Autumnation - Sixpoint Brewery

slim2043

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +23%

11-18-2012 15:25:55 | More by slim2043

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

05-15-2013 18:36:38 | More by twenty5

visualmartyr

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

05-13-2013 00:18:30 | More by visualmartyr

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

05-12-2013 17:23:36 | More by mikeburd1128

jheezee

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

05-09-2013 21:22:16 | More by jheezee

dalepryor

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

05-07-2013 21:31:39 | More by dalepryor

TheManiacalOne

Rhode Island

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

05-01-2013 18:37:01 | More by TheManiacalOne

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

04-23-2013 04:42:43 | More by Kelp

cram

New York

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

04-18-2013 00:57:27 | More by cram

dstueber

New York

4.25/5  rDev +16.1%

04-06-2013 12:22:15 | More by dstueber

Zuela

New York

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

04-05-2013 17:42:05 | More by Zuela

PissWarmChango

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

04-02-2013 17:52:04 | More by PissWarmChango

JohnQVD

New York

3/5  rDev -18%

03-17-2013 19:33:09 | More by JohnQVD

TheMultiYeast

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

03-16-2013 03:25:53 | More by TheMultiYeast

PrimScrewhead

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev +9.3%

03-15-2013 00:04:09 | More by PrimScrewhead

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

03-12-2013 19:27:43 | More by Zachtheporter

gtermi

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

03-07-2013 23:03:35 | More by gtermi

zoober911

New York

4/5  rDev +9.3%

03-07-2013 02:34:35 | More by zoober911

GrindFatherBob

New York

2/5  rDev -45.4%

03-06-2013 09:47:44 | More by GrindFatherBob

orangesol

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

03-06-2013 05:08:09 | More by orangesol

chasmandocharles

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

03-03-2013 22:33:05 | More by chasmandocharles

jondeelee

Massachusetts

3.98/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Autumnation opens to a bright, citrusy, hoppy nose that brings heavy doses of grapefruit rind, pink grapefruit, pine resin, and lemon, with supporting hoppy aromas of dandelion stem, mint, and anise. These are countered by a good range of sugars, including orange, apricot, and berry fruit esters, caramel, and brown sugar. And all of this rests atop a bed of toast crust and Grape Nuts cereal, though the grains are largely overwhelmed here and are somewhat difficult to pick out. Hops are the primary aroma, occupying a good three-quarters of the profile, making the beer smell very much like an IPA. As a whole, the nose is very nice, but what is immediately noticeable is the utter lack of pumpkin or spice aromas in here; indeed, if this were handed to me in a blind test, I would think this simply another IPA. What results is still enticing, and features an excellent hop array, but doesn’t mesh up with what the can advertises.

On the tongue, the first notes are hops, but these are milder here than they were on the nose. They still bring good amounts of pink grapefruit, grapefruit rind, pine resin, and lemon, however, with mint, anise, and dandelion stem coming in second. The sugars and grains seem better balanced on the tongue, with orange, apricot, and berry fruit esters mixing with caramel and brown sugar, and the grains again bringing toast crust and Grape Nuts cereal, as well as biscuit and toasted pecan. However, the pumpkin is still missing. There is a good touch of spice in here, but it does not come off as pumpkin spice—instead, it resembles a black and white pepper mixture, with perhaps subtle hints of coriander. The pumpkin is mainly noticeable in the aftertaste, where it brings about a slightly oily and very faint pumpkin flavor that coats the tongue, but is largely overshadowed by the still-exuberant hops, which continue to bang away at the tastebuds in lemony, grapefruity, piney goodness for a long time. Mouthfeel is medium-light to medium, and carbonation is medium.

As a whole, there is a lot to like about this beer, and hopheads will especially find the hop palette pleasantly diverse and potent. However, as an autumn beer supposedly brewed with pumpkin and spice, the beer does fall short, as neither of those flavors are immediately detectable. Even knowing that the beer contains pumpkin, I was barely able to find any, and that was largely because of the aftertaste.

Serving type: can

02-28-2013 20:57:27 | More by jondeelee

mark-herrmann

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -18%

02-21-2013 18:08:33 | More by mark-herrmann

Skramer

New York

4/5  rDev +9.3%

02-19-2013 01:28:55 | More by Skramer

DIPAFAN

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +9.3%

02-18-2013 21:01:19 | More by DIPAFAN