Blue Moon Harvest Moon Pumpkin Ale - Coors Brewing Company

StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.3/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

a way overly spiced pumpkin beer in my opinion. on tap at dave and busters, this one pours a nice amber shade with a faint orange glow and a fleeting off white head. the nose is nutmeg and clove, a little vanilla, and red and caramel malts. no squash to speak of. the same is true of the flavor, where the heavy spice dose totally crowds out any real pumpkin thats in this beer. its very desserty, like a pumpkin pie, seasonally okay, but to me id like to see more of the actual pumpkin. all the spice makes it a tough beer to session, even though the body is just medium and the carbonation is good. its not a bad beer, dont get me wrong, and definitely better than some of the other blue moon seasonals, but ive come to like my pumpkin beers to showcase the vegetable, not the spice, and this one is just too spice based for me. others may disagree.

Serving type: on-tap

11-09-2012 16:20:53 | More by StonedTrippin

rfgetz

Pennsylvania

3.03/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a hazy burnt orange, moderate cap of off-white foam, gone quickly. Pale notes of grain blend with mild pumpkin and firm seasonal cinnamon, clove and ginger. Taste very light, mild notes of pumpkin and spice on a weakly malted base beer. Fizzy, light. Not one of the best representations of a pumpkin ale... simply a weak, fizzy beer with a splash of the season.

Serving type: on-tap

09-21-2012 16:49:37 | More by rfgetz

metter98

New York

3.1/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: The beer is crystal clear amber in color and has no visible carbonation. It poured with wispy lacing on the surface and a thin collar of bubbles around the edge of the glass.
S: There are aromas of pumpkin and pumpkin pie spices in the nose.
T: The taste is very similar to the smell and also has a little bit of sweetness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a low to moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This isn’t a bad pumpkin beer because it has a good amount of aromas and flavors (that don’t taste artificial) and is easy to drink.

Serving type: on-tap

09-10-2012 23:10:23 | More by metter98

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.05/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Served on tap at Teak on the Hudson in Hoboken, NJ

A: Pours a crystal clear dark orange to dark amber in color with very minimal amounts of visible carbonation. The beer has a quarter finger tall off-white head that quickly reduces to a thick film covering the entire surface of the beer and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate aromas of pumpkin and yam with some lighter amounts of pumpkin pie spices with nutmeg, clove, and allspice all present. The dominant flavor is the pumpkin while the spices are more subtle and in the background.

T: Very similar to the smell, that taste of this beer is dominated by pumpkin and some lighter spices (nutmeg, allspice, and clove) but seems to be lacking in malts. There is a light amount of underlying sweetness.

M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Slightly thin/watery.

O: Not the worst pumpkin beer that I have had but nothing special either. Easy to drink and I enjoy the fact that the spices are not too dominant and it is not overly sweet.

Serving type: on-tap

09-09-2012 01:27:50 | More by dbrauneis

paulginva

Virginia

2.83/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

APPEARANCE: This beer, poured from a tap into a pint glass, produced an off-white fizzy 1" head that dissipated quickly leaving thin head lacing. Carbonation was moderate in a clear deep amber colored body.

AROMA: Moderate wheat malt and pumpkin with a light nutty overlay. No hops, but that's okay.

TASTE: Light pumpkin and moderate wheat malts with some nutty taste and light spice. That's about it. Kind of a disappointment; it's not bad, it's just not good either.

MOUTHFEEL: This beer has a light to medium body with a thin texture, moderate carbonation and thin body lacing that dissipates swiftly. The initial flavor is a moderate sweetness with a lighter sweetness at the finish, that lasted for a short period of time.

DRINKABILITY: The bear is repeatable and easy to drink due to its alcohol level but I'd suggest finding a better exemplar of this style. All in all, it's a pretty pedestrian brew. There's not much pumpkin here and what there is tastes like baby food. It's not really objectionable but it's at the lower end of acceptable.

Serving type: on-tap

03-09-2012 22:59:46 | More by paulginva

socon67

New York

3.15/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A - Pour is orange with visible carbonation. Clear and with a quickly dissipating foam.

S - Not much here. Slight smell of cinnamon but that's it.

T - Decent. Some pumpkin flavor and some clove and nutmeg spice.

M - Carbonation is a bit high and kinda ruined this one. But it is quite drinkable if you can look past this.

O - Average. Nothing great but it is as good as any standread pumpkimn beer.

