Jackalope Imperial Pumpkin Porter
Beer Valley Brewing Co.
- From:
- Beer Valley Brewing Co.
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Pumpkin Beer
Ranked #173 - ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #28,858 - Avg:
- 3.73 | pDev: 16.09%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 21, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 03, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
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Reviewed by TheBricenator from Oregon
4/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: Brownish-black on the pour with ruby highlights and a frothy light brown head that holds a pillow and slowly recedes, leaving lacing clung to the glass
Aroma: Raw pumpkin flesh, light chocolate notes, fresh baked brown bread, roast, spices – cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove mainly but also some wafts of ginger
Taste: Starts out pure chocolate and lingers for a second until relenting to pumpkin and roast, which flood in and mingle along with bready malt. Subtle spices weave in and out throughout until pumpkin and chocolate close it out without any detectable alcohol heat
Mouthfeel: Full, very smooth, medium to medium-high carbonation, and a smooth but slightly robust finish
Overall: This is tasty stuff. I’m a fan of both Porters and pumpkin ales so love it when breweries blend them as I think it works better that a stand-alone pumpkin beer and this is a great example of why and how it works. Delicious chocolate-pumpkin blend along with subtle spices and a smooth drinker that finishes with some robustness. Delicious and recommended
Jan 02, 2022Aroma: Raw pumpkin flesh, light chocolate notes, fresh baked brown bread, roast, spices – cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove mainly but also some wafts of ginger
Taste: Starts out pure chocolate and lingers for a second until relenting to pumpkin and roast, which flood in and mingle along with bready malt. Subtle spices weave in and out throughout until pumpkin and chocolate close it out without any detectable alcohol heat
Mouthfeel: Full, very smooth, medium to medium-high carbonation, and a smooth but slightly robust finish
Overall: This is tasty stuff. I’m a fan of both Porters and pumpkin ales so love it when breweries blend them as I think it works better that a stand-alone pumpkin beer and this is a great example of why and how it works. Delicious chocolate-pumpkin blend along with subtle spices and a smooth drinker that finishes with some robustness. Delicious and recommended
Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.3/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.3/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
On tap at Rock And Brews in El Segundo, CA.
Pours a clear dark orange-brown with a foamy khaki head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt, caramel, and slight spice aromas. Taste is much the same with a vegetal flavor on the finish. There is a mild amount of spice bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a low level of carbonation with an almost flat mouthfeel. Overall, this is an above average beer with a decent smell but the flavors are a bit weird on this one.
Mar 17, 2013Pours a clear dark orange-brown with a foamy khaki head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt, caramel, and slight spice aromas. Taste is much the same with a vegetal flavor on the finish. There is a mild amount of spice bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a low level of carbonation with an almost flat mouthfeel. Overall, this is an above average beer with a decent smell but the flavors are a bit weird on this one.
Reviewed by ThePaleRider from California
3.92/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A - Looked like a cup of coffee with a nice chocolate head. I tend to like my porters to look a little darker.
S - cinnamon, cinnamon, and pie crust. Smells like a porter that's been soaking in cinnamon sticks. Can I get credit for that?
T - Light cinnamon and nutmeg flavor. Big on the dark malts. Tastes much more like a beer than the smell lets on. Very drinkable pumpkin ale that's well balanced between sweet and bitter.
M - Average feel with little to no carbonation. Smooth aftertaste. The amount of sweetness really reminds you of your favorite fall desert.
O - Very nice fall beer but could benefit from a little more roast in the malt flavor. Doesn't quite live up to Star Hill's Pumpkin Porter.
Sep 14, 2012S - cinnamon, cinnamon, and pie crust. Smells like a porter that's been soaking in cinnamon sticks. Can I get credit for that?
T - Light cinnamon and nutmeg flavor. Big on the dark malts. Tastes much more like a beer than the smell lets on. Very drinkable pumpkin ale that's well balanced between sweet and bitter.
M - Average feel with little to no carbonation. Smooth aftertaste. The amount of sweetness really reminds you of your favorite fall desert.
O - Very nice fall beer but could benefit from a little more roast in the malt flavor. Doesn't quite live up to Star Hill's Pumpkin Porter.
Reviewed by barleywinefiend from Washington
2.46/5 rDev -34%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
2.46/5 rDev -34%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
A: Poured deep brown with a tannish head, light bubbles and lacing
S: Lightly roasted malt, cocoa, and a whiff of fresh pumpkin
T: A little bit of fresh pumpkin here but more like someone dropped a few pumpkin seeds in the mash and called it a day. Very disappointing. The rest of the beer was a traditional porter; roasty, cocoa, light booze and medium body.
M: Pretty high in carbonation, thin on body for a "Imperial"
O: Body was thin, not enough pumpkin to warrant the pumpkin name or style. If you are going to claim a Imperial Pumpkin Porter then you need to bring it because TREAT kicks the shit out of this beer and so does most other Pumpkin Porters
Feb 20, 2012S: Lightly roasted malt, cocoa, and a whiff of fresh pumpkin
T: A little bit of fresh pumpkin here but more like someone dropped a few pumpkin seeds in the mash and called it a day. Very disappointing. The rest of the beer was a traditional porter; roasty, cocoa, light booze and medium body.
M: Pretty high in carbonation, thin on body for a "Imperial"
O: Body was thin, not enough pumpkin to warrant the pumpkin name or style. If you are going to claim a Imperial Pumpkin Porter then you need to bring it because TREAT kicks the shit out of this beer and so does most other Pumpkin Porters
Reviewed by busternuggz from California
3.2/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.2/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Had a 10 oz pour on tap at 1702. Served in a wide mouth snifter.
Opaque black with a brownish tinge at the side of the glass. No head to speak of but a thin ring around the edge, doesn't come back with swirling. No lacing. On tap though, I'll cut it a little slack.
The nose is faint but I pick up baking chocolate, charred malt, and a little subtle pumpkin if I look for it. A little caramel comes out as it warms.
The taste comes on with roasted malt, then chocolate and a subtle squashy pumpkin (as opposed to a pumpkin pie like taste). A little earthiness, maybe from the pumpkin. Ends pretty dry with roast and char. Again, I probably wouldn't have picked up any pumpkin notes unless I was looking for it.
Thin texture (even for a porter) and a little high on the carbonation.
I was excited to try this but it was kind of a let down. Not bad, but a fairly average porter with very little pumpkin presence. Didn't taste like an imperial either, I'd have guessed it was a regular porter.
Sep 30, 2011Opaque black with a brownish tinge at the side of the glass. No head to speak of but a thin ring around the edge, doesn't come back with swirling. No lacing. On tap though, I'll cut it a little slack.
The nose is faint but I pick up baking chocolate, charred malt, and a little subtle pumpkin if I look for it. A little caramel comes out as it warms.
The taste comes on with roasted malt, then chocolate and a subtle squashy pumpkin (as opposed to a pumpkin pie like taste). A little earthiness, maybe from the pumpkin. Ends pretty dry with roast and char. Again, I probably wouldn't have picked up any pumpkin notes unless I was looking for it.
Thin texture (even for a porter) and a little high on the carbonation.
I was excited to try this but it was kind of a let down. Not bad, but a fairly average porter with very little pumpkin presence. Didn't taste like an imperial either, I'd have guessed it was a regular porter.
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