7/10
Very roasty and sweet but also has a bitter side. Surprisingly good.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2015
at 16:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle poured into pint glass. Aroma is cinnamon and sugar, orange, fruit. Appearance is hazy orange brown with trace sparkle, minimal, fleeting head and trace lacing. Taste is as aroma--sweet cinnamon and sugar with orange and fruit. Palate is medium bodied with somewhat thick, sticky texture, soft carbonation and soft to average carbonation with sweet finish. Overall, a light, sweet treat for the holidays. Not complex but OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2015
at 21:50
6/10
Tried
on 06 Nov 2015
at 14:48
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 1/2016. Pours hazy golden orange color with a 1-2 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of big lemonade, lemon peel, light pepper, wheat, cracker, light honey, light herbal/grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance of lemon juice/peel, pale malt, and light earthy hop/yeast ester notes; with good strength. Taste of big lemonade, lemon peel, light pepper, wheat, cracker, light honey, light herbal/grass, and yeast earthiness. Light lemon tartness and earthy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemonade, lemon peel, wheat, cracker, light honey, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and balance of lemon juice/peel, pale malt, and light earthy hop/yeast ester flavors; with a great malt/tartness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, and lightly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 4.4%. Overall this is a damn nice shandy style. All around great robustness and balance of lemon juice/peel, pale malt, and light earthy hop/yeast ester flavors; and very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2015
at 20:04
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle from Albertsons. I didn’t buy this, have actually been avoiding it. Pretty bland, tastes like slightly fizzy grapefruit juice. Hazy, milky golden body, not much of a finish either. This might work on a super hot day as a thirst quencher, but not right now.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2015
at 19:12
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft @ DAS BEST Oktoberfest, Baltimore. Pours a slightly hazy orange pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity spicy pumpkin and cinnamon aroma. Fruity malty spicy pumpkin flavor. Has a fruity malty spcy pumpkin finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Nov 2015
at 08:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Hazy brownish with a small head. Smells of pumpkin spice. Taste is pumpkin spice, tea, apple cider. Not bad. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2015
at 11:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 2/2016. Pours slightly hazy orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, brown sugar, wheat, toasted bread, light lemon/ginger, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of pumpkin/lemon/spice, pale malt, and light earthy hop/yeast ester notes; with solid strength. Taste of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, brown sugar, wheat, toasted bread, light lemon/ginger, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Minimal herbal/spice bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, brown sugar, wheat, toasted bread, light lemon/ginger, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Very nice robustness and balance of pumpkin/lemon/spice, pale malt, and light earthy hop/yeast ester flavors; with a nice malt/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Moderate amount of dryness after the finish. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderate crisp, and lightly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 4.4%. Overall this is a very good pumpkin ale/shandy style. All around good robustness and balance of pumpkin/lemon/spice, pale malt, and light earthy hop/yeast ester flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2015
at 21:04
7/10
Tried
on 17 Oct 2015
at 20:22
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle pour into pint glass. Aroma is strong cinnamon (like you are walking into a Hallmark store), mild citrus, nutmeg, allspice. Appearance is mild hazy orange brown with finger-width white head and huge amount of sparkle and fair lacing. Taste is strong cinnamon, moderately sweet with mild other pumpkin pie spices. Palate is medium bodied with creamy texture and overall average carbonation with a little bit of fizz at the tip of the tongue and roof of the mouth, dry refreshing finish. Overall, a little bit different than the usual pumpkin beer in that it is more of a cinnamon taste and it is a bit thicker. Always a pretty narrow appeal in my book to a certain time of year and mood, but would be an appealing pumpkin beer in those circumstances.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2015
at 20:42