Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Splashing Pumpkin from Great South Bay Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled. A hazy red beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, pumpkin and spices. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, spices, and pumpkin, leading to a bitter finsih
yespr (55501) reviewed Splashing Pumpkin from Great South Bay Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small off white head. Aroma is toasted malty and breadish. Bitter, herbal and mil spiced. Dry and spiced, nutmeg, finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Got in a BIF from beerloserLI. 16 ounce can into tulip glass, no canning date. Pours fairly crystal clear bright golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, light pine, light honey, bread, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/tropical hops, and moderate pale malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, light honey, bread, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Good amount of piney/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, lemon/orange peel, pine, light honey, bread, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity and robustness of citrus/tropical hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and moderately sticky/resinous mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice IPA. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical hops and moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Mansquito (19100) reviewed Bay Lager from Great South Bay Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
New Beer Distributors, NYC bottle ($2.25): Pours golden with a small white head. Aroma is bready/yeasty and a little sugary. Taste is kind of sweet at first, then a tad grainy, with a slightly bitter finish. Easy drinking sweet lager. Meh.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Got in a BIF from berloserLI. 12 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy golden orange color with a 1 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big blood orange, grapefruit, lemon zest, orange peel, light pine, cracker, bread, light honey, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity citrus hops, blood orange, and moderate pale malt flavors; with good strength. Taste of blood orange, grapefruit, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, cracker, bread, light honey, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate amount of pine/citrus peel bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of blood orange, grapefruit, lemon/orange peel, pine, cracker, bread, light honey, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance, robustness, and complexity of citrus/pine hops, blood orange, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly sticky, and slightly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a very nice fruited pale ale style. All around good balance, complexity, and robustness of citrus/pine hops, blood orange, and moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Splashing Pumpkin from Great South Bay Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Rich caramel coloured body with a light brown glow and a thinnish, single centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of pumpkins (duh), allspice, canella, cardamom and bunches of nutmeg - very nice, all with some pleasant malt alongside. Medium-bodied; Strong spice flavour at first that mellows out and shows a light caramelised sugar flavour with a nice hop flavour at the very end. Aftertaste shows a sweet and malty character with some pumpkin depth, but mainly spicey in a good way. Overall, a nice beer with a good amount of spices, yet easy to drink - not a bad option for the holiday! I sampled this stubby twelve ounce bottle purchased from New Beer Distributors in New York, New York on 19-June-2015 for US$2,25 sampled in my hotel room here a day later on the LES of New York on 20-June-2015.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Some guy at the sampler: pours black with a beige head. Aroma is coffee and roasted malts. Taste is somewhat sweet and roasty. Alcohol is well covered. Pretty smooth.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Some guy at The Sampler, Brooklyn: pours black with a small head. Aroma is coffee and whatever sour ale funk you would expect. Taste is sour and slightly sweet then comes with a roasty coffee finish. Not bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught @ Albion. Clear gilden color with small foamy white head, fruity aroma, sweet apricot taste, medium carbonation, abrupt finish. A bit too fruity but nice.
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Bay Lager from Great South Bay Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Clear good color with a small white head and some light, drippy lace. Clean pale malt and grain aroma. Similar flavor, not too sweet, with a clean, floral hop balance. Light bodied, clean, and easy drinking, lively carbonation, lightly dry finish.