Good Gourd Imperial Pumpkin Ale | Cigar City Brewing
Brewed by:
Cigar City Brewing
Florida, United States | website
Style: Pumpkin Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 8.50%
Availability: Fall
Notes / Commercial Description:
Legend has it that when a pumpkin comes into the world it is possessed by either a good or an evil spirit. Ours got all the good baby! Bursting with real pumpkin flavor and yummy pumpkin spices including Ceylon cinnamon, Jamaican all-spice, Zanzibar cloves and nutmeg, Good Gourd is a celebration of Fall and that spookiest of holidays, Halloween. Pair Good Gourd with pumpkin soup, pumpkin pie and costume parties.
35 IBU
Added by tpd975 on 01-03-2009
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Reviews: 205 | Ratings: 1,324
4.19/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
22oz bottle. 8/11/16 bottle date. Appearance: Brown with a deep amber hue, clear, with a light khaki foam head. Aroma: Nice pumpkin spice heavier on the allspice, nutmeg and clove, with a light cinnamon and vanilla. Light caramel. Very nice Taste: Surprisingly sweet maltiness, a touch of bread crust, then turning to a allspice and nutmeg forward pumpkin spicing. Cinnamon is restrained. Moderate bitterness to balance the intense malt sweetness and spicing. Comes across like a pumpkin spiced piece of toast. Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a low to moderate carbonation. No noticeable alcohol warmth. Finish: Toasted malt stand out, with some nutmeg and allspice. Overall: A really well done pumpkin ale that nicely balances the maltiness, spicing, and high ABV. Nice toasted and caramel malt backbone and spicing heavier on allspice and nutmeg, compared to the cinnamon bombs of some pumpkin ales. Alcohol well hidden for it’s strength.
★ 940 characters
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
22oz bottle. 8/11/16 bottle date. Appearance: Brown with a deep amber hue, clear, with a light khaki foam head. Aroma: Nice pumpkin spice heavier on the allspice, nutmeg and clove, with a light cinnamon and vanilla. Light caramel. Very nice Taste: Surprisingly sweet maltiness, a touch of bread crust, then turning to a allspice and nutmeg forward pumpkin spicing. Cinnamon is restrained. Moderate bitterness to balance the intense malt sweetness and spicing. Comes across like a pumpkin spiced piece of toast. Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a low to moderate carbonation. No noticeable alcohol warmth. Finish: Toasted malt stand out, with some nutmeg and allspice. Overall: A really well done pumpkin ale that nicely balances the maltiness, spicing, and high ABV. Nice toasted and caramel malt backbone and spicing heavier on allspice and nutmeg, compared to the cinnamon bombs of some pumpkin ales. Alcohol well hidden for it’s strength.
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4.09/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Orange amber, pretty close to pumpkin color, sustaining a thin tan head throughout.
Big squash on the nose, largely pumpkin but less of the pie variety and more of the actual crop, with caramel, and brown sugar.
Taste of tangy ale with pumpkin, cinnamon, caramel, fig and graham cracker sharing the stage.
Good Gourd is balanced and not overly spiced. This is a commendable pumpkin ale that is more in the beer realm than an attempt at pleasing the non-beer-drinking girlfriend that has been begrudgingly dragged along.
★ 522 characters
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Orange amber, pretty close to pumpkin color, sustaining a thin tan head throughout.
Big squash on the nose, largely pumpkin but less of the pie variety and more of the actual crop, with caramel, and brown sugar.
Taste of tangy ale with pumpkin, cinnamon, caramel, fig and graham cracker sharing the stage.
Good Gourd is balanced and not overly spiced. This is a commendable pumpkin ale that is more in the beer realm than an attempt at pleasing the non-beer-drinking girlfriend that has been begrudgingly dragged along.
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4.06/5 rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at the brewery. This is one of the spiciest pumpkin beers I've had. Tons of cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg atop a roasted pumpkin flavor. Warms once inside you like pumpkin pie.
★ 183 characters
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at the brewery. This is one of the spiciest pumpkin beers I've had. Tons of cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg atop a roasted pumpkin flavor. Warms once inside you like pumpkin pie.
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4.65/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
On tap at CBC 2016. Dark caramel with a tan head. Tons of cinnamon, caramel, vanilla and toasted coconut. A damn good beer, one of the highlights of the show for me.
★ 165 characters
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
On tap at CBC 2016. Dark caramel with a tan head. Tons of cinnamon, caramel, vanilla and toasted coconut. A damn good beer, one of the highlights of the show for me.
