Ichabod Ale 2009
Alpine Beer Company
- From:
- Alpine Beer Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 95
- Avg:
- 4.32 | pDev: 9.26%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 63
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 11, 2022
- Added:
- Oct 31, 2010
- Wants:
- 74
- Gots:
- 33
SCORE
95
World-Class
95
World-Class
"Ichabod 2009" is a lightly sour, tart pumpkin, cinnamon and nutmeg ale aged in a mix of red and white wine barrels 1.5 years.
Every time this beer is made, a different base beer is used but the main ingredients remain - Pumpkin, Cinnamon and Nutmeg. 6-7%ABV
Every time this beer is made, a different base beer is used but the main ingredients remain - Pumpkin, Cinnamon and Nutmeg. 6-7%ABV
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Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
4.25/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a bomber into a Dogfish Head tulip
L: Cloudy burgundy brown pour with 2 fingers of fizzy white head. Decent lacing.
S: Tart... funk and spice. Very faint pumpkin/gourd... fruity and complex.
T.F: Tart and vinous... wine and oak, with dark fruit/cherry. A bit of funk/straw. The spices are present but fortunately more in the background (maybe due to age? this is 11 years old) which works out nicely. Some pumpkin, but again not a dominant flavor. Medium bodied... well carbonated, and sticky on the tongue.
O: This was outstanding at 11 years age in the cellar. The pumpkin and spice were in the background (for me this is a good thing) which let the wine barrel and funk take over the brew. This one was a treat.
Jul 16, 2020L: Cloudy burgundy brown pour with 2 fingers of fizzy white head. Decent lacing.
S: Tart... funk and spice. Very faint pumpkin/gourd... fruity and complex.
T.F: Tart and vinous... wine and oak, with dark fruit/cherry. A bit of funk/straw. The spices are present but fortunately more in the background (maybe due to age? this is 11 years old) which works out nicely. Some pumpkin, but again not a dominant flavor. Medium bodied... well carbonated, and sticky on the tongue.
O: This was outstanding at 11 years age in the cellar. The pumpkin and spice were in the background (for me this is a good thing) which let the wine barrel and funk take over the brew. This one was a treat.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
4.57/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.57/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Dark orange pour, looks like Halloween and Thanksgiving all rolled into one, small 1/3" head on it, white. Aroma drops more holiday smells, like sour pumpkin pie, I really dig it.
Nice mixing of the sour, pumpkin, cinnamon and malt here. Easily the best beer ever made for this time of year. Awesome. Nutmeg stays the F out of the way. Some barrel notes, white more than red able to be discerned in the taste, red in the appearance.
This is a studly beer.
Mar 14, 2016Nice mixing of the sour, pumpkin, cinnamon and malt here. Easily the best beer ever made for this time of year. Awesome. Nutmeg stays the F out of the way. Some barrel notes, white more than red able to be discerned in the taste, red in the appearance.
This is a studly beer.
Reviewed by pmarlowe from Virginia
4.3/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Thanks to spry for this. Tulip glass.
A: Pours a deep, crystal clear ruby brown color with a thin film of light tan, fizzy head which recedes quickly to a ring. Good retention but no lacing.
S: Tart and funkiness, slight cherry, red fruit, pumpkin, and spice (nutmeg and cinnamon) underneath.
T: Bright tartness is up front but its very mild and incredibly nice. A little red fruit, wine, and just a tinge of pumpkin, and light barrel characteristics complement the sourness.
M: Medium body and medium carbonation with a superb bite.
O: Very nice, mild sour. The pumpkin is subdued and melds well with the other flavors creating an inviting complexity.
Feb 27, 2013A: Pours a deep, crystal clear ruby brown color with a thin film of light tan, fizzy head which recedes quickly to a ring. Good retention but no lacing.
S: Tart and funkiness, slight cherry, red fruit, pumpkin, and spice (nutmeg and cinnamon) underneath.
T: Bright tartness is up front but its very mild and incredibly nice. A little red fruit, wine, and just a tinge of pumpkin, and light barrel characteristics complement the sourness.
M: Medium body and medium carbonation with a superb bite.
O: Very nice, mild sour. The pumpkin is subdued and melds well with the other flavors creating an inviting complexity.
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