On tap at Blue Ribbon Tavern, delightfully sweet autumn seasonal brings pronounced cinnamon-toasted gingerbread likeness to brown-sugared pumpkin pie theme. Sparkly hop pep receives ancillary nutmeg-allspice tingle. Perfect dessert fodder. 2015 bottled version: lemony ginger snap, salty pumpkin seeding and herbal perfumed hops crowd sweet brown-sugared pumpkin pie spicing.
On tap at 381 Main, mystifyingly audacious pumpkin pie-spiced medium body succeeds at re-creating brown-buttered zucca ravioli with its doughy pasta flouring, herbal sage cream saucing, grated biscotti variance and anise cookie notion (picking up lacquered shellac varnishing). Roasted pumpkin seed midst allows botanical butternut squash, zucchini and white gourd illusions to lighten the herbal dry-hopped bittering. A stylishly hybridized autumnal original that’s sure to enlighten experienced palates.
On tap at 381 Main, capacious cinnamon-spiced pumpkin pie theme runs thru ambitious autumnal ale. Creamily rich caramel malting, modest gingerbread niche and sugared vanilla respite deepen detailed pumpkin puree interior. Sugar-spiced butternut squash, glazed acorn squash and sweet yam undertones add to overall sweetness. Sharp carbolic fizz nips at the nose. Perfect sweet-tooth dessert.
On tap at 381 Main, sessionably smooth sweet-spiced pumpkin pie alternative offers cinnamon-sticked nutmeg, allpsice and ginger seasoning for elegantly buoyant setting. Sweet orange peel zest adds citric appeal to delicate pumpkin sugaring and thin pumpkin-skinned salting.
Bustling bourbon-barreled autumn ale loads lacquered pumpkin flesh atop generous ginger-spiced citrus spritz and distant vanilla-creamed cocoa nibs. But wavering bourbon sweetness never gains full effectiveness. Butternut squash, cucumber and zucchini illusions provide minor earthiness to contrast distant cinnamon-nutmeg wisps.
When it comes to experimenting with varied spices and offbeat accents, Imperial pumpkin ales oft-times lead the way. Complex medium-full-bodied autumnal dessert treat (with heightened 9.2% ABV) tastes like whiskey-laced pumpkin pie, bringing aboard enticing Christmastime seasoning for further enlightenment. Sweet roasted pumpkin midst picks up wintry cinnamon-toasted cardamom, allspice, clove and nutmeg sweetness to contrast peppery thyme nuance. Cherry coughdrop, plum brandy, candied fig and soured gourd illusions drift by astringent alcohol burnt .
Ambitious oak-barrel aged dessert treat (with sharp alcohol burn) evenly spreads wintry fruit spices across pumpkin pie sweetness and creamy caramel malting. Cinnamon overrides nutmeg-ginger-cardamom seasoning while cherry-bruised bourbon, sherry and burgundy wining propels oaken vanilla-tinged pumpkin puree finish.
Inconstant 2013 version vacillates between lightly spiced sugar pumpkin-skinned alacrity to raw gourd-squash-zucchini rusticity. Subtly perfumed cinnamon-nutmeg-allspice seasoning gets washed-out before soft-watered pumpkin pie likeness picks up minor clay-hopped plasticity.
On tap at Growler & Gill, peculiar Saaz-hopped fall seasonal layers moderate butternut squash roast atop raw-honeyed ginger spicing and mild Sichuan peppercorn burn. Red licorice illusions nip at the heels of herbal perfumed midst. Wafting dark floral bouquet underlies abstruse mix. For advanced thirsts only.
Sweet cinnamon apple-spiced pumpkin pie sugaring contrasts less prevalent vegetal gourd acridity. Honey-glazed yam, gingerbread and nutmeg undertones add casual splendor. Creamy vanilla snip further sweetens medium-bodied fall seasonal.
Indeterminate pumpkin-roasted fall harvest seasonal brings vegetal gourd-yam rusticity to understated brown-sugared spicing. Salty pumpkin-seeded oiling and brisk hop rasp overtake depleted cinnamon-nutmeg-clove conflux, undermining any true pumpkin pie proclivity.
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, unfussy soft-toned seasonal offers sedate pumpkin spicing to dry gourd acridity above mild caramelized wheat backdrop. Laidback cinnamon-nutmeg-clove expectancy and herbal ginger snip drowned out a tad by spritzy carbolic fizz.