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3.78/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Darker Amber pour, ruby red highlights in the light. Thin pour, tight white bubbled head with moderate lacing.
Very subtle nose. Nothing in your face. Getting slight nutmeg and cinnamon. Some pumpkin, pie crust and graham cracker. Sweet maltiness in the back end.
Surprisingly multi dimensional flavor compared to the weakness of the nose. Some solid pumpkin flavored spices, pretty noticable nutmeg and cinnamon. Quite boozy in the middle, caramel and raisins in the back end.
Mouthfeel is very thin, not heavy carbonated and definitely not an easy drinker. The booziness carries a little.
★ 593 characters
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Darker Amber pour, ruby red highlights in the light. Thin pour, tight white bubbled head with moderate lacing.
Very subtle nose. Nothing in your face. Getting slight nutmeg and cinnamon. Some pumpkin, pie crust and graham cracker. Sweet maltiness in the back end.
Surprisingly multi dimensional flavor compared to the weakness of the nose. Some solid pumpkin flavored spices, pretty noticable nutmeg and cinnamon. Quite boozy in the middle, caramel and raisins in the back end.
Mouthfeel is very thin, not heavy carbonated and definitely not an easy drinker. The booziness carries a little.
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4.42/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
22oz bottle poured into a goblet
A- pours a deep ruby-amber color with a small fizzy off-white head that disappears almost immediately, leaving nothing behind
S- nice sweet caramel malt aroma provides a sturdy backbone to the array of pumpkin spicing. Highlights of cinnamon, nutmeg, all-spice & clove. Hints of pie crust and vanilla whipped cream close it out, with more sweet malt on the linger
T- near perfect balance of the spices up front with cinnamon, nutmeg, clove & all-spice, followed by stewed apples and raisins. There is a strong sweet malty base that adds elements of caramel, vanilla and pie crust. More raisin, cinnamon and nutmeg on the finish with a sweet malty linger
M- medium body with moderate carbonation produces a foamy mouthfeel that turns slightly creamy on the finish, abv is hidden well
O- definitely one of the best pumpkin ales on the market. Unlike most of the style, this has a sweet and strong malt backbone that match up perfectly with the spices, very well done
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
22oz bottle poured into a goblet
A- pours a deep ruby-amber color with a small fizzy off-white head that disappears almost immediately, leaving nothing behind
S- nice sweet caramel malt aroma provides a sturdy backbone to the array of pumpkin spicing. Highlights of cinnamon, nutmeg, all-spice & clove. Hints of pie crust and vanilla whipped cream close it out, with more sweet malt on the linger
T- near perfect balance of the spices up front with cinnamon, nutmeg, clove & all-spice, followed by stewed apples and raisins. There is a strong sweet malty base that adds elements of caramel, vanilla and pie crust. More raisin, cinnamon and nutmeg on the finish with a sweet malty linger
M- medium body with moderate carbonation produces a foamy mouthfeel that turns slightly creamy on the finish, abv is hidden well
O- definitely one of the best pumpkin ales on the market. Unlike most of the style, this has a sweet and strong malt backbone that match up perfectly with the spices, very well done
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4.94/5 rDev +16.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I've had my fair share of pumpkin beers from Weyerbacher to Southern Tier and this is by far the best I've come across. The mouth-feel is generous and inviting just as the taste guides you through complex flavors without losing touch. Simply phenomenal.
★ 253 characters
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I've had my fair share of pumpkin beers from Weyerbacher to Southern Tier and this is by far the best I've come across. The mouth-feel is generous and inviting just as the taste guides you through complex flavors without losing touch. Simply phenomenal.
★ 253 characters
4.3/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
More pumpkin than spice, a good spice though. A good burnt/roasted cinnamon that makes for a great pie crust like flavor. Easily one of the best pumpkin beers around.
★ 166 characters
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
More pumpkin than spice, a good spice though. A good burnt/roasted cinnamon that makes for a great pie crust like flavor. Easily one of the best pumpkin beers around.
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4.27/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a glowing Amber color. Has a sweet boozy aroma with notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and pumpkin. Flavor is sweet, lightly boozy and reminds me of pumpkin pie. You get notes of pumpkin and fall spices ( cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice ) overall this is a really nice pumpkin ale
★ 285 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a glowing Amber color. Has a sweet boozy aroma with notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and pumpkin. Flavor is sweet, lightly boozy and reminds me of pumpkin pie. You get notes of pumpkin and fall spices ( cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice ) overall this is a really nice pumpkin ale
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4.43/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 22oz bottle (dated 05Aug15) into a pint glass.
