Spiced Harvest Ale
Fordham Brewing Company

Spiced Harvest AleSpiced Harvest Ale
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From:
Fordham Brewing Company
 
Delaware, United States
Style:
Pumpkin Beer
ABV:
6.6%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.57 | pDev: 14.01%
Reviews:
25
Ratings:
127
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 25, 2020
Added:
Oct 08, 2011
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  22
Our Newest Fall Seasonal is light Amber in color with a medium body, spiced with Cinnamon, Ginger, Clove & Allspice.
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Ratings by TequilaTom:
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Rated by TequilaTom from Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Feb 25, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by BeerInspector from Delaware

Oct 25, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by RBorsato from Virginia

Nov 02, 2019
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Reviewed by akaizer from Virginia

4.02/5  rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pour had a rich golden amber color with a 1/2 inch fluffy foam head that disappates over time to leave a lacy layer. Looks like fall! Scent has cinammon and clove with some pumpkin coming across. Taste is fantastic: cinammon, ginger, clove, pumpkin all coming across in equal measure with none of the flavors overwhelming any other. Very balanced flavors, medium to full bodied, and a slightly spiced aftertaste make this a great harvest ale. Would recommend for these fall days, especially when the temperature drops a bit.
Sep 15, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Oct 29, 2018
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

3.89/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Fordham Brewing Co. "Spiced Harvest Ale"
12 fl. oz. brown glass bottle with illegible yellow ink-jet coding
$2.49 @ Total Wine & More, Cherry Hill, NJ

Notes via stream of consciousness: I can tell it's going to be cloudy as I'm pouring it, and yes, it's a very hazy medium amber in color with visible particles in suspension. The head is a two-finger thick cap of creamy off-white foam. I'll assume the haze is from the spices, probably added into the secondary. It's got a pumpkin pie spiciness to it but it's not overdone. Ahhh, the flavor is nice as well, and again, not overdone. There's enough lightly sweetish malt there that it's got some sweetness to it, you can't do a spiced beer without that, and it's nicely balanced. The malt is bready, and just lightly caramelish. I don't even notice the bitterness, and the spices linger a bit in the finish, mainly the cinnamon. I'm a little surprised it's not richer though at 6.5%.... ah, no, wait... I guess that makes sense, forget that. As usual cinnamon is the main spice that I get, followed by allspice. Let's see what else is in here... ginger, oh yes, I get some of that, just a little zippy note of it, and clove... yeah, I'm finding a light bit of that as well. As for the pumpkin, sorry, I'm not tasting it. So the head has fallen by now and there's some very nice lacing left behind. I guess I can forgive the haze and say that it's got a pretty good appearance. What about the mouthfeel? It's medium bodied and gently crisp and then smooth. That works pretty well too, otherwise the spicing might become more accentuated, although, as it stands I don't think that's a problem. Would I drink another one of these? Meh, I don't know, maybe. I certainly wouldn't be held back though because it's too much, but on the other hand there's not a whole lot there to inspire me to really want another one. Ahhh, in the end I guess I would. If I had a six-pack of this for Halloween night I might drink two or three and then save the rest for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Hell, I might drink one even without an occasion.
Review# 6,301
Oct 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.42 by DMc8ride from California

Oct 12, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by Peds from Delaware

Nov 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.02 by Trentt2 from Alaska

Jul 17, 2017
 
Rated: 4.23 by Negfrequency from Maryland

Dec 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.52 by Kegatron from Pennsylvania

Nov 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by ROGUE16 from Delaware

Oct 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by rspauldi from Texas

Oct 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.35 by ledouge from Virginia

Sep 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.71 by hypnotoad1 from Virginia

Aug 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.51 by reizorc from Pennsylvania

Feb 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by Scott_McCool from Florida

Nov 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by therubicon from Delaware

Nov 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.66 by lobos62 from Pennsylvania

Oct 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.52 by hozersr from Pennsylvania

Oct 17, 2015
Spiced Harvest Ale from Fordham Brewing Company
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 127 ratings