Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the
NorCal Beer Blog's brew review.
Tonight’s featured beer is Howe Sound Brewing Pumpkineater
Imperial Pumpkin Ale - Ale Brewed With Pumpkins And Spices.
From the Howe Sound Brewing website:
“A high gravity pumpkin ale brewed with barley, fresh roasted pumpkin, hops,
cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, star anise, water and yeast, it is one of the local
seasonal favorites. This beer is produced in very limited quantities each
fall as part of the John Mitchell series.”
Let’s get started!
Appearance: Pours
a deep ruby orange color with a white head and nice lacing.
Aroma: Roasted
pumpkin, anise, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, caramel malt with a molasses or brown
sugar sweetness in the nose.
Taste: Very
sweet, caramel and bready malts, brown sugar, roasted pumpkin, cinnamon, clove,
nutmeg, anise and roasted pumpkin.
Overall: Spicy,
sweet and well-balanced, Howe Sound Brewing Pumpkineater Imperial Pumpkin Ale
is tasty. This 8% ABV offering isn’t
boozy, but rather drinkable. Not my favorite,
but certainly something I’d repeat.
Cheers!
Mark Harvey
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