Blue Moon Harvest Moon Pumpkin Ale - Coors Brewing Company

semihobo

Michigan

2.9/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Best by Jan 29th 06, this bottle should be pretty fresh.

Pours nicely into the pint glass, perfect size head but the bubbles are a little lumpy. Orange color is nice but hints of yellow detract. Nice head retention, although at the end the head formed into chunks on the top... I don't think it's mold, but that's very weird.

Smells of cloves, spices (in a somewhat belgian way) and pumpkin, along with sweet malts. I wonder if they used the same yeast as in normal BM. This smells delicious, close to pumpkin pie.

Some good, some bad on the taste. Cloves and some pumpkin flavor dominate, which is how the pumpkin ale should be. I'm not sure this is a pumpkin "ale," more like a pumpkin amber lager. Too heavy on the spice and the sweetness but I'm glad they aren't afraid to go all out. Very little bit of hops on the finish; this tastes almost like an all-malt lager. A little bit of artificial chemical taste brings it down.

Mouthfeel is watery and overcarbonated, yucky finish.

I couldn't drink many more of these. Because it's pretty over the top, the sweetness and spicing gets a little sickening by the end. Nice as a single, though, to get you in the halloween mood.

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2005 20:30:48 | More by semihobo

ClayO

Arizona

3/5  rDev -2%

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Ceballonegro

Ohio

2.75/5  rDev -10.1%

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Srive009

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +38.9%

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jbarletto

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -2%

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Photekut

Azerbaijan

2.5/5  rDev -18.3%

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FUwolfpacker

South Carolina

3/5  rDev -2%

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iHeartMNBeer

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -2%

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JoshFrierson86

Arkansas

3/5  rDev -2%

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Matt73

New York

3/5  rDev -2%

05-15-2013 17:59:21 | More by Matt73

lucasj82

Indiana

2.75/5  rDev -10.1%

05-15-2013 02:13:41 | More by lucasj82

Lare453

Florida

2.5/5  rDev -18.3%

05-12-2013 15:54:41 | More by Lare453

Slay40

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +38.9%

05-12-2013 02:40:48 | More by Slay40

JamesStreet

Louisiana

3.25/5  rDev +6.2%

05-10-2013 21:09:13 | More by JamesStreet

twenty5

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -10.1%

05-10-2013 16:34:49 | More by twenty5

pcsnyder

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +14.4%

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Xzfgiimtsath

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -18.3%

05-10-2013 12:55:13 | More by Xzfgiimtsath

JakeDebus

Maryland

3/5  rDev -2%

05-09-2013 17:19:22 | More by JakeDebus

dalepryor

Kentucky

2.75/5  rDev -10.1%

05-07-2013 22:29:20 | More by dalepryor

ssimpson89

Illinois

3/5  rDev -2%

05-06-2013 02:47:07 | More by ssimpson89

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -10.1%

05-04-2013 21:42:24 | More by ZEB89

danfix99

Minnesota

2/5  rDev -34.6%

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Cvescalante

Texas

2/5  rDev -34.6%

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armiakhe

Michigan

3.24/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25

the appearance of Blue moon harvest moon pumpkin ale is a clear dark orange with minimal head and not a lot of lacing. It smells of a slight pumpkin spice with a hint of smokey cinnamon in the aftertaste. Its just an average pumpkin ale but has some hops to it as well.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 13:33:10 | More by armiakhe

j-estep

Ohio

4/5  rDev +30.7%

04-26-2013 03:40:01 | More by j-estep