Samuel Adams Fat Jack Double Pumpkin Ale - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

BrownNut

Florida

4.28/5  rDev +18.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Served cool in a tulip. No idea what their bottle code means but it's late October - can't be too old.

A - 4.25 - Crystal clear red-brown, very pretty. Very nice light tan colored, multi-textured head that dissipates slowly.

S - 4.5 - Really wonderful smell. Definitely smells like pumpkin pie filling, which I love. Southern Tier Pumking shouts crust whereas this one is much more about the spiced filling, but not so heavy on the spices as to crowd out the actual pumpkin and sweetness. And there's still a hint of crust presence to round out the whole-pie experience.

T - 4.25 - Very nice, mild, round, full, slightly buttery, with just a touch of sting at the end and some nice faint fumes of booze and spice wafting up the throat. Actually pumpkiny, with some of that caramel-esque liquid you'd get in a can of candied yams. I don't know if there's a diacetyl thing happening here, but I'm a fan of that from my Samuel Smith's days and I feel there must be something of that nature deliberately going on here. That richness and fullness. Feels great, tastes great, makes me feel great. The aftertaste has something just approaching bitterness but not quite getting there. It stimulates the salivary glands.

M - 4.0 - Medium bodied, with other characteristics described above, with an ending that is slightly dry and sticky at the same time, drier in the front of the tongue and stickier in the back.

O - 4.25 - This is a solid winner. When you've given up on Samuel Adams' main line of beers as too tame, don't sleep on their special lines. There is quality stuff to be had. What I like about this one is the fullness of it. You're not left wanting. The spices are deftly handled and just a pleasure to smell, without being attacky and overdone on the palate. You can taste real pumpkin flavor and dream of mom's pumpkin pie to come in November. I can't wait. I'm basically a fan of anything double/imperial and this takes pumpkin ale where I want it to go.

Serving type: bottle

10-24-2012 02:05:58 | More by BrownNut

FreshmanPour77

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +17.4%

05-22-2013 17:35:11 | More by FreshmanPour77

Zbeetleman

California

3/5  rDev -17.1%

05-16-2013 03:09:10 | More by Zbeetleman

rph97

Texas

4/5  rDev +10.5%

05-09-2013 23:13:16 | More by rph97

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -30.9%

05-09-2013 02:24:12 | More by tommyguz

FliryVorru

Alabama

4.5/5  rDev +24.3%

04-29-2013 17:28:09 | More by FliryVorru

mhaugo

California

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

04-25-2013 05:48:48 | More by mhaugo

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

04-23-2013 06:13:38 | More by Kelp

irish01980

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

04-18-2013 17:10:58 | More by irish01980

randylangford

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

04-14-2013 01:28:46 | More by randylangford

bacasnax

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

04-01-2013 22:31:14 | More by bacasnax

FlemingVSKing

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

03-28-2013 15:59:28 | More by FlemingVSKing

Giggy

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

03-22-2013 21:33:38 | More by Giggy

BGsWo22

New York

1/5  rDev -72.4%

03-20-2013 23:40:17 | More by BGsWo22

Celtics76

Rhode Island

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

03-18-2013 17:59:59 | More by Celtics76

JohnQVD

New York

4/5  rDev +10.5%

03-17-2013 19:36:37 | More by JohnQVD

ThatguyJoefromBoston

Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +38.1%

03-14-2013 15:20:28 | More by ThatguyJoefromBoston

AJ01923

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

03-13-2013 03:06:58 | More by AJ01923

PStriedl

Maryland

4/5  rDev +10.5%

03-02-2013 22:15:56 | More by PStriedl

GFG

North Dakota

4/5  rDev +10.5%

03-02-2013 16:09:59 | More by GFG

UnderPressure

South Carolina

3.93/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Dark copper colored. Nice, thick rocky head that lasts forever. Crystal clear. Terrific lacing.

Spices, toasted malt, and a slight funk in the aroma. It also has that distinct boozy aroma that I associate with double IPAs. But it must be with any high alcohol beer.

Sweet malt and spices dominate the flavor. A sweet, yet alcoholic flavor upfront. With a clean yet sweet finish with a nice spice blend lingering at the very end.

Heavy bodied mouthfeel with a nice appropriate level of carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2013 13:25:03 | More by UnderPressure

Colosdog

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

02-23-2013 16:10:13 | More by Colosdog

DarkLordPsycho

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -24%

02-20-2013 01:23:54 | More by DarkLordPsycho

Syraquse

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

02-17-2013 19:18:28 | More by Syraquse

Cyberkedi

Georgia

3.94/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4

Aroma has decided pumpkin and cinnamon notes, plus hints of malt and cloves. It pours a clear mahogany with a fairly thick light, slightly pumpkin-orange head that leaves good lacing. Satisfying flavor has a malty core with a noticeable but not overpowering pumpkin tone, as well as notes of cinnamon, horehound and cloves and a touch of caramel. Smooth texture has good body though not a lot of fizz.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2013 01:30:13 | More by Cyberkedi