Terrapin Side Project Pumpkinfest

Brewed by Terrapin Beer Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Athens, Georgia USA

Glowing copper color with a beige head. Sharp pumpkin pie spice aromas with cinnamon, clove. medium body. Sharp pie spice driven flavors of nutmeg cinnamon allspice clove on a thin malt base.

22 oz. bottle. A slightly hazy rust-colored pour with an average-sized light-tan head. An aroma of caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and vanilla. Medium-bodied. Tastes as it smells - sweet caramel upfront with a good deal of the aforementioned spices throughout. A biscuity/graham cracker maltiness. On the crisp side. Not a bad effort.

Bomber. Pours a brilliant, clear copper with decent khaki head. The aroma is autumnal spices--cinnamon stands out most to me, but I detect some nutmeg, clove, and a sort of molasses note, too. The flavor is distant caramel malt, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, graham crackers, and molasses. There’s a leafy bitterness keeping it from getting sweet at all. Fairly straightforward, but tasty enough.

Orange copper clear pour off white head little lacing. Crystal malt and spicy aroma ...... sweet oktober flavor and the spices kick in .... cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice ..... the flavors mixed well and were very balanced .... a total fall beer not heavy highly drinkable ... good combo

Pours a bright copper orange with a one finger foamy offwhite head. Nose shows lots of spice, notes of star anise, nutmeg, and allspice. Malty sweetness and mild undertones of pumpkin meat. Flavor is spicy upfront, sweet pie spices, earthy pumpkin, sweet malt character. Palate is also dominated by the spice with a full supporting mouthfeel.

Nice caramel malt blends with the reasonable spicing. Slightly woody with just enough bitterness to keep this from being too sweet, but not a bitter beer. Tasty.

Clear orange gold color. Nicely balanced punkin and spice flavors. Maybe a little too light, but I’m used to high grav pumpkins from my store.

Pours a dark golden ruby/amber color with dark golden orange hues when held to a light source and a 1.5 finger light yellowish beige head with good retention, only slowly fading into a lasting ring. Toasted malt aroma with hints of rye and caramel as well as a very prominent autumnal spice presence. Lots of pumpkin puree, cinnamon, brown sugar, vanilla, ginger and nutmeg with a bit of clove as well. The roasted malts are very strong in the front of the nose but are evenly balanced by the pumpkin beer aromas. Flavor is very similar to the aroma. Fuller end of medium with a very nice balance of Octoberfest/Marzen and Pumpkin beer flavors. Toasty caramel and rye malts are prominent up front with a subtle hint of biscuit followed by a slight sweet pumpkin presence and a very prominent spice profile. Hints of cinnamon and brown sugar as well as some strong clove notes, subtle vanilla and ginger. Pretty well balanced with a nice hybrid of flavors from the two styles. No alcohol warmth to speak up making it pretty drinkable. Slightly medicinal in the finish. Complex and interesting. Recommended for fans of both styles.