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This is approx. 3 months old so certainly not quite as the brewer intended, but still drinking absolutely fine. The pour is a really nice, rich looking mahogany affair with some significant red tinges. Head is modest and not especially well...
750mL bottle, Batch 610 bottled 8-13-10. Label says 5.9%, not 6.0% ABV. Jolly Pumpkin is a frustrating brewery to me - more of that later. The pour produces a burnt orange hue with a small head that produces some nice, white lace. Looks good. The...
I've been generally disappointed with the Heavy Seas, higher ABV (Mutiny) series. 22 oz bottle from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. The usual Mutiny series presentation. There is a turbid orange pour which disappoints. I really want a good clarity on...
$9.99 from Arbor Place Beverage, Douglasville, GA, USA. 22 oz bottle, the usual Hoppin' Frog presentation. Pour has an attractive, deep orange color with good clarity, but a smallish and poorly retained head. Nice combination of spices in the nose...
22 oz bottle, classy presentation with high quality on the paper label that wraps around virtually the whole bottle. Gold foil on the neck. Pumpkin Ales are not my favorite, so I feel a little wary, but this turned out to be a magnificent beer....
22 oz bomber from Green's, Ponce, Atlanta, GA, USA. Pumpkin beers are a strange beast as far as I am concerned, and this is no exception. Essentially pumpkin products are virtually unknown in England, and when one considers that amount of pumpkin...
Updated Review 09/12/10 - 2010 vintage Having been totally convinced in the past that the smell and the look of this beer were always better than the taste, in 2010 with the higher ABV, I feel a few things are quite different than they have been in...
12oz single from Trader Joe's in Atlanta, GA, USA. $1.00. Best before April '09 notched on the label. I have lots of success with cheap singles from TJ's in the past, so I am usually happy to throw out a buck in the hope of finding an interesting...
12oz stubbie as single from Green's on Buford, Atlanta, GA, USA. $1.35. I didn't have huge hopes for this but as sometimes is the case, it did really nicely. Very attractive orangey amber pour with a really nice head and a dense looking head. Good...
22 oz bomber from City Beverage, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. $5.49. I guess that this is the beer that finally tells me that I am not that keen on Pumpkin brews! The reason I say that is that I imagine this is pretty much as good as it gets within the...
As part of Old Farts/CEO BIF - thanks to Vancer. 12oz single. Being Thanksgiving, I thought it was time to clear out the remainder of the Pumpkin and O'Fest brews. Very pale orange pour, little or no lace, but some head as long as there is...
12 oz stubbie single from Total Wine, Kennesaw, GA, USA. Oh dear, from the get go things are NOT good here. It pours like soda. A very fizzy pour with a "head" that disappears almost instantly and dies to leave a cloudy, orange body. No body. Taste...
12oz bottle. Thanks go out to Vancer as part of CEO/Old Farts BIF. Golden/orange pour with great clarity. Plenty of carbonation in the form of fine bubbles racing up from the bottom of the glass. This seems on the spicy side of the Pumpkin Ale...
12oz single from Total Wine in Kennesaw, GA, USA. Typical Saranac brew - OK, but ultimately rather ordinary. Light amber/orange pour with a nice initial head but this fades quickly with no lace. Lack of carbonation makes this look a little...
Thanks go out to YonderWanderer for the trade. Cheers! 2007 release, 22 oz bomber, $5.99. Mid copper colored pour with not a great deal of head after the initial aggressive pour, and not much lace or retention. Pretty heavy pumpkin and spice in the...
$6.99 for a sixer at Hiram Bottle Shop, GA, USA. Bought a sixer of this PURELY on the strength of my enjoyment of the AB Winter Bourbon Cask (which I thought was decent). Should have known better than to trust AB for a second time, and I should...
Thanks to Silentsabre for thinking of me on this one. Chill-hazed, bright orange pour with what seems to be an unfiltered look about this beer. Head goes quickly but there is some sticky lacing. Mild spice in the aromas and fairly mild in the taste...
Additional notes 10/01/2022 (Pictured) Still presenting itself as a malty, slightly alternative tasting Vienna or O'fest. It's a little odd, I'll grant you that, but one bottle a year is a welcome change of pace, and I'll likely keep drinking it in...
Nice color in the body, a kind of burnt orange with great clarity. Initially a decent head but fades very quickly to nothing. A little Pumpkin flavor in the aftertaste (a vegetable twang) but not much up front. The aroma has something in it too...
Very clear and orange in the pour with some decent carbonation. Looks nice. Aroma is very tempting with obvious cinnamon and spice notes. This is carried into the taste. Very, very refreshing to drink and I really enjoyed its tangy, tastiness. The...
INITIAL REVIEW FALL 2004: Well, I guess it's lost a bit on me - the whole pumpkin ale thing. I get a beer that is a clear orange color, quite attractive with a little head but next to no retention or lacing, followed by a drink that has definite...