Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams) Harvest Pumpkin Ale Spice/Herb/Vegetable at 5.7% ABV
Pours a clear medium-to-deep amber with a short finger of white head diminishing rapidly to nothing, no lacing. Nose is pumpkin and spice, brown sugar. Taste is sweet and spicy pumpkin, brown sugar, mild bitter. Medium to full body, moderate to high sustained carbonation, and a somewhat sticky finish.
Well, I’ll be: a pumpkin ale that isn’t terrible – will wonders never cease? This just might be the best pumpkin ale I’ve ever tried! (Not that that bar was set all that high, mind you, but still…) Decently spicy, with a fairly good pumpkin flavour. It’s a bit too sweet, and that adversely affects the finish, but not bad at all. Ultimately, I wouldn’t say no to another – and I think that’s the first time I’ve said that about a pumpkin ale.
7/10 #ryansbooze ryansbooze.com
