Hipp-O-Lantern - River Horse Brewing Co.

cjoc83

Pennsylvania

3.4/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a light brown/burnt orange, lots of haze, about a fingers worth of off-white head that recedes to a frothy layer. Scant lacing.

Smell is pretty standard for a pumpkin ale; clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pumpkin, but it seems to be lacking something...can't really tell what it is.

Taste is also pretty standard, but again, seems to be lacking. It just doesn't smack of liquid pumpkin pie like some of the better pumpkin beers out there. It almost seems to have a sweet potato pie taste more than pumpkin. Still, relatively tasty. Clove, cinnamon and nutmeg, although they seem subdued. Some caramel malts mix in with the spice.

Mouthfeel is on the fuller side of medium bodied, good carbonation for the style.

Definitely not the best pumpkin beer I've ever had, but also not bad. Drinkable. But there are definitely better examples of this style out there.

Serving type: bottle

09-03-2011 01:22:45 | More by cjoc83

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

05-23-2013 15:15:18 | More by InspectorBob

seplo

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

05-21-2013 01:20:00 | More by seplo

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

05-15-2013 17:09:24 | More by twenty5

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

05-12-2013 17:39:22 | More by mikeburd1128

ShemRahBoo

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

05-01-2013 20:06:14 | More by ShemRahBoo

Cdunk11

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

04-27-2013 02:12:04 | More by Cdunk11

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -14%

04-25-2013 18:23:02 | More by Jason1337

themind

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -20.6%

04-13-2013 03:09:05 | More by themind

brheuer

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +5.8%

03-25-2013 00:42:38 | More by brheuer

I_love_stouts

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

03-21-2013 12:20:57 | More by I_love_stouts

DIPAFAN

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

02-18-2013 20:31:13 | More by DIPAFAN

bkbeer17

New York

4.75/5  rDev +25.7%

02-14-2013 19:36:20 | More by bkbeer17

Snarf103

4/5  rDev +5.8%

02-12-2013 04:40:25 | More by Snarf103

calcnerd

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

02-02-2013 02:03:58 | More by calcnerd

brandoman63

Illinois

2/5  rDev -47.1%

01-30-2013 04:05:59 | More by brandoman63

hopandbarley28

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +25.7%

01-25-2013 16:43:42 | More by hopandbarley28

AntLeatherface

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +19%

01-08-2013 04:32:56 | More by AntLeatherface

lightfool

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

12-25-2012 23:27:22 | More by lightfool

muskiesman

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

12-17-2012 14:42:42 | More by muskiesman

t0rin0

California

3/5  rDev -20.6%

12-17-2012 03:47:42 | More by t0rin0

colbster92

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

12-17-2012 02:43:41 | More by colbster92

rfgetz

New Jersey

3.83/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Restoring from lost review...

Pours a amber tinted orange, fluffy and soapy white head. Light scent, moderately spicy with some underlying sweetness, not much pumpkin. Taste begins with spice and bitterness, some pumpkin comes through and a mesh of vanilla and sugar hinted at on the back end. Medium bodied. Falls in the category of pumpkin ales that are more about the spice than the pumpkin or pie.

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2012 13:59:11 | More by rfgetz

tigg924

Massachusetts

3.2/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured into a Sam Adams perfect pint glass

Appearance: 1 inch head, orange-brown in color, hazy, high carbonation

Smell: rich pumpkin pie spices, cinnamon, nutmeg

Taste: rich pumpkin pie spices, cinnamon, nutmeg, dry toasted malt, and a bit of sugary cream at the end

Mouthfeel: sweet with slight bitterness in the background, high carbonation, medium bodied, dry--especially for the style

Overall: An above average to average pumpkin beer and certainly slightly below other imperial pumpkin ales. A good deal of dry malt and cinnamon here. Not bad, but I will look for other pumpkin ales first.

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2012 01:08:58 | More by tigg924

tommyd313

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

11-30-2012 00:49:24 | More by tommyd313