Pumpkin Sour
Almanac Beer Co.

375ml bottle poured into a tulip

A- pours a deep brown color with virtually zero head

S- aroma gives notes of tart cherry and cranberry, as well as some thanksgiving-like spices

T- malty up front before a dark berry-like sour adds some dark wine notes as well. The finish gives just a hint of bourbon and spice

M- medium-light body with moderate-low carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that continues into a tart dry finish

O- hard to find elements of pumpkin or pumpkin spice, but a nice sour

 

 

I am not normally a fan of sour beers but I found this one to be a surprise. There was almost no head, there was a vinegar meets pumpkin aroma and mild carbonation. The pumpkin did not come through as much as I was hoping for. Still, the roasted flavor plus acetic acid provided a nice addition to the overall flavor. For first timers the wine meets vinegar combo may put them off but this is beer is still worth a try. Also, the barrel element provides a nice complexity so overall this could be one of the better sour beers I have tried.

 

 

Bottle into a tulip appears black in color with a mocha head that fades leaving spotty lace.

Aroma is roasty chocolate, earth, ash and tangy bacterial sourness. Slight coffee and vinous character.

Tastes sour and vinous. Very mild roastiness underneath all the bacterial tang.

Light in body with modest carbonation. Not sure I get what they were going for here. I dont dig it. I dont get the pumpkin aspect at all, all I get is what I think was a stout aged in wine barrels that turned.

 

Dark brown with ruby highlights. Absolutely no head. Strong wine, vinegar and mild bourbon on the nose. Very tart wine with a touch of spicy bourbon. I am not getting pumpkin but that is fine with me. Slightly carbonated and works well for the style.

I wasn't sure what to expect as I do not like pumpkin beers. This was a gift from my cousin who lives in Cali. Quite impressive with complex barrel flavors and pretty darn bitter. Recommended.

On tap. Slightly hazy amber color with beige head. Aroma is malty and slightly spicy with a hint of fermented fruits but it's quite simple overall. Taste starts tart with some fermented fruits like mirabelle plums and apricots, finishes slightly spicy and dry. Medium body with low carbonation. Quite underwhelming overall, there is absolutely no barrel character.

 

Bottle at Muter Horn Berlin.
Deep black color with red shades; smell is mostly coming from the bourbon barrel and it's very very pleasant; taste has everything that is written on the bottle and it's nicely balanced: brett comes first, then a big shot of wine/bourbon and a good lil aftertaste of pumpkin. GOOD!
Feel is veeeeery sour, mid carbonation, mid body. Must try beer

L: Comes out pretty dark with a quickly dissipating tan head
S: Bourbon and wine vanilla and pumpkin
T: Perfect blend of sour bourbon wine and pumpkin
O: Nicely done perfectly balanced flavors

 

Dark chocolate color. Big head for the style with solid retention. Clean vinegar and mild pumpkin aroma. Moderate roasted flavor with a hefty dose of acetic acid. Hint of fresh pumpkin. Minimal spices as desired does not over shadow the fruit. Subtle wood. Very well balanced. Medium body. Well carbonated. Dry acidic finish. Very good sour fruited ale.

 

375 ml bottle into a tulip. Bottled July 2015, so I'm drinking this about 9 months later.

I get a lot of bourbon in the aroma, really nice, so I expect to get that in the taste as well. Surprise! The bourbon influence is very subdued. There's more impact from the wine barrels. And the sourness (good, not bad) takes center stage. It's really a wild ale, that happens to be made with pumpkin (very much in the background) and has extra layers of flavor from the wine barrels. With just a bit of bourbon.

Lots of carbonation, a light body, and very well balanced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice sour notes, then a good bit of pumpkin. Some mild spices as well. Good balance. An example of how good a pumpkin sour can be, if only more places made pumpkin sours this well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

thanks so much to my brother, tenderbranson69 for sharing this with me from the bottle enjoyed chilled.

the color is dark brown almost like chocolate with thick creamy medium tan head. The smell is very vinous with slight woody aroma with bright sour smell. The feel is very tannic with woody texture and sourness that is leaving a pucker effect with low spice and sweetness.

The taste is very interesting with a nice amount of complexity from the bourbon and wine barrel in the taste. The sourness is intense but still has a nice toastiness which could be pumpkin or malt not sure which. I liked this a lot, but not sure if drinking this blind I would know it was a pumpkin beer, just has that wine barrel sour quality which is good and does not taste like the abv listed.