Heavy Seas - The Great Pumpkin - Heavy Seas Beer

dsa7783

New Jersey

3.98/5  rDev +5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Single, twenty-two ounce bomber bottle just purchased from Joe Canal's in Lawrenceville...
I was actually pretty impressed with this sample from Cllipper City... As a new seasonal in their line of heavy-handed beers, this Fall special hits home with authentic pumpkin and cinnamon flavor, cloves, and maple syrup...
Good stuff...
Certainly worth a try for $3.99...

Serving type: bottle

09-21-2009 06:23:13 | More by dsa7783

phrygian68

Ohio

3.43/5  rDev -9.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured a nice Med copper,into my St bernardus chalice
Smell was a little spicy,but i get very little if any pumpkin,
Taste is of clove and nutmeg at the start,finishes very sweet
with a nice spicy aftertaste of honey ginger and all spice
The secret is in the 2.5 pounds of spice they use per barrel
I think its a nice balance of malt, hops, and spice but as with most pumpkin beers i just dont get the amount of pumpkin i think should be there! overall a nice fall beer!

Serving type: bottle

09-20-2009 14:08:49 | More by phrygian68

sinstaineddemon

Connecticut

3.45/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A - pours a dark amber/light brown, thin white head, thicker around the rim, very little carbonation streams upward

S - wheres the pumpkin? plenty of autumn-related spice aromas, nutmeg and cinnamon come to mind, accented by a metallic aroma

T - there we go, the flavor is much better than the aroma let on, the pumpkin flavors came out, the spices experienced in the aroma mellowed the fruitiness and created a nice amalgam, a nice flavor

M&D - smooth, and easy to drink, the metallic note to the taste is a bit off putting, overall its a good beer, there are much better pumpkin ales or Heavy Seas offerings, but tasty

Serving type: bottle

09-18-2009 03:31:43 | More by sinstaineddemon