Jack-O Traveler Shandy
The Traveler Beer Co.

Outstanding pumpkin brew. Sad that it's retired.

 

 

 

On tap at Joe’s Crab Shack in Clifton. Pours a copper, ruddy hue with minimal frothing. Assertive aroma replete with hints of caramel and nutmeg. Similar overall flavor profile.

 

The best damn pumpkin out there.

This goes a long with the October theme, of course this makes a great brew when the leaves are falling. A different variety to the Oktoberfests. This one has variations of sweet and bitter. This one seems to a bit sweeter than the others but still has a very refreshing palate. This one is not really deriving from any style but takes a shandy characteristic to it, which is extremely interesting.

On tap at Oak and Stone. OK, this one is silly sweet. As much like a candy apple as a pumpkin pie. Great after-taste. At one reviewer's suggestion, I mixed it with an IPA. Not sure that worked.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Draft. Reasonably fresh. Revoltingly sweet, excessive cinnamon (on the high end even amongst other pumpkin brews). More like an alcopop than a beer. Looks a good copper colour, good head retention.

Might mix OK with a dryish hoppy beer, but rating this on the basis of it representing itself as beer and not just a flavouring.

 

 

I'm rarely surprised to the positive by pumpkin or fruit beers, but this one exceeds my expectations and BA marks.
As always with fruit/ sweet beers, and the half way mark, I blend with a good bitter IPA!
a) Pours a barely hazed dark amber body, cidery, w scant visible carbonation that produces a film post 1 finger head and stripey lace.
s) Abundant aromas of pumpkin and pumpkin pie spices (lemon, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice), pie crust too. Almost liquor like.
t) Follows smell, with upfront caramel malt / brown sugar, and lots of natural tasting pumpkin filling. Finishes with pie spice and lemon zest. All in all, complex and surprisingly good without being cloying.
f) Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Crisp finish. Shandy like without being thin.
o) Along with Carton Squash beer this is a fall special. Liked the lemony zest contrast. Try 1.

 

 

 

look - pours dark, malty-like
Aroma - pumpkin, nutmeg, cinanmon
Taste - way too sweet, very over powering and rough going down.
Feel - of fall flavor, but overpowering sweetness.
Overall - would not recommend.

 

Being a shandy, this is a sweeter pumpkin beer. It is sort of like pumpkinhead from shipyard but with more body. Sweet and a good amount of cinnamon in this one

 

 

Pint on draft at Mark's in Portland watching the Sox eat it.

Appearance: Cloudy copper with a ring of white lace.

Aroma: Pumpkin, spices, a little wheat.

Taste: Spices and pumpkin definitely lead the way. Coriander is there. Maybe cinnamon. Pie crust. Wheat, maybe faint lemon.

Mouthfeel: Very easy drinker. Light and refreshing. Slight kick to the palate from the spice note.

Overall: Much like everyone else, I'm sick of pumpkin beer. But this is a nice, interesting effort. Not sure why it's a "shandy" but it is a fun light fall seasonal.

Poured from a bottle into a tall Pilsner not head and no lacing

Smells great pumpkin, spices pleasant aroma all around, the smell makes me feel warm

Not amber but not brown in between

Taste again is pumpkin and spice but not overwhelming it is the right amount of flavor, and it is smooth no harsh taste or bitterness.

This is a great beer, it’s smooth, drinkable, and a great seasonal beer.

 

 

Part of the massive beer haul wifey brought me from NC. I wasn't expecting much from a 4.4% Pumpkin Shandy but this stuff was REALLY good! Reminds me of an Imperial Pumpkin Ale but without the effects (good and bad) of the high abv associated with that style. Excellent session ale for the fall season!

I'm reading Mike Love's memoirs right now, and in it he (egotistically) observes that they were a tough act to follow (Elton John in particular wished he hadn't). I had a WAY superior pumpkin brew just before this, and it is not able to keep up with The Fear.

This ale is a funky reddish brown with nice fine bubbles. The aroma is a strong spice smell that follows suit in the taste. The aftertaste and mouthfeel are watery (especially after The Fear). It is a good taste overall, with lots of spice flavor.

Recommended if you want a weak spice brew.

L: Murky brown color. Thin head.

S: Little bit of bready malt and of course pumpkin spices.

T: Mild pumkin spice, a little bit of citrus as well. Light malt presence.

F: Moderate carbonation and body.

O: I liked this more than I expected to.