OFallon Pumpkin Ale

Brewed by OFallon Brewery
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
OFallon, Missouri USA

Aroma is slightly fruity/estery like a weak belgian, with spices and sweet vanilla notes. The flavor hints at fruitiness and a slight, slight bit of spiciness, but it’s nothing compared to other pumpkin ales.

Appearance: Pours a clearish, light orange-hued body with a smallish, bubbly, white head. Smell: It’s a pumpkin ale. Vaguely sweetish aroma smelling lightly of that oh-so humble, orange gourd sprinkled modestly with spices. Taste: Delicate, lightly sweet pale maltiness provides enough of a canvas on which to paint a simple picture of Autumn with an understated taste of scooped-out pumpkin meat and, of course, the added spices. The label readily lists Cinnamon, Nutmeg, and Clove. Oddly enough the spice tastes come through in just that order and intensity, so I really appreciate O’Fallon for having such a keen eye for detail when printing up the labels. Faint hop character and bitterness. Reasonably dry finish with light, lingering tastes of pumpkin and secondary spice notes. Mouthfeel: Light-bodied. Medium-low carbonation. Drinkability: A nicely balanced, easy-drinking pumpkin ale, though I fear I may be becoming overly acclimated to the bolder, heftier pumpkin ales (e.g., Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin, Southern Tier Pumking). Still though, this is pleasant. Also, congrats to little Jimmy Bungler of Ms. McKenzie’s 1st grade class of Ferguson, Missouri, who’s winning submission provided the artwork for the label. Way to go, Jimmy!

Pours a slightly orange color with white head. Aroma is pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, caramel, and some spicy notes. Flavor is caramel, pumpkin, fruity, come nutmeg, and nice fruity finish.

Bottle. Hazy orange with small white head. ARoma is dry with pumpkin spice and yeast. Off dry with light pumpkin flavor, a little spritish. Medium to thin body with active, big bubbled carbonation. Not the most offensive pumpkin beer, in fact the pumpkin really isn’t all that strong, but the base beer just isn’t very well made.

Thanks to Kaggie97 for this beer. Pours a gold-orange with no head. Aroma of pumpkin pie, spices, nutmeg and cloves. Flavor is totally pumpkin pie with a medium, dry, crisp finish. Very good pumpkin ale.

Bottle. Pours an orange color. Aroma is cinnamon, molasses, and sugar. Taste is spices and more spice. Decent beer.

Trade extra. Poured a hazy yellow-brown with a small off-white head. Nose is predominately cinnamon, brown sugar, and some nutmeg. Flavor has a malt presence with a bit of pumpkin, but nutmeg/ cinnamon is most of the taste. Finish is nutmeggy malt. Not bad, but it lacked a dominant pumpkin presence.

from a sampler pack bought at city grocers in downtown st. louis. dark orange color, medium off white quickly dissipating head, no lacing. mild pumpkin spice in the nose, but not very rich or robust. flavor ids mild pumpkin spice and cloves, not very strong, but off-putting nonetheless. fizzy in the mouth. not much fun. it took me awhile to finish this one, and i still have another one remaining.