Coffee and pumpkin purée. Not much spice. Very good

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Brown bottle, from, with and at Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), savoured on 2 November 2019; eye: dark brown, opaque, ring of dark brown head, slight lacing; nose: roast, coffee, spices, cinnamon; mouth: roast, coffee, spices, cinnamon, finale in coffee with presence of cinnamon, medium-light body, below average carbonation, lightly sweet, a little thin; in summary: correct

FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, de, avec et chez Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), savourée le 2 novembre 2019; œil : brun foncé, opaque, anneau de mousse brun foncé, très légère dentelle; nez : torréfaction, café, épices, cannelle; bouche : torréfaction, café, épices, cannelle, finale en café avec présence de cannelle, corps moyen-léger, carbonatation sous la moyenne, légèrement sucrée, un peu mince; en résumé : correct

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Dark body with off white head. Coffee and pumpkin aroma. Pumpkin spice taste with pumpkin aroma. I tasted no coffee.

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

12 oz. bottle. Pours an opaque dark brown color with mahogany highlights and a thick beige head with great retention. Good lacing. As expected, aroma of fall spices and light coffee. The flavor is darker coffee than the nose, and the spices are lighter than the nose. Just enough fall spices to keep this from being just a coffee ale. Smooth with low carbonation. I don't like coffee but this isn't bad.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

12 ounce bottle, 9/3/20. Dark brown, thin foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of coffee, pumpkin, spice, caramel. Taste is coffee, pumpkin spice, pumpkin, caramel. Medium bodied, low bitterness, fairly sweet but not off balance. Tasty.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

This review was imported from my RateBeer ratings.

10/09/2022
It's been 3 years since I last tried this beer. When I saw the pumpkin variety pack in the store, I decided it was time for me to update my review of this beer, as well as the other varieties in the pack.

12 oz. bottle, 6% ABV, Experience by: 11FEB23

AROMA: Heavy scents of fresh-roasted coffee hit first and then they are followed by nutmeg and cinnamon, with pumpkin bringing up the rear. For something marketed as a pumpkin beer, the coffee scent is just too overpowering. However, I enjoy coffee anything, so the amped up coffee aroma is not that off-putting to me.

I will note that as the head dissipates, I get much less coffee aroma, and much more of the cinnamon and nutmeg. However, the pumpkin scent still remains a second-class citizen.

APPEARANCE: Pours an opaque black with a tall, dirty-tan head that dissipates slowly and has excellent lacing.

TASTE: Sweeter than the nose predicted but not overly sweet. The first thing I taste is milk/cream, followed by dark-roast coffee, and then finishing with a bit of nutmeg.

MOUTHFEEL: Body is on the thin side with a bit of a dry texture and slightly below average carbonation.The whole body/texture of this beer seems like a mismatch with its appearance. I would have expected something with a heavier body and creamier texture.

OVERALL: My assessment from 2019 (that the beer has little, to no, pumpkin flavor at all) still holds true for the 2022 vintage. I'd also say that it is a fine beer, in its own right, just not a very good pumpkin beer. Additionally, this is the only beer in the 2022 "Pumpkin Pack" that I feel is exactly the same as the beer in the 2019 "Pumpkin Pack". Which is unfortunate given that I thought 2 of the other beers in the pack (i.e. Dark O' The Moon Pumpkin Stout, and The Great Pumpkin Imperial Pumpkin Ale) improved quite a bit from their respective 2019 vintages.

For comparison purposes, my original review from 10/13/2019 is below, along with the rating I gave it in each category.

12 oz. bottle.

AROMA (8/10): Heavenly scents of coffee and pumpkin with notes of cinnamon and nutmeg.

APPEARANCE (4/5): Pours an opaque dark-brown with a tall, dirty-tan head that dissipates slowly.

TASTE (7/10): Sweeter than the nose predicted but not overly sweet. The first thing I taste is milk/cream, followed by dark-roast coffee, and then finishing with a bit of nutmeg.

MOUTHFEEL (3/5): Medium-bodied with a slick texture and low carbonation.

OVERALL (14/20): This is the fourth beer that I've tried in the "Pumpkin Pack", and I think it is my least favorite. Mostly because there is no pumpkin flavor at all. The coffee just overpowers everything else. That being said, it is still a fine beer on its own. It's just not a very good pumpkin beer.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle at home. Fine dark brown pour minimal head. Nose is coffee, pumpkin, and chocolate. Tastes similar, some nutmeg, earthy, vegetal, pumpkin pie, creamy coffee. Medium bitterness. Enjoyable.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Keg. Coffee, pumpkin, smooth, low on spiciness, some clove I think, cinnamon, but not over the top. Nice. Surprisingly good. Strange mix, but I like it. Bit of toffee too.

Kinda just tastes like a pumpkin ale with a coffee back, still a bit thin. Will see how it settles

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Refrigerated brown bomber poured into a glass. Black with medium light brown head. Aroma is nutmeg, medium body, lower carbonation, and small-bubble lacing. Taste is nutmeg, chocolate, cinnamon, pumpkin, and some coffee.