LOOK: Pours with a half finger's worth of off-white foam that shrivels to a white line after 20 seconds. Amber in color. Rising bubbles are very subtle in quantity and are both medium and very small in size. Lacing is thin and moderate.
SMELL: Has very strong aromas of pumpkin that combine with mild aromas of nutmeg, caramel, cinnamon, and cloves.
TASTE: Strong pumpkin flavors whether initially and are immediately followed by mild flavors of caramel, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves. As the taste unravels, pumpkin and caramel flavors grow stronger as spices persist in strengh. However, hints of aluminum enter towards the very end. It almost seems like I am drinking this out of a can.
FEEL: Somewhere between full-bodied and medium-bodied. Subtly carbonated and ends with a thirst-quenching finish.
NOTE: This was a work of art. I am not sure where the aluminum flavors are coming from. But they were only hints, so they did not interfere too much.
★ 1,015 characters
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 22oz bottle (dated 05Aug15) into a pint glass.
LOOK: Pours with a half finger's worth of off-white foam that shrivels to a white line after 20 seconds. Amber in color. Rising bubbles are very subtle in quantity and are both medium and very small in size. Lacing is thin and moderate.
SMELL: Has very strong aromas of pumpkin that combine with mild aromas of nutmeg, caramel, cinnamon, and cloves.
TASTE: Strong pumpkin flavors whether initially and are immediately followed by mild flavors of caramel, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves. As the taste unravels, pumpkin and caramel flavors grow stronger as spices persist in strengh. However, hints of aluminum enter towards the very end. It almost seems like I am drinking this out of a can.
FEEL: Somewhere between full-bodied and medium-bodied. Subtly carbonated and ends with a thirst-quenching finish.
NOTE: This was a work of art. I am not sure where the aluminum flavors are coming from. But they were only hints, so they did not interfere too much.
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4.59/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured on draft into an Irish pint glass.
A: Pours a deep amber/copper with an off-white head that thins out somewhat but maintains and laces nicely.
S: Notes of cinnamon, raisin, apples and nutmeg. The complex aromas mask the faint smell of pumpkin, which is a pleasant surprise in the typically overwhelmingly artificial pumpkin beer market.
T: Rich, spicy pumpkin casserole flavors complimented with spices that settle thickly and deliciously on the palate. A little boozy at 8.5% but pleasantly so.
M: Medium body with a light carbonation that actually dances on the tongue somewhat.
O: One of the better (if not best), richer, non-artificial tasting pumpkin beers on the market. A delicious ale great for bringing in the cooler Fall weather, this is definitely a beer that needs to be on the pumpkin beer drinker's list.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured on draft into an Irish pint glass.
A: Pours a deep amber/copper with an off-white head that thins out somewhat but maintains and laces nicely.
S: Notes of cinnamon, raisin, apples and nutmeg. The complex aromas mask the faint smell of pumpkin, which is a pleasant surprise in the typically overwhelmingly artificial pumpkin beer market.
T: Rich, spicy pumpkin casserole flavors complimented with spices that settle thickly and deliciously on the palate. A little boozy at 8.5% but pleasantly so.
M: Medium body with a light carbonation that actually dances on the tongue somewhat.
O: One of the better (if not best), richer, non-artificial tasting pumpkin beers on the market. A delicious ale great for bringing in the cooler Fall weather, this is definitely a beer that needs to be on the pumpkin beer drinker's list.
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4.75/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Poured from a 22oz bottle into a snifter tulip.
Look is brown with amber highlights with thin head.
Aroma is malt and brown sugar with pumpkin spice notes. Lots of clove cinnamon and nutmeg, but well balanced. Like a delicate spice cake.
Taste is initially very spice, but it then mellows into this wonderful blend of malt and spice. Best pumpkin beer ever.
★ 361 characters
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Poured from a 22oz bottle into a snifter tulip.
Look is brown with amber highlights with thin head.
Aroma is malt and brown sugar with pumpkin spice notes. Lots of clove cinnamon and nutmeg, but well balanced. Like a delicate spice cake.
Taste is initially very spice, but it then mellows into this wonderful blend of malt and spice. Best pumpkin beer ever.
