 RHeastings (415), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 21, 2009 Enjoyed from a 12oz bottle in a pub glass. The beer pours a medium amber color with a nice white head that lasts about two minutes. The beer throws strong notes of spices in the aroma, along with a fairly prevalent note of pumpkin, likely added post-mash and fermentation, rather than within the mash prior to brewing. The palate brings very strong notes of spice, almost to the extent that it blows out the palate. There are notes of malt, but it is pretty well muted by the tidal wave of spice that comes through. The finish is semi-sweet, and leaves a lingering finish of cinnamon/all-spice/hazelnut notes. Overall, a nice interpretation, but in need of a bit of moderating in terms of spice addition.
Changed (165), Ithaca, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 19, 2009 12 oz bottle. Pours a clear dark orange. Pumpkin-being head. Not much lacing. Aroma is clove, cinnamon, pumpkin pie. Slight carbonation, nice pumpkin finish. Not watery or synthetic flavored like most pumpkin/oktoberfest beers I’ve tried. Maybe the best example of the genre I’ve had.
mcox90 (642), Wilton, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 19, 2009 12 oz bottle. Pours a dark copper/orange color with a 1/4" beige head and spotty lace. Aroma is pumpkin pie filling with some clove spice. Solid palate. Flavor at first was strong pumpkin, kind of syrupy and artificial and I thought crap, here’s $3.00 I’ll never see again, but then it mellowed out to a wonderful slightly pumpkin and spice flavored brew. To my surprise, this is one of the better pumpkin ales I’ve had. Pricey, but good.
hershiser2 (914), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 19, 2009 It’s noon somewhere. Bottle, $2.90 at Wine Warehouse, Charlottesville. Pours a clear orange-amber with an inch of creamy tan-orange head. Aroma is spice (nutmeg, clove), crust, pumpkin. Flavor is a little pumpkin with a mouthfull of spice afterwards. Kind of watery, but not bad.
redlight (1486), Winter Park, Florida, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Sep 18, 2009 draft @ redlight redlight. Pumpkin, cardamom and cloves, the aroma is heavy on the spices. The flavor is a bit more mellow, pumpkin pie flavors, allspice, cinnamon, cloves, with some nutmeg, smooth and malty in the finish. Not bad.
coyotehunter (551), , Michigan, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 17, 2009 Bottle courtesy of a BA brother. Smells like pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pours a deep orange with a fizzy body at first, slowly dying down. Flavor matches the nose to a tee. Light alcohol burn in the finish. Gotta be one of the better pumpkin beers Ive had.
rilbert008 (7), new London, Connecticut, USA
does not count  | 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 15, 2009 immediate aroma of exotic spices clove cinnamon nutmeg and elaichi , disappearing head with dark reddish pour , medium body smooth and slippery sensous mouthfeel with a caramelly vanilla and a winey delicious mouthfeel , the best pumpkin yet
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