Sample at the tap room/brewery. Pours a jet black color with a minimal off-white head that dissipates quickly to a sparse outer ring. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt, bourbon and pumpkin spice. Full-bodied and boozy with flavors of charred malt, oaky bourbon, chocolate and pumpkin pie (but not in a sweet Pumking way). The finish is roasty with an oaky vanilla, bourbon and spice aftertaste. Very enjoyable all around.

Bottle @ home, picked up at the release. $12/bottle. For those of you Math majors out there, that comes out to $1/oz so it’s a lot of cred. Pours a deep brown appearance with a lasting dark brown head. Quite a bit of pumpkin in the nose along with apple, cinnamon, vanilla, and nutmeg. Smells like pumpkin pie with a little bit of retronasal burn but not bad. Medium plus body. Pretty heavy alcohol. Tingly mouth feel. Gooey caramel, toffee flavor. Some white fruits and a lot of spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, clove). The whiskey isn’t that overwhelming but the alcohol is very noticeable. Definitely a sipper. Gooey and high boost. I don’t think I like this as well as Rumpkin but honestly, I don’t really enjoy Rumpkin as much as I used to. I’m sure this will be pretty polarizing with some loving it and some hating it. In my mind, it’s just fine.