Stone Cat Pumpkin Ale
Ipswich Ale Brewery in Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
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Score
6.73
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pours mahogany-tinged black into a shaker. Off-white head recedes to hug rim. Pumpkin bread and nutmeg aromas. Crisp and dry with sweet pumpkin upfront with a lasting spiced finish.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Stone Cat Pumpkin Ale from Ipswich Ale Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
2003 bottleI was blown away that this was as dark as it is. Brown with some reddish tinges, not quite opaque. Yellowish-beige head that disappears rapidly. Good lacing. Aroma of light pumpkin pie spice and some bigger malt and hops spiciness. Begins with a smooth, moderately syrupy malt texture with some interwoven pumpkin spices. Quite sharp and spicey, but not overpowering. Beer has a medium body, fades somewhat as it warms, but the flavor has some complexity to it. A bit of raisiny alcohol. A hint of tobacco on the finish. Like an English Brown ale with pumpkin spice in it. One of the best pumpkin ales I’ve tried yet. Carbonation is very light. Still though, pumpkin is about 60% of the focus and beer only 40. I’d prefer a nice brown ale first, with some subtle pumpkin spice.7/4/7/3/15 2004 bottle Not nearly as good as I remember, but pumpkins are quite variable year to year, that’s for sure. More spice, not as dark and the biggest problem was a hugely noticeable charcoal/ash flavor on the end. Not roast, but charcoal, almost like tobacco leaf perhaps. 6/3/5/3/11