Soonah (900), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Nov 5, 2009 From dmac via trade. Poured a fairly attractive rich copper color that was clear with a solid off-white head that was about one-finger tall with average lacing. The aroma was loaded with clove and cinnamon and light citrus. The flavor was more cinnamon and clove over thin citrus hops. The malt that held it together was hard to find. These pumpkin beers all pretty much taste the same to me. Thin to medium in body. simonbilyk (40), Maine, USA Nov 2, 2009 12oz. Pours brown/red/golden, there’s a fair amount of sediment on the bottom but it doesn’t look like yeast. Aroma is incredibly enticing, the pumpkin/spice aroma here is like the fruity yeast in an ESB. Tastes different but just as good as it smells. The flavor develops from pumpkin/spice into beer with a full hop presence that lingers a bit. Fantastic! Yay beer! wcampbell (567), Central, South Carolina, USA Nov 1, 2009 Surprisingly well balanced for an imperial pumpkin. Light caramel creaminess with mostly cinnamon spice. Could have used more pumpkin taste instead of relying on cinnamon. Mildly flavored but highly drinkable. Lightly dry throughout with no taste of alcohol. italianjohn (337), Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA Oct 29, 2009 Orange clear pour with a light head some lacing ... aroma of pumpkin cinnamon and nutmeg .. taste of cinnamon caramel nutmeg pumpkin and light clove with a slightly bitter finish ... its second to southern tiers pumking but beats out dogfish punkin ... a solid tasting brew that hides the abv well vtafro (452), , New Jersey, USA Oct 28, 2009 Draft @ hulmeville inn. Dark orange pour with small head. Nice spicy pumpkin aroma. Flavor doesn’t back it up, abv might be the reason. Tricountybeer (11), USA Oct 27, 2009 bottle, pours light amber with a light tan head. Nice pumpkin pie aroma. Thin body with lively carbonation Finishes dry and spicy.
VTHopHead (890), Barre, Vermont, USA Oct 25, 2009 Bottle - Pours a quite dark orange-amber in color with almost no head and very little carbonation. Aroma is sweet and heavy with "pumpkin" spices... cinnamon. clove, nutmeg, etc. Flavor is not nearly as sweet as I expected, but nearly overpowering with spice. Pumpkin flavor is actually apparent and lend some moderation, along with the hops that sneak in underneath, to the malty sweetness. Finish is slightly bitter and clean... except for the lingering pumpkin spices, which I seem destined to (burp!) relive for a while. Beer is pretty good, actually, but too many spices... a common complaint that I have about this type of beer. fata2683 (833), Panama City, Florida, USA Oct 25, 2009 bottle, pours light amber with a light tan head. Nice pumpkin pie aroma. Cannabis and plant flavor, hard to pinpoint. Some spice and pumpkin there as well, but very odd.
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