Serving type: on-tap

10-24-2011 00:05:00 | More by socon67

JackieTH

Minnesota

2.42/5  rDev -20.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

orange with a smallish head that had decent retention. Smell was watery, as was the taste, reminds me of regular blue moon with some attempt at pumpkin spices. This is certainly not a pumpkin ale for craft beer geeks. I really can't think of any reason to ever drink this again unless the last two choices in the world are between blue moon and blue moon pumpkin.

Serving type: on-tap

10-17-2011 04:53:36 | More by JackieTH

akorsak

Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev +17%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

On-tap at Champion's.

A: A medium amber color, this pumpkin ale has a bit of depth to it. On the color spectrum, it falls between Summer Love and Arrogant Bastard. A white head is negligible.

S: Spices dominate, with cinnamon and nutmeg standing out. Clove and allspice linger below. The spices aren't concentrated, just a lingering aroma at the end.

T: A very mild ale, things don't get cooking until the latter part of each sip. Up until that point, breadiness is the biggest aspect of the ale. As each sip fades away, the spices kick up. Cinnamon and nutmeg, allspice and clove, the flavors aren't intense but they are present and add a nice full taste. I'm no pumpkin fan, so I find that I prefer the mild spiciness of this one over the in-your-face of others.

M: The mouthfeel is nondescript, the spices never get too strong. The ale provides enough diversion though, a brief interlude.

Serving type: on-tap

10-17-2011 00:41:25 | More by akorsak

Schmittymack

Colorado

2.8/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

On tap at Old Chicago Westy. Poured a bit darker than I expected--leans towards the tan side. I couldn't really pick up any pumpkin/spices in the nose but the taste was a bit of pumpkin spices, malt, and very little hop bitterness. Not a bad brew but I would like a little more pumpkin here.

Serving type: on-tap

10-15-2011 06:35:06 | More by Schmittymack

rudzud

Massachusetts

2.73/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

On tap at pizzeria unos.

A poured into a tall pint glass a copper hue with a one finger cream head that faded to leave nice side lacing.

S - typical unimpressive pumpkin fall spices. Fairly mediocre.

T - More of the same unimpressive tastes.

M - typical average lowish carbonation.

O - Overall this really isn't worth the buy. If id known id already had this I would have held off....

Serving type: on-tap

10-03-2011 03:31:07 | More by rudzud

Herky21

Iowa

2.85/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: Thick. You can tell when it swishes back and forth. It's got that pumpkin ale body you come to expect. Deep brown and syrupy (slightly syrupy).

Smell: Spices are subtle, maybe nutmeg, or whatever else is in pumpkin pie. The fragrance is really subtle, not like some of the stronger pumpkin ales. The alcohol is very subtle too.

Taste: A little pumpkin on your palate, and I mean a little. It's not a bold beer, and every detail: sweetness, pumpkin flavor, spices---- well, they're all TOO subtle.

Mouthfeel: It's a full bodied beer. Really smooth though. The carbonation hits the back of your throat after the sweetness opens up the show.

Overall: It's not bad, but not a beer I would want again. Stronger, bolder pumpkin ales have swayed my expectations quite a bit. If you've never had a pumpkin beer, and you try this one, don't let it turn you off. And it really wasn't bad, just not good enough to pay for twice. Pumpkin ales are such an extreme idea--- the problem is this one aims for balance so hard that it misses out on bold flavors. It just doesn't work.

Serving type: on-tap

09-25-2011 22:01:38 | More by Herky21

hopsolutely

Ontario (Canada)

3.23/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

In a restaurant with limited macro draught choices, this was definitely the best of the bunch! I realize it's Coors and therefore every true beer element is muted, but I actually enjoyed this very mildly spiced pumpkin pint. It had far more white/wheat notes than I expected and was light in flavour. No aroma or finish per say, and I didn't order a second pint, but overall it was surprisingly drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

12-25-2010 16:19:57 | More by hopsolutely

Durge

Connecticut

3.3/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A clear, dark amber-copper color with a fair white head and modest signs of lacing. The aroma is sort of a light caramel allspice idea, leafy and pretty mild. Nothing outstanding. The flavor brings orange leafiness and harsh toasted almond. It's acrid with a vague soapiness evident at times. I pick up some caramel toffee hidden under the surface but it's mostly about the grassy/leafy thing which doesn't excite me. It's medium bodied and lively. Reasonably drinkable if you are okay with the taste.

Serving type: on-tap

12-02-2010 04:57:07 | More by Durge

Zebus0

Missouri

2.42/5  rDev -20.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

A- Probably the only thing that impressed me about this beer. Pours a dark copper/amber color with a pretty good head on it. Head doesn't stick around very long, but overall pretty good lookin' beer I reckon.

