Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the
NorCal Beer Blog's brew review.
Tonight’s featured beer is New Belgium Brewing Pumpkick Ale
Brewed with Pumpkin Juice, Cranberry Juice and Spices. Keeping in the “nearly
Halloween” beer review tradition I thought I’d pick up another “pumpkin ale” to
review. I didn’t want to commit to a six
pack of Pumpkick so I was fortunate to find a single bottle (strictly for
review purposes).
From the New Belgium Brewing website:
“What’s that bite of tartness doing in a pumpkin beer? Adding the unexpected
kick of cranberry juice to brighten this traditionally spiced seasonal ale.
PUMPKICK is brewed with plenty of pumpkin juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and
allspice, but it's the cranberries and touch of lemongrass that send your taste
buds sailing.”
Let’s get started!
Appearance: Pours
a copper orange with a fluffy off-white head and good lacing.
Aroma: Cooked
pumpkin, pumpkin pie spices and a touch of caramel.
Taste: Cinnamon,
allspice and nutmeg lead the charge on this followed by pumpkin and caramel malt. Slight cranberry tartness and a touch of
nuttiness.
Overall: New
Belgium Brewing Pumpkick Ale was pretty light for a pumpkin ale, but easy
drinking. Probably not my favorite
pumpkin ale, but this 6% ABV brew is solid and worth checking out.
Cheers!
Mark Harvey
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