Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery Carrot Cake Imperial Amber Ale

Carrot Cake Imperial Amber Ale

 

Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery in Goochland, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

  Amber / Red Ale - Imperial Regular
Score
6.97
ABV: 9.0% IBU: 29 Ticks: 9
Carrot Cake Imperial Amber Ale is made with hundreds of pounds of freshly grated carrots. Spice notes of cinnamon, all spice, cardamon, clove and vanilla compliment the fresh carrot flavor. Five specialty malts, American grown hops and our house American Ale Yeast meld with the carrot cake flavor we all know and love.
 

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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cannned. Maroon brown pour, whiteish head. Spicy caky aroma, pumpkin and cinnamon. Malty as heck. Pretty much what it says it is.
Tried from Can on 20 May 2025 at 01:50

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Some small carrot vibe. Luckily. Some rust and a little caramel. Overall s lot less sweet than I feared. Some cinnamon. Tangy sweet finish. Tap at Fire Works.
Tried from Draft on 16 Apr 2021 at 22:26

7.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Spice cake aroma. Clear brown, medium tan head, good lace. Pumpkin, allspice, dried leaves. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried on 11 Oct 2020 at 17:29

8/10
Dark amber pour. Thick creamy beige foamy head. Nose is spice and rye/barley combination. Flavor is carrot, sugar, all spice. Dry barley palate. Medium to heavy mouth feel. Definitely a filling beer
Tried on 11 Oct 2020 at 17:23

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at brewdog Lothian road.. Light floral fruit nose.. Oily spicy carrot cake soft sweet fruits.. Juicy fruit nailed carrot cake
Tried on 21 Sep 2019 at 15:47

4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
Sampled at Spacebar pours a dark orange with some tight, white head. Nose has a ton of spice, like a sweet potato pie, cinnamon and clove and all spice, some caramel, caramelized root vegetables too. Flavor is toffee, root veg, spice, cinnamon, a little cakey. Full bodied and a bit boozy. Not my thing, would have likely been better at 5% or 6%.
Tried on 21 Oct 2016 at 09:15

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bought a bottle, probably from Beer Run when I was in Charlottesville a few weeks ago. Poured a amber color with a fluffy, slightly off-white head. Aroma was light spices, caramel notes, earthy hops. Light toffee, caramel notes. Not really capturing the carrot notes, at least not compared to the Jailbreak carrot beer I’ve had. It’s okay. Alcohol was masked well.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2016 at 14:49

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
$12.99 Bomber from Wine Warehouse. I’m not a sweets person but I can never pass up a slice of pumpkin pie or carrot cake. Apparently I can’t pass up a carrot cake beer either. Pours hazy brown with a soft creamy off-white head. Aroma of cinnamon, clove, vanilla, chai. Smells somewhat like a sweet carrot cake. Flavor is also very similar to the aroma, but stronger. Lots of cinnamon, clove, vanilla, some caramel. Definitely not sweet - thankfully! Quite interesting! I’d like to see this one barrel aged. -see +try
Tried from Can on 11 Oct 2016 at 16:13

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft sample at Dominion Wine & Beer, thanks Tyler! Clear amber with beige head. Aromas of spice, caramel. Tastes of caramel, spices, toffee, honey, a little booze. Maybe a hint of sweet carrot. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried from Draft on 02 Oct 2016 at 14:35