Oak Jacked Imperial Pumpkin Ale - Uinta Brewing Company

Ghenna

California

4.1/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a deep amber color, off white head that lingers atop the beer through the entire glass. Hefty nutmeg, clove, and some ginger on the nose, in addition to some honest to god pumpkin.

Taste is initially mostly pumpkin spice, with an after taste and MF of pumpkin, sorta creamy. Brown sugar on the end, but still finishes a little pumpkin spicey and dry.

Honestly, I've never experienced pumpkin in a beer quite like I have with this one- it really is unique. Whereas most pumpkin beers tend to be an amber with pumpkin spice, this is a real pumpkin beer. Though a little pricey, this is definietly a beer that fits the season and is worth trying once, if for nothing else, than to see how pumpkin can be represented in a beer both in terms of flavor and texture.

Serving type: bottle

10-11-2011 01:59:38 | More by Ghenna

twenty5

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -0.2%

06-17-2013 02:39:10 | More by twenty5

BostonHops

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

06-16-2013 02:39:09 | More by BostonHops

dannyhead

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

05-30-2013 16:38:47 | More by dannyhead

ipas-for-life

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -12.7%

05-23-2013 13:01:26 | More by ipas-for-life

JISurfer

South Carolina

4/5  rDev -0.2%

05-23-2013 04:08:01 | More by JISurfer

TheBoog013

California

4.25/5  rDev +6%

05-22-2013 23:31:27 | More by TheBoog013

campfirebrew

New York

3.5/5  rDev -12.7%

05-20-2013 02:28:19 | More by campfirebrew

Devinph

California

4.25/5  rDev +6%

05-10-2013 04:37:08 | More by Devinph

ngeunit1

California

4.33/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Dark copper-red color with a finger of frothy khaki-tan head. Fades normal.

S - Sweet caramel and dark caramel malts, oak, vanilla, pumpkin, brown sugar, dark fruits, cloves, cinnamon, and some other spices, a bit of booze.

T - Sweet caramel and dark caramel malts, pumpkin, oak, vanilla, brown sugar, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, other spices, raisins and other dark fruits, and a bit of booze.

M - Medium-full bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth with a sweet, warming, and lightly spicy finish.

D - Great barrel aged pumpkin ale. Nice blend of spices.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 04:02:33 | More by ngeunit1

drgonzo2k2

California

4.25/5  rDev +6%

04-20-2013 13:59:18 | More by drgonzo2k2

brheuer

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -0.2%

03-25-2013 00:35:43 | More by brheuer

jagada

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

03-24-2013 04:10:03 | More by jagada

Em30

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -0.2%

03-20-2013 00:18:24 | More by Em30

mrshoes

Georgia

2.75/5  rDev -31.4%

03-15-2013 20:18:10 | More by mrshoes

CEDAMA

California

5/5  rDev +24.7%

03-08-2013 01:49:09 | More by CEDAMA

Bcarson7287

Tennessee

4/5  rDev -0.2%

03-07-2013 04:13:52 | More by Bcarson7287

Rojada1988

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

02-07-2013 22:57:11 | More by Rojada1988

Haybeerman

Colorado

4/5  rDev -0.2%

02-07-2013 21:41:46 | More by Haybeerman

laituegonflable

Australia

4/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Pours a vivid red colour, really quite shiny. Head is cream-coloured, settled out to a thin film with very decent lace left behind. More retention would be a gas, but it still looks pretty damn good.

Smell is quite pleasant indeed. Distinct sourness, in a bacteria way, not a lot of horse blanket to it, but a pleasant sweet spice as well. Largely cinnamon, with a touch of anise as well. Smells like a good Christmas ale, but with a light sourness to freshen up. Like it a lot.

Taste is also very Christmassy - cherry notes soaked in booze, with cinnamon, clove and anise, all with a big vanilla-tinged malt underneath. Toffee, caramel, touch of red wine and some rye whiskey. Macadamias, walnuts and figs as well. Yes, not a lot of pumpkin if truth be told (was served to me blind). It's a big Wintery wonderland. I want more of that sourness I detected on the nose to cleanse it a little, but there is a hint of it just dusting off the sweetness at the end. A very merry celebration of the festive season, but more of that sourness would make this a damn 'Christmas' cracker.

Full and pretty boozey. Gets a large, quite hot note late-mid which overpowers a bit. Could otherwise have been good.

Nice, sweet Winter ale - warm and pleasant and comforting.

Serving type: bottle

02-07-2013 11:00:03 | More by laituegonflable

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -25.2%

02-03-2013 22:21:33 | More by ejimhof

Chrixsus

Illinois

4/5  rDev -0.2%

02-01-2013 03:05:19 | More by Chrixsus

sdonegan

Illinois

4/5  rDev -0.2%

01-30-2013 20:41:55 | More by sdonegan

Zkman87

New York

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

01-29-2013 23:20:01 | More by Zkman87

jvillefan

California

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

01-29-2013 03:34:38 | More by jvillefan