Solid arom aof cinnamon, cocoa-powder and dark chocolate. Medium-bodied with notes of roasted malts, cinnamon and cocoa. Rounded mouthfeel. Rather sappy medium-bitter finish of roasted malts, cinnamon, ginger and anise.

12 oz bottle
Thanks to Tom for sending me a bottle of this in a trade. Still being somewhat warm outside despite being mid-November I cracked it open and was not disappointed. While this is not going to change the way I think about pumpkin seasonables it is still well thought out. Considering the price I would say this one is worth checking out unless you hate beers from late October/early November.

Aroma / Appearance - The walnut black body was fluid and full of life. Chocolate, sea salt, pumpkin, and nutmeg gave a nice bit of depth without overwhelming the nose. Sweet for the most part, it invites further reflection.

Flavor / Palate - Overdone white toast filled the mouth with a bit of unpleasant roasted flavor. Soon however it morphed into a comforting mix of chocolate, squash, and background bitterness. The finish was dry but tolerable. A bit of a letdown following the nose it was still drinkable. All told I might consider this again but other pumpkin seasonals are better crafted.

Bottle. Pour is dark brown with minimal tan head. Aroma is prominent roasted malt with a light brown sugar and pumpkin background. the intensity of the pumpkin picks up more and more as the beer warms. Flavor is slightly sour roasted malt up front with a faint pumpkin-bread kick in the middle. Finish has a nice roasted malt finish with very little or no bitterness detectable. I feel that in most beers, the aroma is more complex and interesting than the flavor. However in this beer, the aroma is not as impressive as the flavor. Nice beer!

Super dark brown liquid. Practically black. Two-finger head with minimal retention. Fantastic lacing. Nice spices. Cinnamon, nutmeg and clove, mostly. Hints of pumpkin. Beautiful roasted malts. Roasted malts mix with roasted coffee beans. Slight hint of pumpkin. Minimal chocolate notes. Light spice presence. More spices than pumpkin, in the taste. Not complaining, but the pumpkin could stand to be a bit more prominent. Mouthfeel is good, medium bodied and creamy. No complaints on this one. High drinkability factor, here. Especially since this is almost 7% abv, and I can’t even detect it at all, in the taste. Nice, smooth, and tasty.

Modest head that leaves spotty lace. Pours a dark brown where the slightest of light will penetrate the edge of the glass. Strong sweet chocolate with spicy pumpkin pie aromas. Given the smell, this is a surprising taste--dry and bitter. A generous amount of hops gives this beer a bitter finish. The black patent malt gives this a coffee-like flavor. The sweetness is gone. Full bodied with a correspondingly above average carbonation. This beer has character. It is complex without being gimicky. While this may be a Pumpkin Stout, I see it more as a good beer.