What Our Panel Thought
Aroma: “Cinnamon and vanilla up front, with notes of caramel and brown sugar and some subtle pumpkin sweetness. Nice pumpkin-spice character—cinnamon, clove, allspice, nutmeg. Smells like a pumpkin pie spiked with whiskey.”
Flavor: “Solid caramel malt sweetness up front with notes of brown sugar and candi sugar. Nice supportive spices with cinnamon and nutmeg notes. The whiskey-barrel character comes through as a touch of vanilla. Lots of pumpkin flavor and nice cherry and fig flavors in the finish. The warmth adds a nice complexity to this beer.”
Overall: “A complex and yet surprisingly well-rounded beer with a good balance between sweet and spicy. I particularly like the finish, with a nice caramel balanced with oak. A tasty pumpkin beer for colder nights.”
What the Brewers Say
“Pours a burnished orange color. Aromas of bourbon, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and clove. The full malt body is dominated by British crystal malt, brown sugar, and pumpkin. Bourbon-barrel aging adds notes of oak, vanilla, bourbon.”
