The Lantern
Florida Avenue Brewing Company in Wesley Chapel, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey Autumn|
Score
6.21
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Flavor Profile: Medium-to-full body, with a hint of sweetness from the pumpkin, flavor depth from the malt, spice notes from the cinnamon, and a warming but crisp finish.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
This review was imported from my RateBeer ratings.
12 oz can
8.5% ABV
Date: 08.02.24 - Note: There is no indication as to what the date represents (e.g. Best By, Packaged On, etc.).
$10.59 4-pk @ Publix
AROMA: Mildly sweet with moderate scents of pumpkin followed by light scents of warming spices (cinnamon and allspice) and alcohol. Overall, I'm finding the aroma very pleasing, as the scent-levels are at a level that they are easily detectable, yet doesn't overwhelm. Additionally, it doesn't smell like a pumpkin-pie-in-a-bottle. Which, for a pumpkin beer, is a plus in my book.
APPEARANCE: Pours a transparent dark, golden brown with an incredibly tall (i.e. 5-finger) head whose froth is of medium coarseness and dissipates very slowly with excellent lacing.
TASTE: The first sip is much sweeter than the nose predicted. Additionally, the predominant flavor is cinnamon followed by mild flavors of pumpkin. Again, exactly opposite of what the aromas told me to expect. The finish has a fair amount of "sharpness" (which I find odd for a sweet beer) with more of that cinnamon flavor.
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied with a mostly smooth texture that has a bit of dryness during the finish. I would rate carbonation as average. Texture-wise it's not bad. But if I had my druthers, I would prefer just a little more fullness in the body so that it was squarely in the middle of the medium-body range. Right now, it is on the thin/medium body border.
OVERALL: I enjoyed the aroma and appearance of this beer. However, the taste is where I had the biggest issue. For me, it is too sweet and doesn't showcase the pumpkin. The sweetness and cinnamon just overwhelm the pumpkin to the point that it is barely detectable. If it says "Pumpkin Ale" on the can, then pumpkin better be the main attraction. In this case, it is not.
Kleg (3852) reviewed The Lantern from Florida Avenue Brewing Company 2 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
12 oz. can from Total Wine. Pours an orange-amber color with a small khaki head and fair retention. Almost no lacing. Typical pumpkin pie spices aroma. The taste tries to follow the nose, but the the 8.5% ABV suppresses all the flavors together into a boozy, muddled mix. No bad flavors, but...It tastes like an imperial amber ale with a hint of pie spices. Underwhelming. Medium body and low carbonation. Slick mouthfeel. Low bitterness.