Carbonation starts out high and slowly begins to come out of solution, adding a bit of a carbonic bite at first but accentuating the beers light, tingling freshness. Mouthfeel: Relatively smooth body with a sense of balance, although the alcohol notes come across moderately strong and slightly overpowers the rest of the beer. Although hop bitterness is low, there is considerable bitterness and heat from high carbonation and spice that interacts with the hop bitterness in the finish. Aftertaste remains sweet with a refreshing dose of pumpkin coming back around. Pumpkin is present throughout the experience but is somewhat masked by the heat from the alcohol and spices. Small, steady bubbles continue to collect around the sides.įlavor: Malts and spices move across the palate together, with addition spice noted from the alcohol. A near-white head forms but quickly fades, leaving behind a juice-like appearance. I achieved more haze by pouring about 3/4 of the bottle and then gently shaking the bottom to arouse any yeast, then pouring the rest. Hops are pretty much non-existent.Īppearance: Amber orange with a good amount of haze. All of the spices are kept in balance by malty sweetness and light alcohol notes in the nose. Plenty of spices reminiscent of nutmeg and cinnamon blends in nicely with whole pumpkins. The beer is unfiltered which potentially helps in retaining more of the pumpkin flavor.Īroma: Pumpkin pie. We already had plans to make our own BLT sandwiches which we were delighted to find as a suggested food pairing on Shipyard's website. Kristine was determined to find Shipyard's pumpkin ale but we fell short and had to part from City Market with the UFO. After a vacation home I returned to find all the pumpkin beers now available as part of the fall seasonal.

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