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3.47/5 rDev -18%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Beautiful deeeeep copper color with and average amout of head
smells deliciously of pumpkin pie and spices
taste is where is loses a bit. Almost like eating straight from a can of pumkpin pie filling. Just a bit to concentrated
Has a nice thick silky feel
overall a good beer thats just a bit to over the top on the pumpkin
★ 325 characters
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Beautiful deeeeep copper color with and average amout of head
smells deliciously of pumpkin pie and spices
taste is where is loses a bit. Almost like eating straight from a can of pumkpin pie filling. Just a bit to concentrated
Has a nice thick silky feel
overall a good beer thats just a bit to over the top on the pumpkin
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3.99/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured the bomber (or at least part of it) into a 16 ounce snifter. Copper color with minimal head, though the little did stick around for awhile. Aromas were faint, which wasn't surprising upon tasting. Very mild flavor. Not overly spicy, though you could taste the undertones of them. Glad I tried it, but I prefer Pumking, something that is readily available in my area.
★ 378 characters
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured the bomber (or at least part of it) into a 16 ounce snifter. Copper color with minimal head, though the little did stick around for awhile. Aromas were faint, which wasn't surprising upon tasting. Very mild flavor. Not overly spicy, though you could taste the undertones of them. Glad I tried it, but I prefer Pumking, something that is readily available in my area.
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4.45/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Very good beer. Almost taste like the drink horchata but with a gourd taste too it. Would love to get more of thus amazing beer. Only have two bombers left unfortunately.
★ 170 characters
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Very good beer. Almost taste like the drink horchata but with a gourd taste too it. Would love to get more of thus amazing beer. Only have two bombers left unfortunately.
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3.88/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Not necessarily the best pumpkin beer of all time but it was on nitro at the brew pub and it creates the sensation of whipped cream topping and makes the beer smooth like pumpkin pie filling.
★ 191 characters
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Not necessarily the best pumpkin beer of all time but it was on nitro at the brew pub and it creates the sensation of whipped cream topping and makes the beer smooth like pumpkin pie filling.
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3.8/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bomber poured into a snifter. Whether this is good or not, I'm hoping to never drink another pumpkin beer.
Good looking beer. Deep copper color with a cream-colored head. Sudsy and creamy head. Persists well. 4.5
It's not overly spiced, so that's awesome. Has a hint of some tartness and fruit. Caramel malt sweetness. Not a ton on the nose. 3.75
Interesting first sip. Seems like a Belgian Dubbel with the candi syrup flavor. Reminds me of a lollipop for the candied sweetness. Pumpkin appears subtly and imparts a vegetal, squash quality and some light spice creeps in that again, is understated. 3.75
Candy-like sweetness and feel, akin to sucking on a lollipop. This is a dessert drink if anything. Smooth but with a tickle of carbonation and spice that accentuate the sweetness at times and other times downplay it. 3.75
I appreciate that this isn't a spice bomb, but it seems a sweet, syrupy bomb in place of that.
★ 926 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bomber poured into a snifter. Whether this is good or not, I'm hoping to never drink another pumpkin beer.
Good looking beer. Deep copper color with a cream-colored head. Sudsy and creamy head. Persists well. 4.5
It's not overly spiced, so that's awesome. Has a hint of some tartness and fruit. Caramel malt sweetness. Not a ton on the nose. 3.75
Interesting first sip. Seems like a Belgian Dubbel with the candi syrup flavor. Reminds me of a lollipop for the candied sweetness. Pumpkin appears subtly and imparts a vegetal, squash quality and some light spice creeps in that again, is understated. 3.75
Candy-like sweetness and feel, akin to sucking on a lollipop. This is a dessert drink if anything. Smooth but with a tickle of carbonation and spice that accentuate the sweetness at times and other times downplay it. 3.75
I appreciate that this isn't a spice bomb, but it seems a sweet, syrupy bomb in place of that.
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4.26/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Had this few times past few years and it's been great but this years batch seems different 2016. Still good but lacking that pumpin spice feel of years past. Adjusted my rating down.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Had this few times past few years and it's been great but this years batch seems different 2016. Still good but lacking that pumpin spice feel of years past. Adjusted my rating down.
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4.06/5 rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
650ml bottle poured into mini cognac tulip 12/9/15
A glows amber, even a small pour has a little head that hangs around for a few sips, looks thick like the the little bubbles are struggling to get to the surface
S big on vanilla, some allspice and nutmeg, yams and faint pumpkin, hard toffee a plenty, and a hint of ginger and cinnamon with a little booze
T mimics the nose but a little more booze and the individual spices are harder to pick out
M medium bodied, creams up, fine grit, a little heat, heaps of spice lingering
O solid pumpkin beer, well spiced, not exactly unique but well made
I told myself I was only having one pumpkin beer this year and this one just popped up at my place, cheers Corson!!
