Halloween Ale
Gritty McDuff's in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.50
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Maverick (5074) reviewed Halloween Ale from Gritty McDuff's 9 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. A way station on the way to porterville. Thick dark pour, nice malrs and pretty mild bitter. Good.
Drake (22934) reviewed Halloween Ale from Gritty McDuff's 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
LSAT Freedom Trip #51. Keg at the Auburn location. Clear dark amber, medium sized fizzy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of toffee, caramel, spicy hops. The taste is toffee, caramel, dark fruit. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Halloween Ale from Gritty McDuff's 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at Becky’s Diner. It pours clear deep red - brown with a small white head. The nose is toasty, bitter - sweet, caramel, pie and wood. The taste is bitter - sweet, woody, dark caramel, leather, soft pumpkin pie, toasty brown sugar and leather with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Quite a nice bitter - sweet balance. Not too shabby.
johnnnniee (7495) reviewed Halloween Ale from Gritty McDuff's 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Harvest Market Pours a deep amber/copper color with a good sized off white head that persists for quite a while. Aromas of rich caramel malt with a bit of a mineral/sulfur edge, light earthy hop aroma. The flavor is rich caramelized malt sugars with lots of toffee. Light fruit, earthy hop, light mineral flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. Decent brew.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Halloween Ale from Gritty McDuff's 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a burnt brown colored body and gave a small off white/brown head. Some haunting lacing slowly slid down the glass as the beer went down.
The smell had slight caramel and apples with a bit of a woody yeast and earthy hops to it too.
The taste was sweet through caramel, light ginger, and apples, mainly an cooked apple aftertaste, hops once the beer warms a bit.
On the palate, it sat at/about a medium, sessionable, yeasty finish with some light hops in that.
Overall, full-flavored beer that I used to drink when I lived in Maine.
Metalchopz (7978) reviewed Halloween Ale from Gritty McDuff's 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
6-pack brought back from the States by my GF. Pours a slightly hazy deep amber colour with a big creamy warm cap that creates a thick foam over the brew that sticks by, and to the glass. Hoppy nose with roasted and caramel malts, and hints of spices, nuts and alcohol. This last one is not so much in the mouthfeel, but well-balanced, with mild bitterness over the malts. Pretty good ESB with that North American feel to it (more hop than English ones). Wish there were a bit more spices in the taste, as this is called "Halloween Ale". Great session.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Halloween Ale from Gritty McDuff's 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2
Deep brown body with a thin tan head - not looking like many ESBs i’ve ever seen. Aroma of stale malt, a bit past fresh hops, some cardboard, yeast and not much else - perhaps caramel and nuts - not so good. Medium-bodied; Super pungent nutty flavour with a lot of hops, a lot of nuts and way way way too much bitterness tasting like permanent marker. Aftertaste is earthy, dirty, pungent and a bit too overpowering - not so good, really. Overall, a pretty poor offering, not worth trying and definitely not worth spending a lot of money on. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Oliver’s Beverage in Albany, New York on 18-November-2011 for US$ 2.65 sampled at home in Washington on 20-November-2011.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Halloween Ale from Gritty McDuff's 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A translucent dark amber alew tih a thin lacing off white head. In aroma, sweet berries and butterscotch, some Kool Aid powder, cloying. In mouth, a nutty and roasted malt with smooth British hops, medium bodied. On tap at Sunset Grill, Oct. 8 2011.
patrick767 (7169) reviewed Halloween Ale from Gritty McDuff's 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
tap at Portland location - This brew has an aroma of caramel and pumpkin pie spices. The flavor is sweet with apparent though not overly strong pumpkin spice. There’s some lingering hops similar in flavor to some of their other beers. Good brew.
CLW (16859) reviewed Halloween Ale from Gritty McDuff's 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
12 oz bottle. Used a lager glass. Dark mahogany color, small white head. Nose of caramel and spice. I recommend getting this on draft or 22 oz bottle. NOT the 12 oz… big difference for sure. The flavors are malty with a distinct hop bitterness. The bitterness and spice mingles well together. I’ve rated most of Gritty’s brews, this is the best offering without question. Get this on draft, you will not be disappointed.