Carve'n Yams
Elusive Brewing in Finchampstead, Berkshire, England 🏴
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Pumpkin Regular|
Score
6.97
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A smooth, sweet pumpkin porter with lashings of Hasbean coffee ( El Salvador Finca Argentina Estate Washed Bourbon) and a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at home picked up from BEER:Shop St Albans. A mostly clear autumnal brown coloured pour with a fine loose beige head. Aroma is nice woody coffee, bark, pumpkin spices, some smoke, nutmeg, light brown sugars. Flavour is composed of nutty earthy malts, bark, light smoke, thin pumpkin spices, toasted maltsearthy. Palate is semi sweet, thin, moderate carbonation. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Feb 2023
at 18:11
7/10
Decent. Coffee with some warming spice flavours.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Nov 2022
at 21:20
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at BeerHeadz Lincoln. Deep cola colour with a tan head. Aroma a dataset are malty sweet coffee and slight spice. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
at
BeerHeadZ
on 29 Oct 2022
at 13:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Beer Central, Sheffield. Hazed dark cola brown. Wisp of beige. Nose has coffee grinds. Touch of cinnamon and nutmeg. Light roast. Taste has an ashy character. Bit dry and fairly bitter. Smooth mouthfeel with soft carbonation. Mostly ground coffee bitterness to finish.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Dec 2021
at 18:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Trekkers, Chesham, Bucks. A very dark brown/black coloured pour with a medium beige bubbly head on top. Coffee, pumpkin, cinnamon, spice aroma, tastes similar but really thin. It's quite drinkable but almost watery.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Nov 2021
at 13:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[Cask at the Alehouse, Reading.] An opaque peaty black pour with a thin beige head; rich coffee aroma; smooth coffee taste with a hint of pumpkin; and a dry finish with spice and coffee grounds.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2021
at 12:48
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at Scary Monsters, Cowley Road, Oxford, Tuesday 12th October 2021. Pours very, very dark brown, almost black with a beige head. Pumpkin and coffee combination working nicely however on reflection I think a heftier version work even better. Tangy, nice roastiness, it's pretty much doing what it says on the tin.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Oct 2021
at 15:46
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Can on 4th November 2020 from Caps and Taps, Kentish Town. Rated as a novelty ale. Intensely brown with thin tan film and virtually no lacing. Roasty malt aroma. Roasty and nutty in-mouth with vegetable notes and touches of tangy fruits. Roasty and spicy finish. Full bodied with an engaging texture.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Nov 2020
at 00:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can at home from the brewery, 31st October 2020. Pours a dark brown black. Aroma is coffee, slight spice. Taste is dark malts and chocolate, with coffee, not much spice, some light ginger in the finish. Pretty good
Tried
from Can
on 01 Nov 2020
at 20:48
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Smithfield, Derby Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small cream head. Aroma is primarily pumpkin and sweet malts. Pumpkin again in the mouth along with cinnamon and hints of ginger and chocolate. Finish has dark fruits. Quite nice but a bit strange to say the least.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Oct 2020
at 22:47