★ 724 characters
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
650ml bottle poured into mini cognac tulip 12/9/15
A glows amber, even a small pour has a little head that hangs around for a few sips, looks thick like the the little bubbles are struggling to get to the surface
S big on vanilla, some allspice and nutmeg, yams and faint pumpkin, hard toffee a plenty, and a hint of ginger and cinnamon with a little booze
T mimics the nose but a little more booze and the individual spices are harder to pick out
M medium bodied, creams up, fine grit, a little heat, heaps of spice lingering
O solid pumpkin beer, well spiced, not exactly unique but well made
I told myself I was only having one pumpkin beer this year and this one just popped up at my place, cheers Corson!!
★ 724 characters
4.01/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
I love pumpkin beer, they are what really got me into craft beer. I've been anxiously waiting to try this beer, #1 pumpkin beer in the world... It's way too sweet!!! Never tasted a beer so sweet, hurt my teeth. The aroma and taste are great but if they knocked the sweetness down a touch it would be perfect.
★ 313 characters
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
I love pumpkin beer, they are what really got me into craft beer. I've been anxiously waiting to try this beer, #1 pumpkin beer in the world... It's way too sweet!!! Never tasted a beer so sweet, hurt my teeth. The aroma and taste are great but if they knocked the sweetness down a touch it would be perfect.
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4.69/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
L - Dark orange/copper bordering on amber. Two fingers of off-white/eggshell head.
S -- Spices for days. Nutmeg, cinnamon, clove. Pumpkin of course, but it doesn't dominate.
T - Much larger pumpkin presence on the taste. All the spices are here, but it is spicy like a top-shelf rum. Excellent vanilla or cream flavor with a big cinnamon finish.
M - Big and full mouthfeel. Makes full use of the 8.5%. Slight alcohol taste. Lots of carbonation moves everything along.
O - Fantastic pumpkin beer, one of the best (prolly the best) I've ever had. Complex and drinkable.
★ 571 characters
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
L - Dark orange/copper bordering on amber. Two fingers of off-white/eggshell head.
S -- Spices for days. Nutmeg, cinnamon, clove. Pumpkin of course, but it doesn't dominate.
T - Much larger pumpkin presence on the taste. All the spices are here, but it is spicy like a top-shelf rum. Excellent vanilla or cream flavor with a big cinnamon finish.
M - Big and full mouthfeel. Makes full use of the 8.5%. Slight alcohol taste. Lots of carbonation moves everything along.
O - Fantastic pumpkin beer, one of the best (prolly the best) I've ever had. Complex and drinkable.
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5/5 rDev +18.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Move over Pumpking, this is the new best pumpkin beer. The spices, the mouthfeel all spot on. I even get hints of vanilla in the back of this one. The one beer I look forward to every fall.
★ 190 characters
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Move over Pumpking, this is the new best pumpkin beer. The spices, the mouthfeel all spot on. I even get hints of vanilla in the back of this one. The one beer I look forward to every fall.
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4.5/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
One of my favorite pumpkin style beers. I truly enjoy this Cigar City rendition of the harvest season style. Bursting with real pumpkin flavor and pumpkin spices including Ceylon cinnamon, Jamaican all-spice, Zanzibar cloves and nutmeg not overpowering with cinnamon like most of the October styles just enough to let you know it is in there,
★ 345 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
One of my favorite pumpkin style beers. I truly enjoy this Cigar City rendition of the harvest season style. Bursting with real pumpkin flavor and pumpkin spices including Ceylon cinnamon, Jamaican all-spice, Zanzibar cloves and nutmeg not overpowering with cinnamon like most of the October styles just enough to let you know it is in there,
★ 345 characters
4.56/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
One of the best pumpkin beers I have had. I did a taste test over thanksgiving with around 25 different pumpkin beers and this was one of the ones on the top.
★ 158 characters
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
One of the best pumpkin beers I have had. I did a taste test over thanksgiving with around 25 different pumpkin beers and this was one of the ones on the top.
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Good Gourd Imperial Pumpkin Ale from Cigar City Brewing
4.23
out of 5
based on 1,324 ratings.
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Overdone, and I kind of like that. If you're going to pour nutmeg, allspice, caramel, and raisins into a beer, you might as well go large. The taste is stronger than the nose. It's a pretty beer, too. A dark pumpkin, molasses color. Got it on tap at the Cigar City Brewery.
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