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Epic Brewing Company in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: DC Brau Brewing CompanySpiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Pumpkin Regular Out of Production
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Score
7.32
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Brewed on: October 10, 2011. Packaged on October 25, 2011. Our first ever collaborative beer has all the familiar flavors of the season, but done with Epic style. To a base of strong, roasty, and chocolaty porter, we add 200 pounds of real pumpkin per batch, five spice and whole Madagascar vanilla beans. As you pour this deeply ruby brown beer, you’re greeted by the aroma of fresh cut squash, followed by rich chocolate. The flavor starts sweet with marshmallow, vanilla, and some pumpkin pie, then yields to a coffee roast and dark chocolate dryness. This beer is a great introduction for curious drinkers and a special holiday treat for fans of the style.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Brandon’s house, courtesy of arminjewell. Thanks! Dark brown appearance with a small tan head. Nice roasty pumpkin, chocolate, tea, spicy, vanilla aroma. Toasty, vanilla, chocolate/caramel malty, fairly spicy, pumpkin flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2012
at 19:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
This brew pours dark brown with a medium light beige head that diminishes steadily to a film. Stringy lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of chocolate malt and pumpkin. Medium body with flavors of roasted malt, pumpkin, chocolate and hops. The finish is malty with a lingering pumpkin and bittersweet chocolate aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2012
at 13:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Papago pouring up dark mahogany body and lasting dark tan head. The modest aroma offers up dark roasted malts, unmistakable pumpkin notes and faint spiciness. The taste is a bit spicy to start with a winter spice like twist and then quickly followed by sweet cherry esters, yeast, dark roasted malts, slightly burnt malts and then ribbons of sweet pumpkin meat amid the spices and dark roasted maltiness. This has a full rich brew flavor where a bit more pumpkin would be interesting although it is pretty nice as is.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Dec 2011
at 21:19
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber that helped me through my (almost) Solistice Brew Day. Pours a dark and dreary brown... fitting for the shortest day of the year. Aromas are sweet with chocolate, pie spices and dark brown sugar. Flavor is a mix of the above with a distinct vegetable pumpkininess to it all... not sure if it’s suggestion from the spices or if it’s there, but this is mighty fine stuff.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2011
at 21:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22oz Bottle Release #1 Imp pumpkin porter. Pours out a dark brown topped with a big tan head quickly going to a tan ring. Aroma of roast, light spice, nutmeg, card, and some pumpkin pie notes. Taste is more of the roast with a nice pumpkin pie spice at the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2011
at 19:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Labeled Release #1 Imperial Pumpkin Porter: Pronounced pumpkin nose with significant portions of nutmeg and brown sugar. Cola brown, medium tan head, nice lacing Grilled pumpkin flesh flavor? Dry, bark finish. I don’t care for this style, but this is a well crafted example. It’s not overly spiced and the pumpkin is nicely blended in with the roasted malt.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2011
at 17:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber. 7.5 % ABV. Release #3. Pours deep mahogany with a medium beige lacy head. The head holds itself up well. Aroma is toasty pumpkin pie. Taste is lightly sweet, roasty; finishes dry and faintly tart. Has a bit of a nutty flavor. The pumpkin and spices are there but I wish the flavors were more prominent. It’s good but I was hoping to be blown away.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2011
at 20:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bomber from Whole Foods Market Short Pump. Pours a dark brown color with a thin frothy tan head. Average head retention. Aroma of pumpkin spice, pumpkin and roasted malts. The taste is roasted malts, nutty notes, cinnamon, nutmeg and other spices and bitter hops. Medium bodied. Pretty decent.
Tried
on 05 Nov 2011
at 23:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
22oz bottle (Batch #5) from Epic
Appearance: Pours clear dark mahogany with a nice sized beige head that leaves some good lacing in the glass
Aroma: Pumpkin, spices, yeast and chocolate
Taste: Full mouthfeel of toasted malts, pumpkin, spices and a mild bitterness
Nice and easy drinking
Appearance: Pours clear dark mahogany with a nice sized beige head that leaves some good lacing in the glass
Aroma: Pumpkin, spices, yeast and chocolate
Taste: Full mouthfeel of toasted malts, pumpkin, spices and a mild bitterness
Nice and easy drinking
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2011
at 22:01