Wasatch Pumpkin Ale

Brewed by Schirf Brewing Company/Wasatch Brew Pub
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Park City, Utah USA

Poured a clear copper hue with a small cap of white foam. The nose was spicy with nutmeg, allspice and malt. The taste starts malty and nutty with great cinnamon and nutmeg essence. The pumpkin pie flavor is right on. the end is clean with a slight hopiness. The finish was slightly sweet.

from a 12 oz bottle. nice pumpkin spice aroma, thin head, a bit fizzy. First impressions were wonderful, but as you drink more and more of it, the spices have a bit of astringency and bitterness to them that conflicts with the idea of most pumpkin beers. Still a very nice effort though.

Wow, as pumpkin beers go, this one is fantastic! Pours a light brown with a thin white head from a 12 oz bottle. Aroma is nutmeg and cinnamon. But the taste, it’s like a pumpkin pie in the face. I definitely could not drink this regularly, but it is a tasty fall beverage.

Bottle. Pours a light brown with a small head. The taste is mostly a light spice, with some hints of pumpkin and hops. Quite light and thin, but pretty good.

at gabf. now here is a winning pumpkin beer! evoking pumpkin pie at its finest, with a nice hearty palate, malt to fill things out, pumpkin texture, delicious spices, and an imagined whipped cream topping.

I like the smell of pumpkin. The flavor of this is dominant. Tons of pumpkin. Lots of cinnamon. Not really my cup of tea. My wife hates it, but she doesn’t like nutmeg very much.

This spiced ale pours a slightly hazy copper gold color from a 12oz bottle. Small sized white foamy head. Aroma is spicy, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg with a touch of malt. A medium bodied pumpkin ale. Malts are fruity and sweet. Hops are earthy and floral. It a touch sweet and a little nutty. It has a lot of pumpkin pie flavor going on here. Not too sweet or to spicy. It’s a touch watery, but given the low alcohol it might be understandable. Nice pumpkin finish. Mouthfeel is a touch thin. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

Immensely enjoyed sharing the Wasatch Pumpkin Ale experience with nearbeer. Thanks for the great find! No doubt the best pumpkin ale I have sampled. The yeast imparts a slight dough aroma complimented by the perfect mixture of clove, vanilla and distinctive pumpkin spices. The nose fills the immediate area with the sense of a freshly baked pumpkin pie sitting out to cool. The appearance was as expected for a spice beer of this nature with a light copper tone to it and a minimal rocky head. The ale lacked the full body you would anticipate when thinking of a rich pumpkin pie, however the creamy texture and pleasing lingering finish of pumpkin pie spices and cinnamon more than make this a true session brew. The total balance of the Wasatch Pumpkin Ale is phenomenal!