Flossmoor Station Big Black Pumpkin

Brewed by Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Flossmoor, Illinois USA

On tap at the 2008 Strong Ale Festival. Poured a dark black color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of pumpkins, pumpkin seeds, and lots of spices. Tastes of spices -stronger in the tastes vs. the aromas-., pumpkins and some chocolate.

This poured thick and dark, so I’m guessing it was a black beer that they gave me at the mug club tapping. The head was tall and bubbly, a light brown in color, sustained and good lacing. The aroma was chocolatey, lightly roasted, with a soft pumpkin pie spiciness. Very smooth and creamy mouthfeel. The flavor had a milk chocolate surge up front, introduced the spices at the midpoint, and finished with chocolate and mildly roasted malts. The spices - clove, cinnamon, nutmeg - lined the mouth after the fact. I didn’t taste any squash. It probably mainly contributed to the creaminess. An interesting brew from Matt and Andrew.

Flossmoor Station, Flossmoor, IL

Tap: Nearly opaque with a small fading head and spotty lace. The aroma has notes of chocolate, walnut, roasted grains, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, grassy hops and some pumpkin. WOW, nice balance of the porter flavors and the added spices. The roast shines through and the hit of nutmeg is just right, really works well together. Dry finish with a touch of allspice. The mouth feel is quite smooth and easy to drink. Well played Matt, a spiced Porter that does not go to extremes.

Tasted on tap at the Pizza Port Strong Ale Festival 12/6/2008. This beer pours a very dark black color from the tap. Small to medium sized tan foamy head. The aroma is chocolate and coffee, nutmeg and cinnamon. A medium bodied spiced ale. The malts are chocolate, roasted malts and coffee. The hops are earthy. The pumpkin flavors and there, but kind of hidden by the roasted malts and all those pumpkin pie spices. It’s a nice mix and makes for a very tasty, very smooth tasting beer. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

Growler shared by weepster. Thanks. Poured an opaque black color. The head was light brown. Attractive aroma of pumpkin, chocolate, butter, and subdued spices. Nice. Medium bodied and slightly sweet with mild to moderate roasty bitterness. Great roasted malt and chocolate flavors pushed the pumpkin into the background a bit along with the subdued spices. Very well done pumpkin beer.

Growler from my main man in Indian, Indiana that is Mike BBB63. Pours black like and imperial stout, with a light brown head. Nose is spiced and smoky. Taste is rich and full of pumpkin and smoke and some burnt wood. This is a big muther of a beer, and I gotta say as much as I like it I can’t wait to see what my girlfriend will say. She likes it she is a smoked beer freak and this is complex and fun with lots of character. Nice brew overall, glad to have tried it.

Growler, courtesy of WeeHeavySD. Thanks, Jon! Pours a very dark, very oily brown color; headless. Loads of dark chocolate, toasty pumpkin spice, and dense cocoa notes in the aroma; very nice, smooth nose with toasted pumpkin seeds and chocolate. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: dense cocoa, dark chocolate, and intricate, soft spicing (cinnamon, nutmeg, mostly); really nice, dense pumpkin beer; as good and dense and toasty as, and similarly composed to, the Midnight Suns. Lengthy finish: cocoa, dark chocolate, and lots of dry, toasty malts.

on tap, pours dark brown with off white head. nose of chocolate, pumpkin, clove, nutmeg, and cardamom. flavors a much of the same, nice chocolately finish. the body is just too thin, if this had a fullier body it would be killer by the pints full.