Nasty contract brewed version is completely indistinguishable and cheaply mass-produced. Nominal pumpkin spicing lost amongst carbolic phenol spicing and dreary candied malting. The worst updated recipe since Blue Point Toasted Lager. Useless.
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ROGUE PUMPKIN PATCH
Rambunctious pumpkin pie spicing prevails for limited edition autumnal medium body in eye-catching orange bottle. Brown-sugared cinnamon, gingerbread, nutmeg and allspice nuances partially relinquished by sweet potato pie vibe. Vegetal gourd, squash, yam and zucchini astringency rides shotgun.
FIRE ISLAND PUMPKIN BARREL ALE – 2012
Decent midrange autumn seasonal packs dry lemon-sliced gourd astringency inside brown-sugared pumpkin pie passage. Hop-prickled allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger and roasted chestnut illusions flutter softly below.
CAPTAIN LAWRENCE KATCHKIE HARVEST PUMPKIN ALE
On tap at Bridsall House, fine farmhouse-styled autumn ale retains dry vegetal mouthfeel. Puree-roasted pumpkin and butternut squash fruiting saddles astringent hop bitterness above caramel-glazed bottom. In deep recess, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cardamom spices try ascending above weedy earthiness.
CAPTAIN LAWRENCE PUMPKIN ALE
Indistinct autumn ale stays dryer and more astringent than sweeter-spiced variants. Unresolved pumpkin puree entry leads to vegetal gourd midst. Distant nutmeg-cinnamon-allspice seasoning drowned out by brisk carbolic fizz. In need of brown-sugared sweetness to contrast muffled profile.
SIXPOINT AUTUMNATION
Atypical autumnal ale with freshly wet green hops and citric fruiting pushing it stylistically towards an IPA and away from a traditional pumpkin ale. Wavered grapefruit-orange bittering and unexpected ginger seasoning overtake any appreciable pumpkin influence. Harvest-grained minerality and resinous white-peppered bite lost in overwhelming carbolic fizz. Wispy guava, mango and kiwi undertones get washed-out alongside any gourd remnant.
POINT WHOLE HOG PUMPKIN ALE
Compelling autumnal full body tastes like a scrumptious pumpkin-spiced gingerbread cookie with whipped cream topping. Sweet mulling-spiced pumpkin pie midst never relents as nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice rush to the top alongside the ancillary Marachino cherry uprising, pushing this 2012 limited release to great heights. Bawdy boozers will welcome its sharp grain alcohol snip.
LONG TRAIL IMPERIAL PUMPKIN ALE
Dryer and more alcohol burnt (8%) than most stylistic competitors, 2012 autumnal seasonal takes sinewy gourd-spiced bittering to whiskey-licked medicinal candied finish. Metallic astringency absorbs nutmeg, allspice, ginger and cinnamon spicing plus red cherry, orange and tangerine snip, leaving slight vegetal whim at the backend. Serve to open-minded British bitter imbibers during Octoberfest as a musky alternative.
SAMUEL ADAMS FAT JACK DOUBLE PUMPKIN ALE
Luxurious 2012-vintage Imperial Pumpkin Ale offers powerful gingerbread-glazed pumpkin pie spicing to brown-sugared nutmeg-cinnamon-cardomom-allspice sweetness above sharp carbolic hop briskness. On tap, sugar plum, dried cherry, pecan, vanilla and caraway illusions firm up the busy backend. Spiced rum boozing and tingly brandy nip add boozy whir. Bottled version may have less creamy sugar-spiced malt thrust, coarser wood-grained bourbon smidge and astringent gourd glitch, but its raspy cinnamon-toasted pumpkin spicing loses little luster.
CISCO PUMPLE DRUMKIN SPICED ALE
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, unspecific 2012 version places crisp hop sharpness above subdued autumnal gourd expectancy and wispy lemon-salted phenol spicing. Light crystal malt creaming never sweetens enough to contrast musty earthen leathering, pumpernickel-seeded breading and vegetal squash-pumpkin simmer. Moldy fig, pecan, cinnamon, nutmeg and cardomom illusions barely register below the haphazard mix.
SOUTHAMPTON PUMPKIN ALE (2012)
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, lackluster 2012 tapped version stays indistinct. Its autumnal pumpkin spicing fades too quickly, becoming an afterthought as bleary lemon-soured orange rind bittering eclipses seasonal expectancy. Phenol gingerbread-nutmeg-cinnamon spicing and vegetal squash-gourd acridity further mire drab liquid.
WOODSTOCK INN AUTUMN ALE BREW
Sublime brown-sugared cinnamon apple sweetness elevated by pumpkin pie spicing and diffuse gingerbread-nutmeg-allspice-cardamom niceties. Sharp-hopped carbolic frisk tingles tongue as cinnamon cider theme increases intensity. Tart Granny Smith apple souring and medicinal cherry coughdrop snip refine frosty autumnal splendor. On tap at Doherty’s (2016), dryer apple influence picked up sour cider-fig snip to counter sweet cinnamon spicing.