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Isle Of MaGourdo
Due South Brewing Co.
- From:
- Due South Brewing Co.
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- Pumpkin Beer
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.6 | pDev: 10.56%
- Reviews:
- 18
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 26, 2021
- Added:
- Oct 27, 2012
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 15
Isle of MaGourdo is a pumpkin ale brewed specially for the fall season. Years ago our Brewmaster Mike went tuna fishing in Islamorada with Bo, Bryan and a great man named Martin. This beer is brewed each year the same time as that trip. For Martin – we miss you buddy.
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Reviewed by jjamadorphd from Florida
3.66/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.66/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Quite possibly the most all-over-the-place beer I have ever had. Great look, okay smell, decent mouthfeel, an even better taste. Overall, I pretty much liked the beer, but it was certainly an experience like none other. At least in recent memory...
Sep 30, 2021Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.59/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
I tried this beer at the brewery with HomeBrew as part of a four sample flight. It poured a clear copper with thin white ring head that did not leave any lace. The scent had subtle pumpkin notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with subtle pumpkin and spice presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a decent beer.
Sep 11, 2021Reviewed by Nass from Florida
2.82/5 rDev -21.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.82/5 rDev -21.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
there is a canned on date on the bottom of the can. The pour is similar to the color of a copper penny. I'm getting a faint amount of pumpkin on the aroma. On the taste i'm getting a sour pumpkin taste with a faint amount of spices. This is a forgettable pumpkin ale & not one that I would go & seek out again. Cheers! C
Oct 13, 2019Reviewed by sirspins from Florida
3.6/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Pours a dark hazy and copper. Strong pumpkin notes off the nose with more subtle spices. Tasting of a more natural pumpkin flavor as well as a slightly metallic aftertaste.
Aug 29, 2018Reviewed by ArchimedesSox from Georgia
3.71/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Hazy copper color, large off white head, great lacing
S: Pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice
T: Sweetness, pumpkin pie spice, pumpkin, caramel
M: Medium
O: Pretty good pumpkin beer. Hazy great lacing, a decent nose and great pumpkin flavor, what more could you ask for in a fall beer?
Mar 19, 2017S: Pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice
T: Sweetness, pumpkin pie spice, pumpkin, caramel
M: Medium
O: Pretty good pumpkin beer. Hazy great lacing, a decent nose and great pumpkin flavor, what more could you ask for in a fall beer?
Reviewed by waterbox from Florida
2.46/5 rDev -31.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
2.46/5 rDev -31.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
Bad idea to can this beer, should be bottled, canning imparts a negative flavor to this beer, and muddies the water so to speak. Don't waste your time here move along. I've tried just about every pumpkin brew on the market and this may be the worst. Southern tier pumking, cigar city good gourd, and samuel adams 20lbs of pumpkin being the three best.
Oct 21, 2016Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri
3.49/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Brown in color with a murky complexion. There's a quarter inch of tan resting on top. I smell pumpkin pie spice and nutmeg. The taste is very subdued in comparison to the nose. I'm getting some pumpkin pie spice, but it is faint. The mouth is very dry and moderately carbonated.
Sep 13, 2016Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.62/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: The beer is hazy dark orange amber in color. It poured with a quarter finger high tan head that died down, leaving a collar around the edge of the glass and a large patch of bubbles in the center.
S: Light to moderate aromas of pumpkins and pumpkin spices are present in the nose—among the spices cinnamon and nutmeg seem to stand out in particular along with some hints of ginger.
T: The taste is similar to the smell, except that there are more flavors of pumpkin pie spices and less in the way of pumpkins. No sweetness is perceptible.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This pumpkin ale is dominated by flavors of pumpkin spices so if you're looking for something that isn't sweet this could make for a good accompaniment to a meal during the autumn months.
Serving type: can
Apr 23, 2016S: Light to moderate aromas of pumpkins and pumpkin spices are present in the nose—among the spices cinnamon and nutmeg seem to stand out in particular along with some hints of ginger.
T: The taste is similar to the smell, except that there are more flavors of pumpkin pie spices and less in the way of pumpkins. No sweetness is perceptible.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This pumpkin ale is dominated by flavors of pumpkin spices so if you're looking for something that isn't sweet this could make for a good accompaniment to a meal during the autumn months.
Serving type: can
Reviewed by baconfromwalmart from Pennsylvania
2.89/5 rDev -19.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.89/5 rDev -19.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
L: Dark, toasted almond brown with no head.
S: Spice - cloves, pumpkin flesh, some cinnamon. Not getting any nutmeg. Not complex, but not the most one-note smelling pumpkin beer either.
T: Holy cinnamon and cloves, Batman! Cinnamon is MUCH stronger than I anticipated from the smell. It's all I can taste, actually. Maybe this beer needs time to mellow out a bit? Canned 9/25/15, drank 10/13/15.
F: Not grainy at all, but I feel like I just licked a cinnamon stick. Dry tingliness on the tongue and in the throat.
O: I feel bad, this could probably be a tasty beer with some time, it's just pretty overwhelming as it is now.
Mar 18, 2016S: Spice - cloves, pumpkin flesh, some cinnamon. Not getting any nutmeg. Not complex, but not the most one-note smelling pumpkin beer either.
T: Holy cinnamon and cloves, Batman! Cinnamon is MUCH stronger than I anticipated from the smell. It's all I can taste, actually. Maybe this beer needs time to mellow out a bit? Canned 9/25/15, drank 10/13/15.
F: Not grainy at all, but I feel like I just licked a cinnamon stick. Dry tingliness on the tongue and in the throat.
O: I feel bad, this could probably be a tasty beer with some time, it's just pretty overwhelming as it is now.
Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts
3.9/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Received as an extra in a trade. Got lost in the fridge...oops.
A - Poured into my Duvel tulip a crystal clear dark chestnut hue with a thin one finger head that fades slowly to leave thin lacing and a light blanket.
S - Aromas of big winter spices, cloves, ginger. Not really baking spices, just big clove and ginger. Nice vegetative pumpkin as well.
T - Taste is similar to the nose. Nice spice notes, decent cloves and ginger. The pumpkin is solid too, vegative. There is something on the finish though, the aftertaste, that is slightly metallic.
M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, crisp, just a little thin.
O - Overall this was a solid pumpkin beer. Certainly should have had it fresher but I'm glad it still drank pretty good. Solid.
Serving type: can
Feb 07, 2016A - Poured into my Duvel tulip a crystal clear dark chestnut hue with a thin one finger head that fades slowly to leave thin lacing and a light blanket.
S - Aromas of big winter spices, cloves, ginger. Not really baking spices, just big clove and ginger. Nice vegetative pumpkin as well.
T - Taste is similar to the nose. Nice spice notes, decent cloves and ginger. The pumpkin is solid too, vegative. There is something on the finish though, the aftertaste, that is slightly metallic.
M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, crisp, just a little thin.
O - Overall this was a solid pumpkin beer. Certainly should have had it fresher but I'm glad it still drank pretty good. Solid.
Serving type: can
Isle Of MaGourdo from Due South Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
84 ratings
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