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Elysian The Great Pumpkin

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
733.7/5.03.62/5.0Autumn9.5%97.3Lager glass, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Brewed at our original Capitol Hill location in Seattle. silver medalist at the 2007 Great American Beer Festival in the Fruit and Vegetable category, the world’s first Imperial pumpkin ale. Brewed with pale, Munich, Cara-Hell, Cara-Vienne, Cara-Munich and Crisp 45° L Crystal malts. Roasted pumpkin seeds in the mash, and extra pumpkin added in the mash, kettle and fermenter. Spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and allspice.
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 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Nov 7, 2009  

Date: October 01, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Appearance: cloudy burnt orange, wispy beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet and spicy aroma, sweet pumpkin, cinamon and other spices
Flavor: big sweet pumpkin flavor, mellow spices stay in the background, light bitterness follows the spices
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+ /4


 travita (1887), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Nov 6, 2009  
Bottle thanks to americanbrew. The look is clear, golden in color, with not too much head. The smell is ginger, spiced, nutmeg, pumpling, and good. The taste is a sweet spiced pumpkin flavor. Good.


 angrypirate06 (706), Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Nov 4, 2009  
Bottle thanks to americanbrew. Clear orange pour. Aroma is pumpkin, clove, cinnamon, whipped cream. Flavor is cinnamon, pumpkin, nutmeg. Tasty!


 ericandersnavy (1051), crossroads, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Oct 30, 2009  
bottle thanks to americanbrew. poured hazy amber with a white head. aroma was cinnamon, ginger, and pumpkin. flavor was like the best pumpkin pie ever. i am not usually a big fan of pumpkin beers, but this is done right.


 blutt59 (2088), Dallas, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/515/20
Oct 29, 2009  
bottle, thanks to americanbrew, orange color with white foam,spicy pumpkin aroma with pumpkin pie filling and bready crust flavors, excellent pumpkin beer


 Miver (559), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 28, 2009  
Draft at Iron Hill West Chester. Poured light amber golden in color with a medium sized off white head. Aroma of nutmeg, cinnamon, bready. Tastes of pumpkin spices, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves. Decent body.


 mar (1760), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Oct 27, 2009  
bottle thanks to americanbrew. amber with a white head. pumpkin, nutmeg and other spices on the nose. decent thickness with flavors of nutmeg, pumpkin and spices.


 KornDogg (181), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/513/20
Oct 27, 2009  
Draft. Iron Hill WC. Nice pumpkin/ hop aroma but very little pumpkin flavor, hints of clove and cinnamon... not as much pumpkin as I would like



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