Ah, fall. The leaves are turning from green to yellow. There is a hint of winter coming in the air (but not too soon we hope). Thanksgiving is coming soon, within the next few weeks, and so the breweries have come out with their thanksgiving beer selection. Hopefully this will just be the first of the thanksgiving beer reviews.
Pumpkin Pie pours into the glass a gorgeous red/brown, more red than brown. There is no head when initially poured into the glass, however, on subsequent pours (to refill the glass) a small head did develop, but dissipated quickly. My first sniff revealed the character of the beer: the smell of malt and warm spices. Spices like cinnamon, clove, cardamon and (I didn't recognize this one until I read about it, but it is there none the less) nutmeg. All spices you would expect in a pumpkin pie. The first sip yielded a huge burst of these warm spices as well as a hint of pumpkin. There was also some malt tastes but no hops. This truly does taste like one would imagine a pumpkin pie beer should. Neither beer taste or pumpkin pie taste overwhelming the other, but both working together to create a truly great beer. I must say that I did have this beer on a very warm day, but on a cool or even a cold evening or night, this would be an exceptional beer.
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May your glass always be full of good beer!
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