![]() ![]() Warlock is the perfect blend of a full imperial stout and a delicious pumpkin ale, making for a thick and creamy stout with that wonderful pumpkin aroma and flavor we crave this time of year. Southern Tier – Warlock: Warlock is where this brewery’s talent shines. This is truly a pumpkin explosion and is perfect for the fall season!Ģ. ![]() The rum adds a lot of complexity and is a perfect complement to the huge amount of pumpkin and spices in this full-bodied beer. Avery Brewing Company – Rumpkin: This 18% ABV imperial pumpkin beer has been aged in rum barrels and is not for the faint of heart. ![]() Here are seven pumpkin beers with a lot of flavor and some “unique” takes on the pumpkin beer style.ġ. These are wonderful pumpkin beers, but if you want more intense flavor, more body and some experimentation with your beer, here are some suggestions. There are many great go-to standards like Southern Tier Pumking, Stegmaier Pumpkin Ale and Dogfish Head’s Punkin. It can be overwhelming when deciding which ones to choose. On RateBeer, it scores 3.47 out of 5 and is in their 92nd percentile.There are so many pumpkin beers on the market. On BeerAdvocate, it scores an overall grade of B+. Better than many, but definitely “commercialized.” Overall: Not as good as when I first had it. Mouthfeel: Crisp, medium-bodied but clean-filtered. Decent, but more “amber ale” than pumpkin from what I remember. Touch of cinnamon at the back of the throat. Taste: Malty amber base with caramel malts and light on the spicing. Some cooked-pumpkin aromas as well, I think, punctuated by caramel. Smell: Nice, sweet brown sugar and pumpkin pie spices. It’s still one of the best examples of pumpkin beer available.Īppearance: Orange-tinted amber and very clear thinnish light tan head. Let me clear though: this is in no way a bad beer. I suspect part of the issue is that this beer is jointly brewed with New Belgium Brewing (where they can brew larger batches), and the New Belgium brewing processes account for the “change.” I would love to try Night Owl on tap as long as it came out of the Elysian brewery in Seattle, so I could compare. Filtering a pumpkin beer strips away the essential pumpkin characteristics, which give it body and mouthfeel that help to buffer against the harsher notes that spices by themselves can lend to a beer. What I mean when I say is, the beer doesn’t have that “artisanal” character that I remember, instead seeming as though it’s gone through more commercialized industrial processes like filtration.Īnd you all know I think a pumpkin beer should never be filtered. But since then (and especially this year), I noticed there was something different-it has taken on a more filtered, “clean” quality-I want to say “commercialized” because that’s how I think of it, though there’s nothing wrong with being “commercial” with a beer. Back in 2008 when I first reviewed it, it was a pure rave: I declared that it “might well be my new favorite pumpkin beer.” Indeed, it was a first-class pumpkin beer. To be honest, I have mixed feeling about Night Owl these days. So (again, my own rules!) I’ve extended the Week long enough to include this review. NovemBy Jon Abernathy | Filed in Reviews, Theme WeekĮven though by my own rules Pumpkin Beer Week ended last week, I still had a bottle of Elysian Brewing’s Night Owl Pumpkin Ale to review. ![]()
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