Anderson Valley Brewing Company Fall Hornin'

Fall Hornin'

 

Anderson Valley Brewing Company in Boonville, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Pumpkin Autumn
Score
6.59
ABV: 6.0% IBU: 20 Ticks: 88
With a brilliant, deep copper hue and creamy beige-colored head, our Fall Hornin’ Pumpkin Ale has inviting aromas of caramelized malt and baking bread with highlights of cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin and seasonal spices. The pleasantly creamy mouthfeel and silky body embrace the sweet caramel flavors and tang of spices (with just hint of hops) that ends in a smooth, round finish.
 

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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
12oz can picked up at The Grapevine
Pours clear dark brown with a medium sized beige head, good lacing. Aroma of caramel, nutmeg and spices. Taste of toasted malts, caramel, cinnamon, mild chocolate with bitterness in the finish
A decent Pumpkin beer, not overpowering.
Tried from Can on 22 Oct 2014 at 20:27

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 2 Overall 7
Bottle shared by Joes. Brown colour, small off-white head. Smells boullion, herbs, apple pie, cinnamon. Tastes cinnamon, apple pie, sweet. Thin body, watery, nice carbo.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2014 at 05:47

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pours mahogany into a tumbler. White head with medium retention recedes leaving no lacing. Nutmeg and pumpkin aromas. Sweet dark caramel and candy corn and nutmeg.
Tried from Can on 15 Oct 2014 at 16:22

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can from CBB, this poured a much darker color than I had imagined rather than the reddish-brown I expected it was a dark brown with a thick dirty beige looking head that only reveals reddish accents when held up to the light. Quite a spicy aroma with some of the apple cinnamon quality to it but there are enough other spices coming through to keep it in the realm of pumpkin pie. Medium-thin bodied with a relatively smooth mouthfeel. The taste is maltiness giving it somewhat of a cookie-ish pie crust character then the spices and pumpkin come into play giving you that full on pie experience. Looking at the ingredients I am surprised to discover it is made with chocolate as well! Pretty good a bit more spic than I want but it is fairly evenly balanced and has enough surprises to keep me drinking.
Tried from Can on 05 Oct 2014 at 02:06

7/10
Tried on 03 Oct 2014 at 18:16

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can to goblet. Auburn and chestnut colored pour with a finger of creamy ran head. Nutmeg is strong in the nose, also cloves and pumpkin. Pumpkin up front in the taste, followed by a lesser amount of spices. The norm for pumpkin spices; cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, etc. Personally, I like the spices being toned down. Seems like a little cocoa in there too and a sweetness that I associate with honey. Rich mouthfeel.
Tried from Can on 30 Sep 2014 at 17:10

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a clear deep amber with a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of spice with some sweet grains and a touch of pumpkin. Flavor starts with grain and bread with a bit of pumpkin and a growing spice note.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2014 at 18:33

5.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Draught at The Hop and Hound, Bothell, WA
Dark amber color with thick head. Moderate spicy aroma, stronger spicy flavor; caramel flavor too, mostly dry, lightly fruity.
Not appreciated.
Tried on 22 Sep 2014 at 00:47

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
12 oz. bottle purchased at Julio’s Liquors. Very dark amber with full lasting white head. Aroma is the standard nuance of nutmeg, caramel, nutmeg and earthy malts. Maybe a tone of English malts.

I would call this more a fall brew rather then a pumpkin brew, not much in the flavor of real pumpkin. All along the spice and dirty/ earthy malt tones. Most of the flavor is nutmeg and cinnamon. Nothing makes me want to purchase this again. I don’t see anything that makes it sand above any other in the style.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2014 at 11:13

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pour is a dark cola brown with a small tan head. Aroma is a nice spice with nutmeg and cinnamon. Flavor is more of a toffee malt with some earth and the spice is minor and kinda gets in the way of the heavy malt used. Kinda like a spiced brown ale. It’s ok if you don’t really like a heavily spice beer but still want something for fall this would be for you.
Tried on 20 Sep 2014 at 14:33