Imperial Pumpkin Smash
Crown Valley Brewing & Distilling Co.

Imperial Pumpkin SmashImperial Pumpkin Smash
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From:
Crown Valley Brewing & Distilling Co.
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
Pumpkin Beer
ABV:
10.6%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.08 | pDev: 14.22%
Reviews:
75
Ratings:
456
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 08, 2019
Added:
Aug 17, 2013
Wants:
  47
Gots:
  102
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Ratings by nick_perry:
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Reviewed by nick_perry from North Carolina

1.9/5  rDev -53.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
After thinking so highly of last year’s version, I was excited to get my hands on this year’s. Unfortunately, this batch I had was way off. Strong vegetal note, unripe fruits, and a burning alcohol sensation. I'm thinking acetaldehyde and an issue with fermentation. Really surprised they even tried to sell it given this glaring flaw.
Sep 09, 2018
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.15/5  rDev -22.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
#11 in the top pumpkin beers list.

10.6% ABV. Pumpkin stout.

For me, the pumpkin collides with the stout...they don't harmonize.

C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
Dec 08, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by DerwinWentworth from Utah

Dec 07, 2019
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

4.07/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle served in a Belgian snifter.
Pours with a dark, nearly opaque, brown body topped with an off white head that soon reduces to a thin ring yet leaves some lacing.
The aroma is lightly spicy with a complex yet harmonious blend of pumpkin, dark dried fruits, toffee and spices.
The flavor is almost as good and has a near even balance of sweet and bitter. The high ABV is well hidden, especially in the flavor and feel. Very smooth, full body with light carbonation.
Sep 23, 2019
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Reviewed by brewerang from Florida

1.15/5  rDev -71.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Maybe I had an infected batch, but this was a drain pour. Tasted of cough syrup with a weird over the top vanilla/coconut flavor and hardly any pumpkin. I tried this before Thanksgiving when I was sick with a cold and thought that this may have affected my experience of the beer. I just pulled another one out four months later to give it a second chance and it was just as bad as I remembered it. This beer gets worse with each sip and has no redeeming qualities. I usually love pumpkin beers and suspect I may have had an infected batch, but I have to rate based on what I got, and this was nasty in every way.
Mar 25, 2019
 
Rated: 4.15 by Axius-Ray from Florida

Feb 05, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 08, 2019
 
Rated: 4.19 by WynnO from Florida

Nov 17, 2018
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Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland

4.14/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours close to black with an orangish hue. Smells and tastes like coffee, roasty stout, chocolate, and some pumpkin spices. You can tell it's a big beer but it's not overly boozy. Mouthfeel is not as smooth as, say, Warlock, but still a tasty rendition of a pumpkin stout.
Nov 05, 2018
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Rated by bigred89 from Maryland

3.57/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Base stout good. Spices over the top even for a pumpkin ale. (Wife liked it better).
Nov 03, 2018
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Reviewed by daliandragon from Maryland

4.16/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Picked this up not knowing much about it other than that it was a pumpkin I had not seen before and had a good rep. The look is near black with little head. Raisin, molasses, smoke, and wood coat the boozy nose.

Very dry and tight for the abv. Big dark fruit note throughout with grapeskin and dark chocolate dominating. Bits of tobacco or vegetal note but not a negative, more decorative after the smoke.

Definitely high octane and not a drinkable pumpkin, I can see it in limited use or as a nightcap. Lots to chew on here.
Oct 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Scott_McCool from Florida

Oct 20, 2018
 
Rated: 4.12 by blissfulNemo from Michigan

Oct 05, 2018
 
Rated: 3.96 by bluehende from Delaware

Sep 30, 2018
 
Rated: 4.5 by thefuzzyone from Missouri

Jul 01, 2018
 
Rated: 4.46 by Marklaker from Florida

Jun 25, 2018
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Rated by cejaev from Virginia

4.74/5  rDev +16.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Amazing pumpkin stout
May 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.89 by Jcarriglio from Florida

Mar 08, 2018
 
Rated: 4.27 by travelguy from Ohio

Jan 31, 2018
 
Rated: 3.52 by monty79_1997 from Missouri

Dec 31, 2017
Imperial Pumpkin Smash from Crown Valley Brewing & Distilling Co.
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 456 ratings