Post Road Pumpkin Ale
Brooklyn Brewery in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Pumpkin Autumn|
Score
6.08
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OUR COLONIAL STYLE PUMPKIN ALE
We use a touch of spices and pounds of real pumpkins to create a warm but surprisingly crisp spin on the traditional pumpkin ales made by American colonists.
We use a touch of spices and pounds of real pumpkins to create a warm but surprisingly crisp spin on the traditional pumpkin ales made by American colonists.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
12 oz. bottle
5.0% ABV
Best By: 04/30/2027
$10.99 6-pk @ Publix
AROMA: Mild pumpkin and spice. While I do detect spice, the scent is so faint that I can't really pick out any individual spices. As the beer warms, I am able to (barely) detect cinnamon and nutmeg, individually. It's definitely an improvement over fresh-out-of-the-fridge, but I would be happier with just a touch more odoriferous stimulation.
APPEARANCE: Pours a (mostly) clear medium-amber color, with a short head (1/2 finger), off-white color, and has a fine-bubbled froth that dissipates moderately slow with fair lacing. It's an okay looking beer. I just wish the head had been taller, initially. Otherwise, it's perfectly fine.
TASTE: I'm first hit with moderate sweetness and flavors of pumpkin, followed by mild flavors of cinnamon and maybe a wisp of nutmeg. The finish has a little bit of bitterness, that is just the right amount. As the beer warms it becomes just a skosh sweeter and the spices become a bit more detectable (hurray!).
Overall, the flavors are on the mild side (especially the spices). However, I will say that the pumpkin is the dominant flavor. So I give the brewer credit for making a "real" pumpkin beer (i.e. one that makes pumpkin the star).
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied with a smooth texture that has just the tiniest bit of creaminess to it. Carbonation is average. As the beer warms it seems to become a bit creamier, but maybe that's just because, by that time, a lot of the carbonation has already escaped.
OVERALL: I had my first one the other day and I was a bit disappointed with it as the flavors (and texture) seemed watered down. Today, however, as I'm reviewing the beer, I'm finding it to be more likable, as I'm not getting that watered-down impression. Maybe my taste buds were off on that first one, or maybe I got a bad bottle. At any rate, today, I'm finding it to be a fairly decent pumpkin beer. That is, as long as you let it warm up to 55℉, or so.
Would I buy it again? Given its mildness, I'm not entirely sure. But I am enjoying it, so it's definitely good enough to make my "maybe" list.
5.0% ABV
Best By: 04/30/2027
$10.99 6-pk @ Publix
AROMA: Mild pumpkin and spice. While I do detect spice, the scent is so faint that I can't really pick out any individual spices. As the beer warms, I am able to (barely) detect cinnamon and nutmeg, individually. It's definitely an improvement over fresh-out-of-the-fridge, but I would be happier with just a touch more odoriferous stimulation.
APPEARANCE: Pours a (mostly) clear medium-amber color, with a short head (1/2 finger), off-white color, and has a fine-bubbled froth that dissipates moderately slow with fair lacing. It's an okay looking beer. I just wish the head had been taller, initially. Otherwise, it's perfectly fine.
TASTE: I'm first hit with moderate sweetness and flavors of pumpkin, followed by mild flavors of cinnamon and maybe a wisp of nutmeg. The finish has a little bit of bitterness, that is just the right amount. As the beer warms it becomes just a skosh sweeter and the spices become a bit more detectable (hurray!).
Overall, the flavors are on the mild side (especially the spices). However, I will say that the pumpkin is the dominant flavor. So I give the brewer credit for making a "real" pumpkin beer (i.e. one that makes pumpkin the star).
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied with a smooth texture that has just the tiniest bit of creaminess to it. Carbonation is average. As the beer warms it seems to become a bit creamier, but maybe that's just because, by that time, a lot of the carbonation has already escaped.
OVERALL: I had my first one the other day and I was a bit disappointed with it as the flavors (and texture) seemed watered down. Today, however, as I'm reviewing the beer, I'm finding it to be more likable, as I'm not getting that watered-down impression. Maybe my taste buds were off on that first one, or maybe I got a bad bottle. At any rate, today, I'm finding it to be a fairly decent pumpkin beer. That is, as long as you let it warm up to 55℉, or so.
Would I buy it again? Given its mildness, I'm not entirely sure. But I am enjoying it, so it's definitely good enough to make my "maybe" list.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Publix - Winter Springs Town Center
on 01 Sep 2026
at 20:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at home. Aroma is spices, pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, biscuity malt, bready notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter. Body is medium. Quite spicy, but I enjoyed this Pumpkin Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2025
at 15:40
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 oz. Aroma has notes of pumpkin spice, bread, pumpkin. Pours hazy golden with a one finger off-white head with decent retention. Taste is lightly sweet and spicy with a lightly to moderately bitter edge. Another standard pumpkin beer, but it's good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2021
at 22:33