New Holland Ichabod

Brewed by New Holland Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Holland, Michigan USA

New Holland Ichabod Pumpkin Ale 12 oz bottle Recent bottling, carved into 10/06 Medium pour in a tulip glass. Poured a hazy amber with a small foamy quickly diminishing white head. Smelt of moderate sweet pumpkin with light cloves, and a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg. Taste was upfront moderate bitter sweet pumpkin taste with the medley of spices followed by a light bitter pumpkin/squash taste and a hint of spices on a short/medium light bitter finish. Mouthfeel was light bodied, watery, fizzy, with medium astringency. Overall, a beer that does a good job showcasing the pumpkin.

12 oz bottle pours amber in color with a small off white head. The nose is lots of vegetables pumpkin and squash, alright but i’m expecting more from these guys. As the beer fills my mouth it’s pumpkin spiced, ginger and nutmeg. Not too bad until it fades, it fades to an astringent lactic tinge. This suddenly turns this into an undrinkable drainpour. I don’t know what happened but this unpalatable.

I’ll give props to New Holland for not relying on spices to define its pumpkin beer. Light amber ale with pumpkin and malt flavors in the forefront.

Bottle. Strong, sweet, wit-ish aroma: a little pumpkin and a lot of spice. Hazy golden pour with an epehemral white head. Spicy taste, not very crisp, medium body. Nice, earthy bitterness. Gourdy with cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. Yes, gourdy, but not necessarily pumpkinous. Herby and slightly vegetal, though these notes are constrained to the finish and aftertaste. Compared to the Blue Moon I just spit out, this is a revelation.

Sampled at From The Vine beer tasting Sep 22nd, 2006: Dark orange/copper color with a medium eggshell white head and minimal lacing. Aroma of pumpkin pie. Medium body with a good amount of pumpkin flavor, along with some caramel malt. The finish is short and lightly spiced. Slightly above average all around.

Pours a cloudy light gold with a small head. Aroma of pumpkin and cinnamon is good. Flavor is bland, flat finish.

Pour is average... slightly cloudy amber/gold with a minimal head... lots of lacing as I work my way to the bottom of the glass. Spices come through heaviest in the nose--cinnamon and nutmeg. I’m not sure I’d guess pumpkin if I didn’t know that it was there, but maybe up front, before the spices take control. Flavor is not as heavy on pumpkin as some other beers like this... it’s more of a sweet malt flavor that has the same spices as a good pumpkin pie and is a little light on the pumpkin. It’s there, but a bit more subtle than I expected. The label is a classic...

bottle. Aroma: some cinnamon and nutmeg up front. Light pumpkin. Slight sweet malt aroma. Appearance: Deep golden in color and clear. Off-white head was full and fothy. No lacing. Flavor: Slightly sweet malt, cinnamon and nutmeg, and light pumpkin. Pumpkin is very subtle for a pumpkin beer. Medium-light bitterness. Nice dry finish. Palate: Medium-light bodied and a little watery. Medium carbonation. Overall: An ok beer, but lacking in pumpkin flavor.