Elysian The Great Pumpkin Imperial Pumpkin Ale
Elysian Brewing in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Pumpkin Autumn|
Score
7.19
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Great Pumpkin was the world’s first Imperial pumpkin ale. Brewed with Pale, Munich, Cara-Hell, Cara-Vienne, Cara-Munich and C-45 Crystal malts. Extra pumpkin added in the mash, kettle and fermenter. Spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and allspice.
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5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. I was a little disappointed by this one. The pumpkin part was great. Nice orange color. Not much head. Aroma and taste was pumpkin pie right on but the high gravity was not hidden. In fact the alcohol kind of smacks you right in the month. Still not a bad beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Slightly hazy orange with a small head. Pumpkin spice, caramel, honey and dough. Medium finish and body.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2025
at 14:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Thanks, Jim! Ozzy70) Bottle. A- Pumpkin pie, apple cider, spice. A- Orange color, hazy liquid, minimal head. T- Pumpkin pie filling, apple skins, clove, nutmeg, allspice. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, spiced finish. O- Nice pumpkin beer, maybe even a touch of apple flavor. Higher abv than I expected. I don't love the aftertaste but it's a decent pumpkin beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2024
at 00:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Rich amber beer with a dark cream head. Spice and light vegetal aroma. Malt and spice flavor with citrus and vegetal notes. Medium bodied. Malt and spice linger with vegetal notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2023
at 17:16
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
OK, so I thot I already tasted this but no. Found this cheap ass bottle in the dollar clearance rack at moon pop & save more. Clear copper color may I say? Slight volatile pumpkin spice nose. Taste is big alky something cinnamon and whatever spices else, certainly the feel of the fall season. A warming sensation all round with the first big slug. Decent co2 level for a somewhat higher alky beer. Not as mouth coating as expected. Spices seem to keep getten in the way, whew. Can I taste pumpkin? Not sher, due to the overwhelming so called punky spices. Very similar in flavor to many other higher alky pumpkin drinks. Yea you know, the pumpkin beer connoisseurs say you cant really taste the pumpkin but i disagree. I guess I get a little bit of pepita here and a little bit of pepita there but still, the pumpkin is very hard to identify. Just another over the top spiced pumpkin thang. At least it does the job in the buzz department. There, you have it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2023
at 20:17
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Shared bottle at BBT november 2021.Orange color with white head. Aroma of ginger bread, clove Andy others spices. Liquid ginger bread in taste. Dry finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2021
at 19:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at BBT 11/2021. Spicy gingerbread aroma and taste, light sweet, light to medium bitter. Medium body, spicy gingerbread bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2021
at 19:32
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Aroma: liquid gingerbread pretty much. Taste: liquid gingerbread, warming ABV, pumpkin seeds.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2021
at 19:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Shared with the boys at BBT 11/2021. Med-full body, med-high carbonation. Med-high sweetness, also med-high combined bitterness with spicy warmth. The ABV itself is relatively well hidden, seems like the warmth is rather spicy. Strong and complex spice character. Slightly over the top, bringing it to the sipping zone, not very easy to drink. A very tasty and good beer though.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2021
at 19:30
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
12 oz. bottle purchased at Total Wine & More - Melbourne, FL. Pours a cloudy orange-bronze color with an off white head and good retention. Decent lacing. Pumpkin pie spices aroma. The flavor matches the nose. Sweet pumpkin pie flavors, but not overly spiced. Tastes just like their Night Owl as the 8.4% ABV is very well hidden. Medium body. Smooth and clean with a long finish. Nice. Fall in a bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2020
at 23:12