The Great Pumpkin - Elysian Brewing Company

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I remember back when Elysian made its intro into the Brooklyn market, someone told me about all of Elysian's pumpkin beers; one in particular that was pumped through a huge pumpkin? I could have sworn they told me it was The Great Pumpkin.

Either way, pumpkin beers are nasty to me. 99% of the time at least. But when I saw this, my memory was jarred, and I had to get it. It was also the last bottle on the shelf.

Really nice balance between pumpkin and spices. I find a real interesting vanilla tone to this as well. Not a barrel aged kind of vanilla, but a cleaner one. This would probably go extremely well with food.

I like this one, so you know it must be good, since I typically can't stand pumpkin beers.

Serving type: bottle

11-29-2012 13:42:28 | More by RblWthACoz

InspectorBob

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4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

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Texas

5/5  rDev +20.5%

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New Jersey

4/5  rDev -3.6%

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4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

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3.75/5  rDev -9.6%

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Washington

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%

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Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev -3.6%

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Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +14.5%

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Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

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Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

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California

5/5  rDev +20.5%

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Texas

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

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Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -3.6%

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nlmartin

Ohio

3.63/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This beer was chilled and served in a pint glass.

A- The body of the beer is a coppery orange coloration. A thick biege head with major retention rides the body. Sudsy lacing marks this beers passage from my glass.

S- The aroma of the beer has plenty of roasted and toasted pumpkin pie spicing, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, all spice, caradamon, honey and brown sugar.

T- The flavor of the beer has toasted pumpkinm cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, brief malty sweetness that gets swallowed up in spice.

M- The body of the beer is medium and well carbonated. Very smooth and not a hint of alcohol heat.

O- This is a pretty good pumpkin ale. The spice is a bit heavy handed but isnt a deal breaker.

Serving type: bottle

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New York

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%

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New York

4.75/5  rDev +14.5%

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Idaho

3.75/5  rDev -9.6%

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Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -9.6%

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4/5  rDev -3.6%

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Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

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Washington

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

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4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

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4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

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