Fresh Hop Pumpkin Ale
Mia & Pia's Pizzeria And Brewhouse
- From:
- Mia & Pia's Pizzeria And Brewhouse
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Pumpkin Beer
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.37 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 02, 2010
- Added:
- Nov 02, 2010
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Reviewed by msubulldog25 from Oregon
3.37/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.37/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A half-pint pour at Bailey's; I, being a sucker for pumpkin ales, MUST try this one. Seriously, Fresh Hop + Pumpkin sounds like an autumnal euphoria might be heading toward my taste buds.
A: Murky-ish maple syrup/mahogany-brown pour. Look closely and the rising bubble streams appear like magic from the depths. Presented with barely a cover, an ivory creaminess recedes to a hugging ring. Sheeting lace tries in vain to stick, descends quickly.
S: Likeable 'pumpkin spice' aroma, nutty and earthy-sweet: allspice/nutmeg. Easy to catch a whiff of from a foot away, appealing.
T: Amber/caramel malt, a semi-sweet cereal with an ample dusting of spices. 'Fresh hop' comes across as a grassy green-ness, not a lot of oiliness or pungent bitterness - and I'm OK with that. What I'm NOT so OK with are timid flavors, and that's what I'm getting from this bready, kinda mundane malt-bomb.
M: Very mellow on the carbonation, a creamy though boring mouthful. Plenty yeasty, plenty doughy, not so interesting. Spicing lends some sparkle, but feel and weight (seems watery) can't compensate.
D: Easy to finish because, frankly, I really enjoy these spice/malt flavors. It would have to be a BAD pumpkin beer for me not to finish. This isn't a bad beer, but it is one that didn't quite impress as much as its alluring name promised; I could have another...or not. On this Election Night 2010, I vote: not.
Nov 02, 2010A: Murky-ish maple syrup/mahogany-brown pour. Look closely and the rising bubble streams appear like magic from the depths. Presented with barely a cover, an ivory creaminess recedes to a hugging ring. Sheeting lace tries in vain to stick, descends quickly.
S: Likeable 'pumpkin spice' aroma, nutty and earthy-sweet: allspice/nutmeg. Easy to catch a whiff of from a foot away, appealing.
T: Amber/caramel malt, a semi-sweet cereal with an ample dusting of spices. 'Fresh hop' comes across as a grassy green-ness, not a lot of oiliness or pungent bitterness - and I'm OK with that. What I'm NOT so OK with are timid flavors, and that's what I'm getting from this bready, kinda mundane malt-bomb.
M: Very mellow on the carbonation, a creamy though boring mouthful. Plenty yeasty, plenty doughy, not so interesting. Spicing lends some sparkle, but feel and weight (seems watery) can't compensate.
D: Easy to finish because, frankly, I really enjoy these spice/malt flavors. It would have to be a BAD pumpkin beer for me not to finish. This isn't a bad beer, but it is one that didn't quite impress as much as its alluring name promised; I could have another...or not. On this Election Night 2010, I vote: not.
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