The Headless Gourdsman
Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Pumpkin Autumn|
Score
7.48
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Take your pumpkin pie spice love to the next level! The Headless Gourdsman is a harmonious blend of all things pumpkin spice - cinnamon and nutmeg notes are unwound as you sip this smooth ale. Time spent aging in bourbon barrels that once held maple syrup, provides a subtle oak and sweet maple backbone to your new fall favorite. No actual pumpkins were harmed in the making of this beer.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce bottle. Translucent mahogany brown color. Creamy beige cap. Aroma of toasted malt, cinnamon, nutmeg, oak and maple syrup. First sip brings notes of cinnamon, maple syrup, nutmeg, vanilla and oak. Fairly smooth initially. Warming alcohol arrives mid taste. Mildly sweet, with cherry-like notes. Finishes bittersweet with notes of toffee and bourbon. Interesting.
Woah. Sweet. This is a sipper along with something else
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed The Headless Gourdsman from Founders Brewing Co. 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled 6/29/23, drunk 9/24/23. Clear amber. Small, beige head quickly to edge. Nose is heavy pepper, heavy pumpkin and earth with tons of black licorice and light caramel. Barrel aging does seem to have mellowed things, though there's no actual bourbon character. Clean, spicy, malty, lightly alcoholic. Pretty good attenuation. Bourbon barrel is lovely with nice syrup. Pumpkin and earth with cinnamon and plentiful caramel-vanilla. This is shockingly decent. And somehow not viciously sweet or boozey in the mouth. Seems like they've actually properly barreled it, mellowing out everything here including the spice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Jow (8309) reviewed The Headless Gourdsman from Founders Brewing Co. 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Bottle at home little early in the season but could t wait. Deep amber pour and some head. Nose is pumpkin spice but also bourbon and hint of maple. Tastes of bourbon barrel, vanilla, cherry, nutmeg and all spice. Fairly easy to drink for abv.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
12 oz bottle dated 6/29/2023. Pours a clear brown with an off-white head. Big bourbon and spices aroma (nutmeg, clove, cardemom, cinnamon), with the maple as well. Flavor is a mix of bourbon, cinnamon, maple syrup, cocoa powder, nutmeg, clove. Very aggressive and boozy, and of course very sweet. I don't generally go for pumpkin spiced beers, but with the over-the-top bourbon and other flavors, I'm more than willing to make an exception.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Livonia Liquor. Pours a deep amber with a finger of beige head that lingers. Lovely pumpkin pie spice nose with cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and vanilla with warming bourbon underneath. Smooth and balanced on the palate without being overly sweet. More of the same on the finish.