Weeping Radish Pumpkin Bock

Brewed by Weeping Radish Farm Brewery
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Jarvisburg, North Carolina USA

Date: January 08, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Appearance: cloudy orange, wispy white head
Aroma: sweet pumpkin aroma with a light array of pumpkin pie spices
Flavor: big pumpkin flavor, lots of spicyness, finishes with a strong lactic tartness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 2/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.9/5.0
Drinkability: 2/10
Score: 4

I’m really surprised that I’m the first to review this gem of a beer. Bottle courtesy of durhambeer. Pours mahogany with a thin white head. Smells of pumpkin, spice, caramel, tea, light citrus. Tastes lightly tarte with some nice citrus, spice, dry malt, dough. Interesting and enjoyable.

Bottle: Dirty caramel, a little orangish, muddy, large frothy off-white head, nice lacing.   Soft spicy nose, not too heavy.   Its a little non-descript, somewhat like all-spice.   Very minor citrus zest.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   Has a minor tart like twang on the backside.   As it warms it even gets a bit musty.   Not bad, not sour, but it may be a bit past its prime.   I never knew this one existed!   Thanks Cletus!

Trade extra from emacgee. Thanks Ethan. Copper/light brown in color with a pretty big white head that dissipates. Alot of spices in the aroma: cinnamon, and nutmeg seem to the dominant ones- with some caramel malts and a touch of fruit. Taste is also spicy with cinnamon and nutmeg, some pumpkin. Body is lean, and the malt character is mainly toasted/crystal malts. This beer has an interesting tartness midway through the taste, which overall I didn’t find too enjoyable. Finishes dry, with some lingering spices, malt, and moderate acidity. Interesting, yet weird

Pours a bright copper orange with a 1-2 finger with a fizzy yellow orange head. The nose is sweet, sweet spices, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, malty with some leafy hops, some pumpkin meat. The flavor is similar, spicy, some malt character, a little bready, crisp, mild hop bitterness, a bit tart, some pumpkin meat under the spice. The palate is crisp and sweet and finishes a little dry. Has a tart/sour character that shows the forebears of their bottling infections. Plays to the advantage of the beer right now.

500 ml. Foggy orange-amber with a medium sized head that lasts well and leaves crunchy lace. Faint aroma of pie spices is overwhelmed by citric tart and fruity, wild yeast similar to a lambic. Disappointingly the same sour lemon flavor, with some underlying baked pumpkin and nuttiness. Maybe some wheat in there as well, hard to tell with the dominating sourness. Light-medium body is watery, smooth and acidic dry. If you like lambics, you’ll like this "pumpkin" beer.

Pours fiery amber orange with a dirty white head. This beer is infected. You get a bit of pumpkin in the nose, but everything is over run by a harsh sour vinegar twang. Too bad. The locals liked this one fresh. I had high hopes.

At Ale Atlanta tasting. Wow, what strong aroma, but I have difficulty defining it. Most people didn’t like it and poured it out. Cloudy yellow amber color. Very vegetal. Hint of sour. Meh.