Fall Hornin'
Anderson Valley Brewing Company

Fall Hornin'Fall Hornin'
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From:
Anderson Valley Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Pumpkin Beer
Ranked #197
ABV:
6%
Score:
81
Ranked #25,428
Avg:
3.59 | pDev: 13.09%
Reviews:
138
Ratings:
722
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 20, 2022
Added:
Aug 16, 2013
Wants:
  12
Gots:
  137
With a brilliant, deep copper hue and creamy beige-colored head, our Fall Hornin’ Pumpkin Ale has inviting aromas of caramelized malt and baking bread with highlights of cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin and seasonal spices. The pleasantly creamy mouthfeel and silky body embrace the sweet caramel flavors and tang of spices (with just hint of hops) that ends in a smooth, round finish.
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Ratings by aquazr1:
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Rated by aquazr1 from California

3/5  rDev -16.4%

Nov 23, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by DOCRW from Kentucky

Dec 20, 2022
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Reviewed by jkblr from Indiana

3.69/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz can stamped 20219 (8/6/20 - about 2 months old) poured into a snifter at fridge temp 6% ABV. The beer pours very dark amber with orange & ruby highlights and khaki colored head. The head recedes to a pencil thin ring and single layer of tiny bubbles. The aroma is mild in strength featuring pumpkin and pie seasoning. The taste is barely sweet pumpkin pie as well with the pumpkin and spice well mixed. Mild bitterness and a little earthy hops in the finish. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with average carbonation and a dry finish. Overall, good. I drink & review one pumpkin beer a year. Not really my thing, but this is well done, especially if you want some actual pumpkin and not sickly sweet.
Nov 03, 2020
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.27/5  rDev +18.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This one pours a dark golden orange color, with a small head, and a good bit of lacing.

This smells like sweet caramel, honey, nutmeg, cinnamon, roasted pumpkin, and general maltiness.

This was absolutely one of the most solid entries in a recent all pumpkin beers tasting. It's a nice balanced of malt and spice, with caramel, nutmeg, clove, and some other vague pumpkin spice type things.

This is medium bodied, slightly creamy, with a great malty smoothness.

This is definitely one of the best readily available pumpkin beer out there. It's got a sort of classic old school feel to it.
Oct 04, 2020
 
Rated: 3.55 by DvdP from Netherlands

Sep 29, 2020
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Reviewed by EnderFett11 from Virginia

4/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured hard from a can into a mug, forming a ton of frothy off-white head on top of a transparent dark orange body. Head took quite a while to fade to a ring of lacing. Smell is gentle pumpkin with a tiny bit of spices. Taste follows, a solid pumpkin flavor with some nutmeg at the tail end. Just shy of medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Solid and easy to drink pumpkin ale.
Sep 11, 2020
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Reviewed by Seanjohnhunt from California

3.01/5  rDev -16.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Poured into a goblet glass. Head disappeared fast. The color/ is a burnt orange with some rubby red. It is a great color. The mouthfeel is nice. The flavor is just very mild, almost not prevalent. It's barely floating around the thinking of a solid pumpkin beer. it's okay.
Sep 10, 2020
 
Rated: 3.18 by Jcarriglio from Florida

Sep 05, 2020
 
Rated: 3.69 by robebo44 from Virginia

Dec 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by mrcraft from California

Oct 22, 2019
 
Rated: 3.77 by OtisCampbell007 from Tennessee

Oct 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4.31 by V1per41 from Colorado

Oct 05, 2019
 
Rated: 5 by Kwright from North Carolina

Jan 22, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Iski100 from Massachusetts

Jan 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.45 by BenHoppy from Michigan

Jan 01, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Dec 28, 2017
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Rated by jpleonardi from New York

4.16/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Really nice pumpkin flavor with other notes of the fall season. A little on the heavy side for a fall beer, but well worth the drink.
Dec 27, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Dec 23, 2017
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Reviewed by colts9016 from Idaho

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a pint glass at 38 degrees. The head of the beer is one in half finger thick; furthermore, it is creamy and billowy with good retention. The color of the beer is SRM 12 a medium amber with dark amber hues. The clarity of the beer is mostly opaque unless put up to a light source. The beer has a medium amount of carbonation bubbles.

The initial aroma of the beer is caramel, medium roasted malt, and baking spices.
Additional aromas are pumpkin, earthy, bready, and some floral.

The first sips of the beer are medium roasted malt, caramel, a char note, and baking spices.
I taste yeast, bread, floral, pine, pumpkin, and earthy in the beer.


The mouthfeel of the beer is dry, medium body, medium carbonation, light astringency, and a medium finish.


I have issues with this pumpkin beer. For me, I do not like it. The hops used are all wrong, Why use a pine and grapefruit hops? I feel the beer suffers from confusion.
Dec 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.43 by AyatollahGold from Indiana

Dec 11, 2017
Fall Hornin' from Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 722 ratings