TASTE TEST HARVEST PUMPKIN ALE O 89LLAREVBlue Moon Brewing Psame for pumpkin. It pours a pretty orange color that’s festively bright and has a nice, white head R A100 GNITOUT OFumpkin beers are mainstream, and one of the bigger brands has brought pumpkin-style beers tothe masses. If Blue Moon elevated Belgian-style wheat beers to superstar, this one might do the sitting on top. The aroma is light, and faint spices and cinnamon come through. The flavor still comes through as beer first, which we like, and the spices and pumpkin are background notes. Some may like more spice forward, but this one delivers all the flavors, just scaled down, so those who avoid the pumpkin style might like this take. The finish is clean and refreshing, and a little bit of the flavor hangs around. Sometimes we feel the less powerful versions are more appealing in certain ways, and this one is just that. Light, easy to drink, and background pumpkin spice flavors that are actually very well done. THE RESULTS 70º Appearance: 10 head foaming away on top. 60º65ºA very attractive orange that’s sparkling clear with a bright white(out of 10) 55º (out of 15) 50ºFaint, but nice. Pumpkin spices and cinnamon.11Aroma: 45º (out of 40) and nutmeg. 40ºBalanced but leaning toward the lighter side of pumpkin, cinnamon,35Taste: 35º Finish: 33 Clean, a bit watery, but overall refreshing and a tease of what some 32º (out of 35) of the bigger pumpkin beers offer. A good pumpkin-training beer. We like all beer, big and small. Brewery: Blue Moon Brewing Co. Location: Golden, CO Style: Pumpkin Beer Website: www.bluemoonbrewingcompany.com Price: $7 / 6-pack Alcohol Percentage: 5.7% International Bitterness Rating: NA Glass Recommendation: Pint Availability: Fall/Winter O 92 Sunique and inspiring, but it’s the hay yellow-orange, wickedly clear beer is capped byometimes when you get big, you are overlooked in the world of niche styles, but thisseries from Boston Beer will have you thinking twice before passing it by. The bottle isGRIFFIN’S BOW OAKED BLONDEGLNIT100AOUT OFELASamuel AdamsRRV a pillowy white head that captures your eye. The aroma is loaded with notes from oak, cotton candy, and toffee. The taste is very complex with vanilla, toasted almond, toasted marshmallow, grapefruit, and creme brûlée. The finish leaves you with lots of vanilla, oak, and spices. This beer is the first of a great series from Boston Beer, and we think you should give this one a serious look because it’s packed with great flavors and mouthfeel. THE RESULTS 70º 65º Appearance: 9 wonderfully pillowy white head. 60ºGolden yellow and orange. Very clear and a(out of 10) 55º Aroma: 13 Oak, cotton candy, toffee, and spice. Complex but not 50º (out of 15) overpowering. 45º Taste: 37 Vanilla, toasted almond, grapefruit, toasted 40º (out of 40) marshmallow, and a nice creme brûlée. 35º Finish: 33 Lots of vanilla and oaky notes with some nice spice. 32º (out of 35) Brewery: Boston Beer Location: Boston, MA Style: Barleywine Website: www.samadams.com Price: $6.99 / 22 oz. bottle Alcohol Percentage: 11.5% International Bitterness Rating: 45 Glass Recommendation: Snifter Availability: Limited 72:
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