Country Bumpkin
Niagara Oast House Brewers
- From:
- Niagara Oast House Brewers
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Pumpkin Beer
Ranked #102 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #20,642 - Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 5.6%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 03, 2024
- Added:
- Nov 19, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
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Reviewed by TheHammer from Canada (ON)
3.71/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Poured with a thumb's worth of head that produced mild lace but didn't stick around very long. The body is a suitable dark orange befitting the style.
Smell: Pumpkin yes, but mostly pumpkin spices as cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice come to mind. It also carries a bit of earthiness to it that fades as the beer warms and the spice comes out more.
Taste: Mild pumpkin and caramel malt that turns to that then lets the spice come out in the middle before an earthy hop end that seems to do it's job at first, and then seems to snap back at you after it's consumed, pooping the party.
Mouthfeel: That earthy end note clings on and ruins things, the only good thing is it seems as the beer warms up it becomes less pronouced. Carbonation is good, but mostly comes forward on the back end. Transistioning is good
Drinkability: Between light and medium body which I'm fine with, although I do think a bit more sweetness/malt may have benefited it. A litte bit gassy once down the hatch, but I've had far worse.
Final Thoughts: I don't have pumpkin beer too often, but this one is solid if you are in the mood for it. Apart from that earthy snap and the lower sweetness, I found it to be completely serviciable. If you have a craving for it this fall, you arent going to wrong with this offering, but you're also not going to be blown away by it either.
Nov 03, 2024Smell: Pumpkin yes, but mostly pumpkin spices as cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice come to mind. It also carries a bit of earthiness to it that fades as the beer warms and the spice comes out more.
Taste: Mild pumpkin and caramel malt that turns to that then lets the spice come out in the middle before an earthy hop end that seems to do it's job at first, and then seems to snap back at you after it's consumed, pooping the party.
Mouthfeel: That earthy end note clings on and ruins things, the only good thing is it seems as the beer warms up it becomes less pronouced. Carbonation is good, but mostly comes forward on the back end. Transistioning is good
Drinkability: Between light and medium body which I'm fine with, although I do think a bit more sweetness/malt may have benefited it. A litte bit gassy once down the hatch, but I've had far worse.
Final Thoughts: I don't have pumpkin beer too often, but this one is solid if you are in the mood for it. Apart from that earthy snap and the lower sweetness, I found it to be completely serviciable. If you have a craving for it this fall, you arent going to wrong with this offering, but you're also not going to be blown away by it either.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.95/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
473 mL can from the LCBO; dated Aug 25 2022 and served slightly chilled.
Pours a clear orange-amber colour, its body containing flaky sediment that quickly settles out; it's topped with more than a finger of frothy, foamy, off white-coloured head that recedes over the next several minutes. A modest band of lacing is also left in its wake: looks good, and the aroma is sure to be a hit if you like pumpkin pie filling. Ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg are also noticeable, with whiffs of brown sugar and bready malts also coming through.
This is a solid pumpkin beer - again, it's squash/pumpkin pie filling that comes to mind immediately, with flavours of bready malt, brown sugar and cinnamon toast following closely. Hints of ginger, allspice and especially nutmeg develop on the back end, with one last burst of squash/pie filling and caramelized malts preceding a mildly sweet, spicy, lightly earthy aftertaste that lingers. Medium in body, with slightly assertive carbonation that feels crisp and prickly on the tongue, adding some much-appreciated bite to this spiced beer's smooth, fluffy mouthfeel.
Final Grade: 3.95, a B+. Oast House's Country Bumpkin is my kind of pumpkin beer - in fact, my only real complaint is that the nutmeg really lingers on the taste buds, becoming a minor nuisance over the course of the glass. Then again, this is the third pumpkin spice beer I've reviewed in a row, so it's also possible that I'm just really getting sick of this stuff. Pumpkin spice overkill aside, I did like this beer quite a bit, and I think it's one of the better gourd-focused (as opposed to spice-focused) pumpkin ales that Ontario has to offer right now. Highly recommended to pumpkin beer lovers.
Oct 25, 2022Pours a clear orange-amber colour, its body containing flaky sediment that quickly settles out; it's topped with more than a finger of frothy, foamy, off white-coloured head that recedes over the next several minutes. A modest band of lacing is also left in its wake: looks good, and the aroma is sure to be a hit if you like pumpkin pie filling. Ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg are also noticeable, with whiffs of brown sugar and bready malts also coming through.
This is a solid pumpkin beer - again, it's squash/pumpkin pie filling that comes to mind immediately, with flavours of bready malt, brown sugar and cinnamon toast following closely. Hints of ginger, allspice and especially nutmeg develop on the back end, with one last burst of squash/pie filling and caramelized malts preceding a mildly sweet, spicy, lightly earthy aftertaste that lingers. Medium in body, with slightly assertive carbonation that feels crisp and prickly on the tongue, adding some much-appreciated bite to this spiced beer's smooth, fluffy mouthfeel.
Final Grade: 3.95, a B+. Oast House's Country Bumpkin is my kind of pumpkin beer - in fact, my only real complaint is that the nutmeg really lingers on the taste buds, becoming a minor nuisance over the course of the glass. Then again, this is the third pumpkin spice beer I've reviewed in a row, so it's also possible that I'm just really getting sick of this stuff. Pumpkin spice overkill aside, I did like this beer quite a bit, and I think it's one of the better gourd-focused (as opposed to spice-focused) pumpkin ales that Ontario has to offer right now. Highly recommended to pumpkin beer lovers.
Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)
3.84/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Served cold into a tulip. LCBO purchase for around $3.75 CDN. Canned October 5, 2022. Listed at 5.3% ABV.
Appearance - clear orange/ amber beer with two fingers of tight white hea don top. Some carbonation rises to the top in te middle of the glass. Very good staying power.
Smell - Some pumpkin, some nutmeg and cinnamon as well, but the spices are subdued. Fairly intense aromatics on the whole with some light bready notes in behind the pumpkin.
Taste - Initially a light roasted pumpkin flavor, then more pumpkin and gradually the nutmeg and cinnamon appear. Semi-bitter, more bitter than most in the style.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied, lighter than average carbonation, sort of wet and watery finish.
Overall - A good pumpkin beer, buoyed to the really good pumpkin beers by having a very good nose and nice drinkability. One of the better local pumpkin brews, absolutely not unhappy to have picked up a couple of these so fresh.
Oct 08, 2022Appearance - clear orange/ amber beer with two fingers of tight white hea don top. Some carbonation rises to the top in te middle of the glass. Very good staying power.
Smell - Some pumpkin, some nutmeg and cinnamon as well, but the spices are subdued. Fairly intense aromatics on the whole with some light bready notes in behind the pumpkin.
Taste - Initially a light roasted pumpkin flavor, then more pumpkin and gradually the nutmeg and cinnamon appear. Semi-bitter, more bitter than most in the style.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied, lighter than average carbonation, sort of wet and watery finish.
Overall - A good pumpkin beer, buoyed to the really good pumpkin beers by having a very good nose and nice drinkability. One of the better local pumpkin brews, absolutely not unhappy to have picked up a couple of these so fresh.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
4.5/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
One of the better pumpkin beers available
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