The Carver
Barrier Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

Another great pumpkin beer find...

...I feel like this might be an epic year for pumpkin brews. I've now had three separate ones and they have all been fantastic - this being the third one to date. Great look to it - clear and crisp. The smell is a blend of pumpkin and all the spices you associate with a pumpkin pie - delicious in the nose. Mouthfeel was medium-bodied, made it something that took time to enjoy - and that's a good thing. The taste was malty, lightly sweet with the pumpkin flavoring, and a balancing flavor of hops that pulled it all together very well. Definitely will reach for another one if the opportunity arises.

 

16oz can poured into a goblet

A- pours a clear golden amber with a one-finger foamy white head that has great retention

S- sugary malt mixes with an array of spices on the nose giving aromas of vanilla cream, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg. Undertones of pumpkin flesh

T- slightly sweet and malty up front before giving way to the spices, with cinnamon and allspice leading the way, followed by undertones of nutmeg. Mid-palate gives some gourd-like notes, as well as a hint of caramel. The finish gives more cinnamon and allspice that sticks around to the linger

M- medium body with moderate carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that turns creamy into the finish

Poured moderately hard from a tall can into a pint glass, forming a ton of off white head that soon faded to leggy lacing and a heavy ring. Dark orange color, transparent. Smell is pumpkin and a bit of spice. Taste is pumpkin with spices, clove taking center stage over the others. Medium to light bodied. Solid pumpkin ale overall.

The pour is orange colored. The taste is pumpkin & spices & they are complimenting each other well, nothing is over done. Cheers! A-

A: The beer is clear orange yellow in color and has a light to moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that left a patch of bubbles on the surface, a narrow collar around the edge and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of pumpkin and allspice are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell but is a little more rounded out and has notes of ginger and hints of nutmeg and sugar. The allspice flavors linger into the finish.
M: It feels nearly medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation.
O: I thought that this pumpkin beer has a nice balance between the pumpkins and the pumpkin spices.

Serving type: can