S- I'm reviewing this beer from notes and memory, and nothing really struck me. Slight herbal/maple scent, nothing memorable.

T- I do concede that this beer has an interesting flavor, but where's the pumpkin? Didn't taste any, a hard maple aftertaste that wasn't that pleasing is all you get.

M- Same as the smell, nothing memorable, typical ale.

D- Overall, I have to say I wasn't impressed with this beer. I really like most fall seasonals but I think they kind of missed the mark here. Too bad because I love fall flavor, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin spice, ect, didn't get any of it, maybe a dash of nutmeg. Maybe worth a try, but not really that drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

10-31-2009 02:59:15 | More by Zebus0

mothman

Saskatchewan (Canada)

3.63/5  rDev +18.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Had this on tap (special for $1 pint which was why I tried it).

Poured a nice creamy head and stayed around for a decent amount of time, only slight lacing observed. Color was nice autumn/amber red. I have to say that the looks of this beer were appealing.

Smell was mainly of spices, with a hint of the obvious pumkin. Taste was much similar, only more of the pumkin taste.

Cabonation level was not to bad and the mouthfeel was very smooth.

Overall, I wasn't expecting this to be too impressive, but it turned out to be pretty good and I ordered another (you can't go wrong for a buck). If you not looking for something to expensive, I'd give this a try.

Serving type: on-tap

11-04-2008 02:37:33 | More by mothman

dananabanana

Massachusetts

3.55/5  rDev +16%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: Nice orange "fall" color. Thin, white layer of foam on top.

S: Definitely pumpkin pie spice.

T: Light, sweet. The pumpkin flavor takes some time to come through. A bit of hops in the back of the throat. Vanilla notes develop later.

M: Creamy, perfect carbonation.

D: Good, but a little too bland for a session.

Serving type: on-tap

09-21-2008 13:35:42 | More by dananabanana

Cyberkedi

Georgia

3.58/5  rDev +17%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Comes out of the tap a beautiful clear copper, with not much head. Appetizing malty aroma has hints of spice, mainly cinnamon. Lively flavor is mainly malty with hints of hops and cinnamon, no real pumpkin flavor but still tasty. Texture is smooth and tingly.

Serving type: on-tap

09-21-2008 01:10:24 | More by Cyberkedi

MikeRa

Pennsylvania

3.35/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

with this Fall Season ale, you really have to hunt for the pumpkin taste in this beer. It is very hard to find any unique spices in this beer. It's malt is different from the other Blue Moon brews. It does smell almost like the spring ale, except it is much less sweeter than the Spring Ale. This beer is a strong beer, compare to the other Seasonal Brews from Blue Moon.

Serving type: on-tap

09-19-2008 02:44:50 | More by MikeRa

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

Jadjunk

Georgia

2.7/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 2.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

"A pumpkin ale crafted with autumn's bounty of vine-ripened pumpkin and flavors of cloves, allspice and nutmeg. Then brewed with a touch of wheat for a smooth, lightly spiced finish." Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale (Previously known as Harvest Moon) is brewed in the Pumpkin Ale style. Available as their fall seasonal, I picked this up as part of a 12 pack variety kit. Date on the bottle is December 24 2012.

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle to a Blue Moon pint glass. Served above 48º Fahrenheit.

(Appearance) Pours a fizzy, thin dirty white head that dissipates quickly. Body color is a copper orange with some medium haziness and substantial carbonation. Head quality is pretty bad and lacing isn't present either. Not a pleasing appearance. 2.25

(Smell) Spices are prominent with allspice, cloves, nutmeg and (lesser, if present at all) cinnamon. The pumpkin, normally a centerpiece to the flavor and sweetness is faint, dry and perhaps too young. There's some odd tartness in the nose too, indicative of less-than-ideal age pumpkin. The malt sweetness is a bit shallow in this beer, led solely by an almost impossible-to-find wheat malt. Could either use a slight reduction in the spice or an increase in the malt bill, but a little of both would be ideal. 3

(Taste) Similar to the nose but even less pumpkin in the taste. Mostly led through dry pumpkin spices, there's a general lack of pumpkin and malt sweetness in the flavor, and thus a notable imbalance to the whole thing. Finishes grainy dry with a caramel and allspice blend, the former of which was concealed completely before. It's not the worst flavor in a pumpkin ale but there's little to no pumpkin character to enjoy and a general lack of sweetness. It leaves for something to be desired. 2.75

