Jacks Pumpkin Spice Ale

pours a dark amber with a medium bubbly off white head. Aroma is caramel malt, slighly spicey (mostly cinnamon and nutmeg), subtle pumpkin. Flavour is a little light, again nutmeg, and cinnamon play first fiddle with some clove and pumpkin flavours bringing up the rear. I know this is an A-B brew, but it isn’t all that bad to be honest. A little light in body, but an easy drinking lightly spiced ale.

Bottle: Poured a orange color with a off white head that turned to a jello top. Aroma is spicy and pumpkin. Taste is a grain, pumpkin, and slight spices at the finish. I expected a bit more pumpkin, then I realized its an AB product.

I know it looses points for being an AB product. But to be honest, it isn’t that bad of a beer. Not the best I have ever had but not bad. To me, the biggest detractor was on the palate. It had a slightly oily tang that seemed to coat the mouth. Also, the appearance of the bottle I had was more brown than amber (or orange). Style wise, I think this is more of a spice beer than a pumpkin beer . . . but, it isn’t too bad.

On tap Pours a brownish amber color with a small white head. Aroma of malt, pumpkin, clove, nutmeg and other spices. Flavor is malt, spices, pumpkin. Flavors seem very artificial. Not too bad, but not that good either.

Light copper color with a thin white head. Spicy cinnamon aroma, and lightly malty and very spicy taste that over powers the pumpkin. Not great but not bad. Most of the new additions to the Michelob lineup are at least worth checking out but I’d recommend Amber Bock over this one.