Dark Pumpkin Sour
(has 1 batch)
Almanac Beer Company in Alameda, California, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Pumpkin Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.23
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A rich and roasty dark sour ale brewed with organic heirloom pumpkins and spices and aged in used red wine barrels for a year. Serve this complex ale as a counterpoint to savory Thanksgiving staples and alongside Mom’s classic pumpkin pie.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared in Bayswater - cheers to Matteo. Pours lightly hazy brown with a frothy, tan head. The nose holds acetic acid, old leather, berries. Lightly sweet, moderately acetic, some woody dryness, tart berries, mellow earthy notes. Light to medium bodied with velvety texture, fine carbonation. Dry finish, tart, light lemony bite, faint vinegar, light age, more leather. Good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2021
at 21:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
375ml bottle, at the Beer Jerk Bunker bottle share, thanks to Emma. Pours dark brown. Biscuit, lemon juice, bit of vinegar, plum, earthy, raspberry. Spritzy body. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2018
at 09:13
6/10
Tried
on 03 Sep 2016
at 15:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at LKS Heights, 14/04/16. Rich mahogany brown with a decent beige head. Nose is pissy vinegar notes, tarte pumpkin exhaust, nutty, wood must, dark fruit shreds. Taste comprises mellow dark fruits, pumpkin pie, light varnish, nutty, dank wood, fruit balsams. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a tangy fruit rinse and light puckering effect. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2016
at 15:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
14th April 2016
Bottlshare at Mr Smith’s pad. Thanks to Matteo. Hazy amber beer, short pale tan head. Palate is light, fairly dry and has reasonable fine carbonation. Fairly sour and tart but thankfully no acid. Lemon and tart generic fruits. Litte cinnamon. Light and fairly sour finish. Nit bad at all.
Bottlshare at Mr Smith’s pad. Thanks to Matteo. Hazy amber beer, short pale tan head. Palate is light, fairly dry and has reasonable fine carbonation. Fairly sour and tart but thankfully no acid. Lemon and tart generic fruits. Litte cinnamon. Light and fairly sour finish. Nit bad at all.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2016
at 03:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at Leightons place 14/04/2016. Many thanks to Matteo for this one. Hazed reddy chestnut brown coloured pour with a fading thin dark beige head. Aroma is tart plum, earthy dirt, some root veg, mushroom. Flavour is composed of tart raspeberry plum, cranberry,, veg, musty. Assertive clean sourness, bitter lemon. Palate is semi sweet, tart sourness, moderate carbonation. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2016
at 14:32
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Hazy light brown. Not much head. The aroma is kettle sour, with dark fruits. Pumpkin if you imagine really hard. Mild tartness with plummy fruit. Again, not much pumpkin.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2016
at 12:19
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
375mL bottle, pours a deep dark reddish brown with a tiny beige head. Aroma brings out notes of spices, dark fruits and lots of red wine barrels. Flavour is pretty tart, with worcestershire sauce, vinegar and a little red wine. Quite acetic / vinegary. Not a big of this. Too vinegary.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2016
at 23:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tasting at Matt’s
Dark brown color, almost no head. The dark malt body blends well with the juicy sourness; if there are spices, they are very subdued. Some layer of complexity.
Very nice.
Dark brown color, almost no head. The dark malt body blends well with the juicy sourness; if there are spices, they are very subdued. Some layer of complexity.
Very nice.
Tried
on 30 Mar 2016
at 23:25
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle @ beertemple. Aroma of tart, roast and some spices. Flavor is sour and herbal, with pumpkin spice, vinous tart, ripe fruit, vanilla and a finish with funky pumpkin. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2015
at 07:06