(Mouthfeel) Sharply over-carbonated, only accentuating the intensity and dryness of the spices more and focusing less on the pumpkin and malt sweetness. The wheat texture adds little thickness to the texture and doesn't help much. Body is light/medium for the style, light/medium overall. Alcohol presence is low. As mentioned before, there's a great imbalance between the spices and the malty sweetness that should be expected for this beer. 2.5

(Overall) For the majority of this drink I thought I was drinking a spiced ale rather than a pumpkin ale. The majority of the pumpkin character, which played a very minor role in flavor and aroma, was very unsweet and just didn't contribute at all. The spices were collectively too intense to let hardly any other flavors through. The overall concoction was sharply out of balance. This isn't the first beer that has been limited on pumpkin and heavy on spice, but it is suggestive that pumpkin ales released too early in the season are not likely candidates for a good quality well-rounded pumpkin ale. This beer needs to have a lesser spice emphasis and a more pumpkin drive to be enjoyable for me. Not recommended. 2.5

Coors Brewing Company's
Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale
2.7/5.00

Serving type: bottle

01-15-2013 03:10:20 | More by Jadjunk

Amish_Ambush

2.98/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

First Reviewed on: 09-20-2006
Style: Pumpkin Ale

Notes: Pours out a clear dark orange with a minimal head. Minimal lacing. The body is very thin. There is a slight pumpkin note accompanied with a hint of smokey cinnamon in the aftertaste.

Opinion: Not a bad pumpkin ale just an average one.

Serving type: bottle

Serving type: bottle

01-06-2013 01:56:02 | More by Amish_Ambush

KKB

Massachusetts

2.25/5  rDev -26.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

So I’m not going to break this beer down by the old ASTMO, because I just really don’t like it. I’ve had it before and I have a ton of beer that is in my fridge that I need to take down before I leave Houston, and that date is encroaching rapidly. I can’t bring myself to just throw this beer away or even drink it without reviewing it, because I just hate it so much and I don’t ever want to have to buy it again in order to review it. Now lets move on to my brief inebriated thoughts as I casually dismantle this beer.

I think that it is a failed approach to a pumpkin beer. A caricature of what a beer is supposed to be. In fact, I could even see someone without an ounce of beer knowledge thoroughly enjoying it. It tastes like a big, stupid, pumpkin. Like a horrible, watery, metallic, facetious, hyperbolic pumpkin. I just hate this beer. I want to meet the guy who gave this the nod as the beer they wanted to put out there. And I just want to say to him that he, no matter who he is, is better than what this beer represents to me. It’s a cop-out, it’s bad, deceptive, blunt—literally without any subtlety or complexity. It’s not even about how bad this is, it’s more about how you can tell there is no love here. I’m not sure that even one person involved in the brewing of this cared at all about trying to really make a beer they thought people would enjoy you know? It tastes like a marketing campaign.

Don’t buy this beer. Just don’t do it.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2012 04:49:16 | More by KKB

fischerking

3.43/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale from Golden, CO. Actually now called Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale, not Harvest Moon Pumpkin Ale, although I'm sure it's the same recipe.

This beer had a nice, but strong nutmeg smell. Intense pumpkin and nutmeg flavor. Enjoyed. Not my favorite pumpkin ale, but better than average.

I drank it from a bottle from a Blue Moon Sampler 12-pack from Food City in Knoxville, TN on 12/19/2012.

Maybe/Yes.

Serving type: bottle

12-20-2012 01:11:19 | More by fischerking

Mojo

Alabama

2.88/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

12 ounce bottle -> Samuel Adams perfect pint glass

This beer pours up a saturated amber color with a initial one finger off color fluffy head which dissipates quickly and no lacing. Smell is very strong pumpkin spice, clove, and bananas. Taste is a fizzy metallic up front followed by an overpowering unpleasant pumpkin tasting bitterness. Mouthfeel is kind of thin, but the aftertaste is just awful. Maybe I just don't care for pumpkin, but I'd pass on this if it ever comes my way again.

Serving type: bottle

12-08-2012 21:17:28 | More by Mojo

nukem5

Pennsylvania

3.48/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: Poured a nice rich orange tea color or amber color with a decent head, slightly sticky to walls of the glass.

S: Aroma is just what you would think pumkin pie and spice . Cinnamon clove ginger nutmeg Slightly sweet malt in there at the back end of smell.

T: Taste is much of the same nice balance in malt spice and overall taste not to sweet.

M: Mouthfeel is a medium body with a good amount of carbonation slight metallic tang at the back end.

O: Overall a decent beer worth a revisit maybe next year.

Serving type: bottle

12-06-2012 00:43:44 | More by nukem5