Catawba Valley King Dons Pumpkin Ale

Brewed by Catawba Valley Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Glen Alpine, North Carolina USA

Name: King Don’s Pumpkin Ale
Date: 09/13/2003
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Asheville

spicy cinamon aroma, rich dry pumpkin flavor with very light spices,
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Date: 09/10/2005
Source: Chattanooga Brewfest
Words: Draft

sweet pumpkin pie aroma with lots of cinimaon, big body, big pumpkin pie flavor without being too sweet, too much bitterness for the style
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Date: 09/22/2006
Mode: draft
Words: Barley’s

huge cinamin aroma, lots of cinamin in the flavor, light bitterness from the spices,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

(Brewgrass08) Clear amber body with off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, allspice, light ginger, clove. Taste is medium sweet, pumpkin pie, some allspice. Watery light-medium body.

Draft sample at KBJ 2009. Poured a orange color with an average fizzy white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate to heavy spicy tart pumpkin aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium to heavy spice and pumpkin sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. Good seasonal beer.

Draught at 11th Southern Brewers Festival in Chattanooga. Pours cloudy nutty ruby burnt orange, well like roasted pumpkin flesh, with a quickly disappearing tan head. Pumpkin pie spices (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg) and malt (grain, meal) and yeast (dough) aromas, slightly roased pumpkin notes. Spiced pumpkin malt flavor with a sour acidic hop yeasty finish. Medium bodied and fizzy palate. This is easily my favorite pumpkin ale.

Draft at Barley’s Taproom in Asheville, NC. Poured a clear orange-red color. Head was thin, off white, and left some decent lace behind on the glass. Aroma was spice dominated, mostly cinnamon. There was only a whiff of pumpkin. Dry on the tongue. The flavor was also spice-driven with cinnamon and a dash of black pepper dominating the pumpkin. Mouth feel was on the watery end of the spectrum. Not among my favorite pumpkin beers.

On tap at Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. This ale should be served with cool whip. Strong pumpkin pie aroma. Orange amber in color. Good cinnamon flavor with a surprising smoothness. I haven’t had a pumpkin ale this good since Adler-brau in Appleton.

Copper Orange, thin tan head. cinnamon, nutmeg and clove aroma, Pumpkin is there, of course, but this more subtle than some other pumpkin beer. More to accompany dessert, not to replace it.

Appearance: Pours a clearish, reddish-brown body with a thin, off-white head. Smell: A fragrant aroma filled with inviting toasted spices, but pretty meak when it comes to the actual pumpkins. Taste: Mild pumpkin flavor that’s lightly sweet. The addition of fresh spices adds a measure of earthy spiciness. Slight hint of lemon near the sweet finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: It’s one of those pumpkin ales that lays emphasis on spices and not pumpkin flavor. Still, though, it is a pleasant Autumntime brew.