3.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 1
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Sweaty gym sock and butterscotch smell. Clear brown, thin head. Barley and butterscotch flavor. Fizzy. Meh.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2011
at 16:44
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cloudy copper with a large white head. Nutmeg, light cinnamon, a hint of biscuit malt. Medium bodied with light carbonation. Nutmeg, light malts, cinnamon, some light pumpkin. Pretty solid pumpkin beer.
Tried
on 20 Nov 2011
at 17:48
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Crisp amber and copper coloured body with a thick tan head that fades fast. Aroma of apricots, pears, light hops, copper and a bit of other metallic notes. Light-bodied; Sharp hop notes at first with a relatively minor grapefruit and grassy note with a mellow malt and herbal finish. Aftertaste has a subdued grassy and herbal note with a bit of perfume and almost no distinct hops to speak of - still a bit better than some of the worst, but that isn’t saying much. Overall, not a great beer, but truly not one of the worst IPAs, somewhere in the middle, closer to the bottom. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 09-November-2011 for US$1.29 sampled at home on the Eastern Shore of Virginia on 12-November-2011.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2011
at 17:01
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark caramel color with a large creamy orange-tan head that lingered and left some lacing. The aroma was sweet toasted caramel and butterscotch. The flavor was sweetish and tangy toasty caramel, butterscotch and moderate vague fruity hops. There was a faintly vegetal undertone. The finish was long. Fairly full bodied. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2011
at 19:19
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Wew, a new one from steggie, they must want to get in on the pumpkin action, a niche they think they should be part of. Decent pour, brownish with a tad of orange, looks like a dark hefe. No head and there is sediment on the bottom of the bottle. Yea, a little pumpkin in the smell but for the most part it smells like an old aged high gravity lager or american malt lik. First taste is typical pumpkin but it does have some real pumpkin pie flavors down in there, more so than most punky beers. Does seem to have more alky in ther than most punks. Decent co2 which makes this beer more acceptable. Malty medium strong aftertastefollows each slug. After all these years, I can’t really get used to these pumpkin beers. I find the sweeter ones that taste like real pumpkin pie to be the best and this one leaves something to be desired in that aspect.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2011
at 10:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cinnamon, allspice, pumpkin aroma, well proportioned and nice intensity. Clear auburn, thin head. Thin body. Pumpkin and allspice, not strong, but quaffable. Cinnamon finish. A very well crafted sessionable pumpkin ale. Pumpkin ales for me are usually one and done. They are too gimmicky. This doesn’t blow you over, but it is flavorable and enjoyable, not too gimmicky. One of the the few pumpkin beers I could drink repeatedly.
Tried
on 07 Oct 2011
at 05:27
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Tart aroma of vinegar and chemicals, acetone. Clear auburn, thin yellow head. Somewhat tart malt, cherries, slightly chemical. Vanilla finish. Not a very good maerzen, poorly executed.
Tried
on 07 Oct 2011
at 04:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Nice light brown/amber color. A bit of caramel malts and some spicy hops in the aroma. Medium body. Flavor has nice toasted caramel malts, biscuit, earthy hops, and a bit of spice. Decent fest beer.
Tried
on 25 Sep 2011
at 18:41
2.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Crystal clear golden coloured body with a thick, fast-dying, ugly lace leaving white stain. Aroma of malt, cardboard, funk, yeast, dog food and not much else that’s pleasant. Light-bodied; Funky malt flavour with a bit of cardboard, some light fruits and a gross sweetness. Aftertaste shows some odd funky notes, stale malt, yeast and bad sugars. Overall, nothing too pleasant - not a good beer showing any good qualities from start to finish. Drinkable, but barely. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Wegman’s In Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 22-July-2011 sampled at home home in Manassas, Virginia on 05-August-2011.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2011
at 22:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8.5
Floral bouquet, even blend of marigold and lilly. Hazy amber, very fine floaties, medium head. Lilly dominated flavor, somewhat bitter. No transitions and straigthforward. Rather distinctive in that there is a dearth of APAs that are exclusively floral, without a trace of citrus hops. I prefer the citrus, but it’s refreshing to have an alternative. It also doesn’t hurt that the price is relatively cheap. Excellent value, pretty good beer.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2011
at 17:26