Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale

Brewed by Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Easton, Pennsylvania USA

A hazy amber beer with a light brown head. The aroma has very strong notes of pumpkin, but also cinnamon. The flavor is sweet malty, but again with very strong notes of both pumpkin and cinnamon, leading to a slightly dry and spicy end. A bit overdone for my liking.

(Bottle 65 cl) Clear, dark amber with a small, of-white head. Aroma of cinnamon and cardamom. Medium body with lightly sweet caramel notes and a distinct spicyness with also the cloves showing. Some warming alcohol in the finish. Pure pumpkin pie in a bottle, but actually rather complex and interesting. 011206

Bottled (thanks PilsnerPeter!). Amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is pumpkin, wood and some slight fruity hops. Flavour is pumpkin, lots of spices and salted licorice. Spicy aftertaste along with some hops. Wellbalanced and quite nice.

Clear orange coloured with an off white head. Aroma of caramel, fruits and spices. Flavour of caramel, fruits and spices.

Date: December 10, 2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip
Appearance: cloudy dark red, creamy cream colored head
Aroma: strong spiced pumpkin aroma with lots of cinamon and nutmeg
Body: creamy body
Flavor: strong pumpkin flavor, lots of spices but not too strong, touch of sweetness brings out the pumpkin and perfectly balance with the cinamon, a hint of clove
Overall: creamy rich spiced pumpkin ale, best of breed

Date: October 14, 2008
Mode: draft
Source: brick store
Score: 3.5 to 3.1
on draft the spices are way over the top and hide the great pumpkin charlie brown that should be underneath,

Date: October 07, 2009
Mode: bottle
spices in the bottle are much more back in balance,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: *4

Date: September 26, 2007
Mode: bottle
Source: roadtrip
Vintage: 2007
Score: 3.8 to 3.5
maybe a bit spicyer this year hiding some of the pumpkin character, not as creamy

Very autumnal with its golden dark amber colour. Warming, delectable aroma with lots of nutmeg, cinnamon, gourd with caramelly, brown sugary malts. Rich palate is boozy, not like overly alcoholic but with the stylish complexity of a fine spirit. Subtle but confident spicing. Lots of pumpkin in the background. It’s 88 F and I’m feeling like trick or treating. Gotta like a beer that evocative.

(22oz bottle) Clear amber body with off-white head. Aroma is nutmeg, cardemom, cinnamon, some clove, alcohol. Taste is moderately sweet, nutmeg, clove, some cinnamon, alcohol. Watery medium body. Even though the alcohol is not the strongest flavor, it really works against the others, undercutting what otherwise would be a very good beer. The alcohol presence does diminish once the beer warms up, though it never goes away.

Bottled. Dark amber color, small beige head. Christmas spicey aroma (cardamon, clove). Stronger stuff than "a standard" pumpkin ales. Strong flavor of salted licorice, but with quite short flavor. Aftertaste has more Xmasy spices, middle of the pack season ale.