Gourd Vibrations
Castle Island Brewing Co.

Canned on 8/4/25; consumed on 12/9/25

Pours a clear, deep copper hue sporting orange tints and capped with a finger of fluffy, off-white foam; decent head retention yields a slim layer of cap, modest, creamy collar, and a steady array of webby lacing trickling down the walls of the glass. 4

Aroma brown sugar, pie crust, hints of fresh pumpkin and cinnamon, nutmeg edges, slight brown bread 4.25

Taste pumpkin, brown bread, nutmeg toasty malt edge, pie filling past through the swallow 3.5

Mouthfeel light body, modest fluff of carbonation, crisp, delicate in spots, subliminal roast tingles the mid-palate, dry finish 3.5

3.75

Clear golden amber color. Lasting head which leaves plenty of webby lace on the glass.

Semisweet and spicy. I’m reminded of cinnamon-sugar. Difficult to smell anything else.

The start is highly carbonated with a solid toasted malt base. This morphs into the pumpkin flavor. Despite the higher effervescence, the body holds up. The finish brings forward all of the flavors expected in the smell—brown sugar sweetness and cinnamon. Overall, they do a nice job delivering a superior pumpkin beer.