Brewer: Four+ Brewing Company; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
My cousin works in a Halloween Store in our town. So I went to visit her...just as they closed for the night, so I couldn't go inside. Luckily, a friend of mine who works at the nearby PathMark also had the same problem. So a conversation picks up outside of the store, which leads us to the liquor store a few shops down the strip. Inside I see the pumpkin ales for sale and almost immediately I decide to buy one.
"Get this one," my cousin said after joining us later, pointing to a six-pack of Punk'n Harvest Pumpkin Ale. "It's just adorable."
$9.99 later, after half-price appetizers at Applebees as well, I come home and sample this "adorable" brew. Really, one word sums it up: bitter. Ice cold, it tastes like any other beer I've had...well, not say, Corona...it actually has a decent flavor and it's got a really nice full body. What it lacks is the very thing I was looking for: the pumpkin. There is a slight, very slight nuance of it in the aftertaste, and a very enjoyable medley of spices. Clove and nutmeg stand out to me. This beer tastes better after a few minutes out of the fridge; then all the flavor really stands out.
Overall, I'm most likely not going to finish this six-pack. It's not one that particularly stands out to me.
Rating:
3.5 out of 5
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2 comments:
Wanna know how much of a design-nerd I am? Despite your mediocre rating of this brew, I really really really wanna try it... because they use the font Futura for the logo. Gah!
This blog is great, I'm looking forward to reading more. I am also trying to sample a wide variety of punkin beers this season, so it's nice to have an informed guide to refer to.
THE GREAT PUMPKIN LOVES YOU!
Nicola
Aww, Nicola! <3
Yeah, the labeling was something I forgot to mention in my review. I really liked how simple and almost elegant it looks.
And of course, thanks for stopping by! hehe
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