Halloween Pumpkin Ale
Brouwerij Huyghe in Melle, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular Out of Production|
Score
5.87
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5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
One of very few Halloween beers in Belgium, since 1995, made by Villers till it stopped brewing in 1998, after which Huyghe apparently continued it for a while with the original Villers label only to let it expire. Inspired by Anglo-Saxon pumpkin ales, very spicy from actually added spices and from yeast, but I could not find any pumpkin in it. Weird.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2014
at 07:14
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
(Bottle 33 cl) Clear, amber golden with a creamy, off-white head leaving some laces. Lightly tart, fruity aroma. Medium body with a distinct tartness and some rustic and slightly skunky accents. A dry finish without much bitterness. Sort of a Saison or Bière de Garde in style. Not unexciting. But Villers and retired? I think not. This is a Haus der 131 Biere. I believe it calls for a Doggythedog investigation. 070906
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2006
at 14:22
3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2
Terrible chemical waste aroma. Amber, low head. Flavor has a horrible metallic spiciness to it that drowns everything else. Scary in all the wrong ways.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2004
at 02:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Blond ale; persistent head. Nice aroma, some hop and malt, quite fresh, light. Good body, good balance, some nice malt and quite good palate; sweet in the front, dryer in the end, yet not outstanding, but undoubtly pleasant.
Tried
on 10 Jul 2002
at 04:02