DC Brau Brewing Company Alternative Gourd

Alternative Gourd

 

DC Brau Brewing Company in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States 🇺🇸

  Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Pumpkin Autumn
Score
6.32
ABV: 5.5% IBU: 20 Ticks: 11
The Spice... must flow! Brau's version of a Pumpkin Spice Ale.

With notes of Caramel, toffee, toasted bread, pie crust, molasses, cinnamon, vanilla, and of course pumpkin pie. A Firm bitterness keeps the sweetness balanced. This beer uses 2-row malt, various crystal malts, munich malt, and a special spice-infused malt. Hopped w/ Centennial and Willamette.
 

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6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

22/11/2025. Can shared at Haderslebener tasting.

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2025 at 23:14


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor.Some pimpkin/cinnamon notes. Averaeg light bitter finish- oily palate.

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2025 at 23:07


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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Haderslebener tasting.

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2025 at 23:07


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can @ Martin tasting, as Alternate Gourd. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, pumpkin and cinnamon. Flavor is quite sweet. Sweet finish. 221125

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2025 at 23:06


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Clear amber, offwhite head. Malty aroma, pumpkin spices but ok controlled. Sweet flavour, spicy, malty.

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2025 at 23:05


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

EB - Can 355ml. @ [ Haderslebener Tasting 20251122 ] - martin00sr House - 🇩🇰 Haderslev, Denmark. 🏠🇩🇰 👨‍💻🍺 🍂🍁 ☁️☂️ [ As DC Brau Alternate Gourd ]. ABV: 5.2%. [20251122]. 5/3/5/3/-11.

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2025 at 18:31


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6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can web SB 2025-11-09 Göteborg
AR: cinnamon, dry, semisweet, cloves
AP: orange clear, off-white head
F: cinnamon, dry, semisweet, cloves

Tried from Can from Systembolaget webbeställning on 10 Nov 2025 at 21:05


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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Gylden brun klar med beige skum. Lukter gresskar, kanel, bakt epler og smørdeig. Lett. Smaker eplepai, gresskar, kanel og noe karamell. Kort.

Tried from Can on 07 Nov 2025 at 20:06


5.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Canned, from Systembolaget. Clear copper colour, small head. Aroma of pumpkin pie with cinnamon and cloves. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Fruity with some vanilla, lots of pumpkin pie, hay and carrot cake. Mid bitter finish.

Tried from Can from Systembolaget Beställningssortiment on 06 Nov 2025 at 21:56