Spooky
Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Pumpkin Autumn|
Score
6.71
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6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Mild bourbon and oak nose. Cloudy copper, thick sudsy tan head. Bourbon flavor. Medium body, but a little on the thin side. Maybe the barrel was new, but the bourbon dominates any pumpkin or cocoa notes that might have been there. Great beer if you like bourbon, was hoping for more nuance.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2014
at 07:06
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
750mL bottle, pours a dark orangey amber with a small off-white head. Aroma brings out cocoa nibs, very light pumpkin and some bourbon. Flavour is robust, with bourbon and vanilla notes, along with cocoa. Not really getting any pumpkin notes. This is mostly cocoa and bourbon, but it has a very light body. Not bad, but not overly interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2014
at 23:35
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
$11.29 bomber, Wine Warehouse. Pop the cork and it comes spilling out. Uhoh. Pours a hazy brown-amber with a huge frothy beige head. Smells of apple spice, crust, and pumpkin. Taste is smooth pumpkin, apple spice... more appley than pumpkiny.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2014
at 14:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared at RBWG Asheville Opening Night Dinner. Thanks to Jack for this one. Big stuff, lots of bread and sugar. Some wood. Minimal pumpkin character. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming to finish, more hefty malt character. So so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2014
at 02:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at meet and greet. Etched glass. Pours orange gold with white head. Nose and taste of orange cake, light malt, cocoa, pumpkin pie, light bourbon and oak. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2014
at 18:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled from a 750 ml corked brown bottle this beer poured a murky orange-brown color with a huge very creamy orange-cream head that lingered forever and left great lacing. The aroma was faint with sweet orange . The flavor was sweet and malty with moderate ripe fruits, chocolate and bourbon. Long finish of creamy chocolate and bourbon. Moderately full bodied and smooth. Alcohol well hidden. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2013
at 16:21
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On draft at Lost Dog Cafe in McLean VA. Pours a clear amber with a thick off white head. Malty nose. A bit sour. Maybe skunked?
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Nov 2013
at 12:09
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled at GABF 2013. Pours a gold with some spitty, white head. Nose is mild, wood, yam, spice, all mild. Flavor is sweet, spicy, booze. A little odd.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2013
at 07:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of Dave & Michelle, thanks! Cloudy golden amber color, large fluffy white head, solid lacing. Aroma of salted pretzels, I am not kidding. Taste starts with light vanilla, spice, slight booze at the finish. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2013
at 06:29
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft at the VA Craft Brewers Festival, Devils Backbone, 8/24/13. Pours a hazy orange color with a large creamy white head. Good head retention. Aroma of pumpkin, chocolate, whiskey, herbal hops. The taste is chocolate, mild pumpkin, whiskey, caramel, spice. Medium bodied, subtle, well balanced. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Aug 2013
at 18:15