Great Pumpkin Imperial Stout
Millstream Brewing Company

Great Pumpkin Imperial StoutGreat Pumpkin Imperial Stout
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From:
Millstream Brewing Company
 
Iowa, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
7.6%
Score:
70
Avg:
2.91 | pDev: 26.8%
Reviews:
24
Ratings:
74
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 04, 2019
Added:
Sep 08, 2012
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  6
Our Pumpkin Imperial Stout is a traditional dark and rich stout infused with pumpkin flavoring. The pumpkin is subtle in this beer and the nose is marked by nutmeg, allspice, pumpkin, and strong roasted malt notes. There is a greatly appreciated balanced level of spice and maltiness. This is truly a beer that will complement the Autumn season.
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Rated: 3.92 by dbrauneis from North Carolina

Aug 04, 2019
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Reviewed by bbtkd from South Dakota

3.89/5  rDev +33.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Millstream Great Pumpkin Imperial Stout, 7.6% ABV. Pours black with 1.6 fingers of tan head. Nose is strong sweet vanilla/marshmallow, and nutmeg. Taste is also sweet vanilla/marshmallow, and nutmeg, slight bitter close. Excellent mouthfeel, and overall a great 'smores beer, confusingly.
Nov 04, 2018
 
Rated: 2.75 by MHJeff06 from Nebraska

Nov 07, 2016
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Reviewed by AlarmClock314 from Wisconsin

3.01/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
12oz bottle, no date. Pours transparent dark amber with a medium sized light khaki head. Lots of sediment at the bottom of the bottle which transfers into the glass (I'd suggest giving the bottle a single shake before opening). Smells of nutmeg, allspice, candy pumpkin, green tea, lightly roasted malt, and herbal/fruity hops. The taste follows exactly with spice, pumpkin, green tea, hops, and lightly roasted malt. Lower intensity and straightforward profile. Light bitterness and sweetness. Thin body and average carbonation for the style. Overall, the lack of roasted malt backbone, added tea flavors, and fake pumpkin taste don't make this very desirable. It'd be better classified as a Pumpkin Ale if it had some real pumpkin, but it still needs an overhaul. Not recommended.
Oct 31, 2016
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

2.21/5  rDev -24.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2
$6.99 four pack.

Pours a chestnut brown color out of the bottle and forms a dark chocolate brown-black in the chalice. Head is minimal and forms a finger for a brief period but then diminishes to bubbly lace.

Aroma is of chocolate covered pumpkin pie filling. Just tons of milk chocolate, a little peanut butter, and pumpkin. I like it.

The chocolate, peanut butter, and pumpkin are all there to start, but then it fades to an acidic metallic finish. It's too bad because it starts off so great.

The feel is a little thin especially for an imperial stout. More like a porter here than anything. Highly carbonated. Semi-dry feel on the finish.

Overall I'm not too impressed with this beer but I'm glad I got it on closeout at $6.99 for a 4 pack. I may never see it again and if I let it age, who knows, it may grow legs and do laundry.

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After 1 year of aging, here are my notes.

A dark chocolate pour yields a 3 finger white-to-beige head. Lace left in hills.

Aromas of those cheap peanut butter candies in the black and orange wrappers you get for Halloween. Some metallic peanut butter chocolate cereal. Disgusting stale chocolate. Some spices and roast malt.

Taste is face twisting. Roast malts first, followed by rotten chocolates after you've brushed your teeth. It changes to a musty, damp, chocolate diaper in a hurry. Some pumpkin but that too is rotted.

Feel is wet, still carbonated, with a semi dry finish.

Original rating was 3.65. This one has dropped to a disturbing 2.21. Worst imperial stout I've ever had. A liberal drain pour.
Jan 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4.15 by Pablobomb from Illinois

Nov 05, 2015
 
Rated: 1.8 by mush from Illinois

Oct 24, 2015
 
Rated: 2.99 by ryan33iowa from Iowa

Oct 04, 2015
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Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota

3.55/5  rDev +22%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Great Pumpkin Imperial Stout, Brewed and bottled by Millstream Brewing, Amana, Iowa. 7.6% ABV.

Dark coloring, nearly, but not quite, black, with a slim, soon-gone head.

Sweet and spicy nose. Yeah, I’m picking up the pumpkin. Some spices? Some chocolate and molasses may or may not lurk below.

Taste: Sweet fruit of the gourd is here in the mouth right away, sweet and tasty. But there’s a battle going on, between the two parts. Where’s the stout? Where’s the pumpkin? Are they getting along? Did they make a connection? Well, do they?

They don’t, really.

It’s a full-ish body, but it’s no imperial stout, at least not a memorable one. Not as good as Southern Tier Warlock. Not really very good at all. Not terrible, mind you, but I’m expecting more.
Oct 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.81 by jpuetz from South Dakota

Sep 12, 2015
 
Rated: 2.44 by Will_Edgar from Iowa

Jun 19, 2015
 
Rated: 2.5 by BarrelAgedG from California

Apr 29, 2015
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Reviewed by bnes09 from Illinois

3.03/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Strange aroma of burnt corn syrup and smoked sausage. Roasted flavor is minimal but leans toward burnt sugars and over-dried prunes. Strange nutmeg and earthy spice that I can't put a name to hits the tongue middrink. Minimal pumpkin quality. Poorly balanced. Just a tad overcarbonated.
Apr 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.29 by ALC82 from Iowa

Feb 24, 2015
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Reviewed by Zach136 from Georgia

3.52/5  rDev +21%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Pitch black, one finger tan head, good lacing. No signs of over carbonation here.

Aroma: Medium intensity roast with a hint of pumpkin pulp

Flavor: Up front I get something weirdly vegetal, almost what I imagine the stem of a flower tastes like. Then some roast, touch of chocolate and a seasonal spice finish. The overpowering weird upfront flavor is pretty much throwing it all off for me.

Mouthfeel: Medium+ bodied, but dried out by the roast and spice.
Jan 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by dheldman from Minnesota

Nov 28, 2014
 
Rated: 1 by raceon4 from Michigan

Nov 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by a77cj7 from South Dakota

Nov 25, 2014
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Reviewed by BeerWithMike from Nebraska

3/5  rDev +3.1%
Sampling right now on 11/16/14 after that bad Vikings/Bears game. BOO! LOL. Bottled chilled down to 36 degrees F in my beer cooler and poured in to a handled-glass stein.

Brew pours a very dark brown, almost black actually as you really can't see through it. A good 2-3 finger off-white foamy head is seen that stays around for a while after the pour before finally settling down to a good 2 to 3mm. A decent amount of sediment is seen at the bottom of the bottle after the pour. Lots of lacing is seen that sticks to the sides of the glass, like a good German brew. The aroma is of dark roasted malts with a hint of pumpkin. Pretty much the same for the taste with some spice coming through as well as a hint of black coffee. Some bitterness is noted for the finish that lingers a bit to long. Little more than for my liking. Needs to be a bit more sweeter also in my opinion. Close to being medium-bodied with good carbonation. Overall, it was just 'alright' at BEST, as the bitter finish didn't help it any.
Nov 16, 2014
 
Rated: 2.77 by Chaz from Minnesota

Nov 10, 2014
Great Pumpkin Imperial Stout from Millstream Brewing Company
Beer rating: 70 out of 100 with 74 ratings