Oak Aged Pumking - Southern Tier Brewing Company

merc7186

New York

4.22/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I had this beer poured from a growler poured into a pint glass. Beer purchased from Village Beer Merchant.

A: Golden Straw Hue, Thick White Head, Good Lacing

S: Pumpkin, Vanilla, Mild Nutmeg

T: Pumpkin, Nutmeg, Oakey Vanilla

M: Decent Carbonation, Light to Medium Bodied, Spicey, Dry

Overall, I was realy excited about this release and although it was very good, I didnt think that it differed from the original.

Serving type: growler

12-18-2011 02:52:58 | More by merc7186

infi

New York

4.13/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

32 oz. growler fill.

Poured into brandy snifter.

Light, copper-orange hue with lots of carbonation and some white, lacy remnants of a head that completely disappears.

One of the best smelling beers I've ever tried. Smells of shitloads of toasted coconut with graham cracker pie crust. Good amount of pumpkin. Not much of an "oak aged" character on the nose, but if anything, there's a slight, tannin-like scent to it that could've came from the oak. Alcohol on the back end.

Fairly sweet-tasting with the graham cracker-like malts. Wanders towards an earthy spiciness, like cinnamon and clove and ends on a slight bitterness. Clean and delicious.

Lighter side of medium in body. Good amount of carbonation.

Not sure if this is a drastic improvement from regular Pumking, but this is surely tasty. Can't really say if the oak imparts a huge difference though.

Serving type: growler

12-17-2011 03:47:37 | More by infi