6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Churchkey. Clear dark golden color, huge beige head with poor retention. Aroma of Christmas fruitcake. Taste is a strange mixture of licorice, peppermint candy, chocolate, pine and citrus. Mediocre.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Nov 2010
at 16:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12oz can-pours a big white head and yellow color. Aroma is grassy, grain. Taste is sweet grain, some corn, fruity/spice hops.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Nov 2010
at 16:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Light orange peel nose. Cloudy amber, medium head, good adherence to the glass. Tangerine flavor with just enough sweetness. Wheat bread and orange peel finish. Pretty nice.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2010
at 10:31
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville, VA, opened 9/5/10. Pours a clear reddish amber color with a medium tan head that fades quickly. The aroma is pumpkin and big spice notes, including nutmeg, ginger and clove. The taste is pumpkin and fresh baked gingerbread. Cinnamon, nutmeg and other spices. Medium bodied. Damn good, and a contender for my favorite pumpkin ale ever. Nice job.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2010
at 13:14
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Great deep amber coloured body with a bright orange glow when held up to a light and a lush, three centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of pumpkin pie spice, strong cinnamon, a bunch of hops (awesome to smell) and a bit of yeast. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong assertive malt, caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg and pumpkin are very noticeable throughout this. Chunky, chewy mouthful afterwards with a lot of sweetness, noticeable pumpkin and a good spicy character. Overall, a very nice and well done beer that shows a lot of complexity and pretty much everything you’d want from a pumpkin beer. This one sits strong and deep, just like a meal - so if you want a beer that’s almost like a meal or a bit to eat - drink this! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Bon Vivant Market in Smithfield, Virginia on 14-October-2010 for US$2.80 sampled at home in Washington on 21-October-2010.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2010
at 22:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 oz bottle. Poured a golden orange color, large white head. Aroma was sweet malts, spices, yeast, caramel. Flavor was malty, caramel notes, bready, yeast. Spicy. Quite an interesting brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2010
at 00:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pronounced cinnamon and pumpkin aroma with clove accents. Clear orange, medium yellow head. Lots of cinnamon on the front end. Greater pumpkin notes appear later with nutmeg. Medium body. Much more cinnamon than most pumpkin spice beers. Exceptional for the style.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2010
at 20:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Growler shared by Bill, thanks Bill. Color is dark brown with faint ruby hues and pours with a small head. The beer is coffee-earthiness, some vegetal malts, and a ground-soil character. Its not sour but an earthy version of the style.
Tried
from Growler
on 17 Oct 2010
at 10:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by Brian, thanks! Poured a cloudy grapefruit orange with a white head that dissipated completely. Aroma had a distinct champagne with some underlying light fruit tartness and a slight citrus note as well. Flavor had more citrus combining with the champagne and a slight bit of light fruit tartness coming out in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2010
at 19:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
750 from Randall’s Wines and Spirits. Pours dark hazy gold with a foamy 4 finger off-white head. Aromas of yeast, peachy stone fruit and kandi. Near full bodied with frothy carbonation. It is very fruity in a slightly cooked way. The yeast/spice seems mildly peppery. With time the pepper seems to build in the mouth. Not a lot going on here, but the flavor is fairly intense and keeps the attention. Very good.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2010
at 17:34