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Schadenfreude
Parallel 49 Brewing Company
- From:
- Parallel 49 Brewing Company
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- Pumpkin Beer
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4 | pDev: 8.5%
- Reviews:
- 13
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 22, 2021
- Added:
- Sep 29, 2012
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 9
We’ve carved out a pumpkin Oktoberfest even Ichabod Crane would love. This hearty, malty lager is warmed by the mighty pumpkin and lifted with notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, all-spice and ginger.
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Ratings by mtomlins:
Rated by mtomlins from Canada (ON)
3.75/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Oct 31, 2016
3.75/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Oct 31, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by TooManyGlasses from Canada (AB)
3.56/5 rDev -11%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -11%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
2017 version - pours a clear dark amber/copper with faint white head. Aroma of clove, pumpkin spice. Smooth tasting clove, nutmeg, pumpkin pie and background caramel malt. A little thin, tasty and easy enough to drink but an average pumpkin beer.
Sep 25, 2017Rated by spinrsx from Canada (ON)
3.83/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle from the lcbo for around $6.50.
Dec 04, 2016Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
4.13/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Bomber from the LCBO; served barely chilled. Looks like it's dated Aug 11 2016, if I'm translating the stamped code correctly. This is the second bottle I've cracked in the last two weeks.
Pours a gorgeous, clear orange-amber colour; streams of effervescent bubbles race from the bottom of the glass to the surface, which is initially crowned with one finger of creamy, off white-tinged head. By the two minute mark it has mostly faded into oblivion, leaving behind a foamy, modest-sized collar surrounding a thin, patchy cap. Spicy notes of nutmeg, allspice and ginger snap on the nose, with pie crust and pumpkin pie filling overlapping with rich caramelized sugar from the Munich malt. Hints of vanilla and tea leafy hops.
Quite well-crafted - sometimes these 'hybrid' beers can turn out a bit muddled, but in this case, the pumpkin integrates beautifully with the underlying märzen backbone. Moderately sweet, with brown sugar and digestive biscuit flavours eventually being brushed aside by pie crust and pumpkin. The nutmeg really sticks out, with ginger and clove tying for second; the allspice and cinnamon are a bit more restrained, but still difficult to miss. The profile wraps itself up with hints of vanilla, leafy hops and earthy spice. Medium-light in body, with fairly mild carbonation that gently prickles the tongue and palate with each sip. Ridiculously drinkable for a pumpkin beer.
Final Grade: 4.13, an A-. Schadenfreude is denoted a "pumpkin oktoberfest," and I'd have to say it delivers precisely what it advertises. This enticing fall seasonal pairs all of the clean, crisp, lightly sweet goodness of a märzen lager with the usual array of pumpkin pie spiciness, and the final product is an impressive fusion. I haven't had a boatload of beers from this BC brewer, but this one is definitely my new favourite P49 product - well worth trying if you have any interest in pumpkin beers, German-style amber lagers, or both. I think the stock has already sold out locally, otherwise I'd be picking up another bottle in the near future. Recommended.
Oct 16, 2016Pours a gorgeous, clear orange-amber colour; streams of effervescent bubbles race from the bottom of the glass to the surface, which is initially crowned with one finger of creamy, off white-tinged head. By the two minute mark it has mostly faded into oblivion, leaving behind a foamy, modest-sized collar surrounding a thin, patchy cap. Spicy notes of nutmeg, allspice and ginger snap on the nose, with pie crust and pumpkin pie filling overlapping with rich caramelized sugar from the Munich malt. Hints of vanilla and tea leafy hops.
Quite well-crafted - sometimes these 'hybrid' beers can turn out a bit muddled, but in this case, the pumpkin integrates beautifully with the underlying märzen backbone. Moderately sweet, with brown sugar and digestive biscuit flavours eventually being brushed aside by pie crust and pumpkin. The nutmeg really sticks out, with ginger and clove tying for second; the allspice and cinnamon are a bit more restrained, but still difficult to miss. The profile wraps itself up with hints of vanilla, leafy hops and earthy spice. Medium-light in body, with fairly mild carbonation that gently prickles the tongue and palate with each sip. Ridiculously drinkable for a pumpkin beer.
Final Grade: 4.13, an A-. Schadenfreude is denoted a "pumpkin oktoberfest," and I'd have to say it delivers precisely what it advertises. This enticing fall seasonal pairs all of the clean, crisp, lightly sweet goodness of a märzen lager with the usual array of pumpkin pie spiciness, and the final product is an impressive fusion. I haven't had a boatload of beers from this BC brewer, but this one is definitely my new favourite P49 product - well worth trying if you have any interest in pumpkin beers, German-style amber lagers, or both. I think the stock has already sold out locally, otherwise I'd be picking up another bottle in the near future. Recommended.
Schadenfreude from Parallel 49 Brewing Company
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
68 ratings
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