Pumpkin Patch Ale
Eddyline Brewery

 

This is abhorrent and by far the worst tasting pumpkin beer I've had. Well tasting might be the wrong word because it tastes and feels like cold water with a dash of spice. I might just dump this tbh, the free eddyline samples we receive from the rep are trash.

Fabulous beer by a small brewery. Quite a craft beer value in a 16 oz. can. Very underrated. I live in Colorado and there are many Pumpkin and a myriad other beers brewed out here. This is an easy drinking flavor filled beer. SMOOTH. Very BALANCED. Great rich color and THICK head. Bouquet is pumpkin perfect. Clings to every sip on your glass. Maybe its the honey they add to the pumpkin brew.

Actually its outstanding if you are looking for a delicious pumpkin beer that is NOT over weird spiced and high alcohol based. This local Colorado brew sells out VERY quickly with the locals out here in Colorado. Close to Elysian Night Owl (my second choice) without that full mouth bloated heavy chewy feeling. Actually its similar to the Night Owl if the Night Owl was on Nitro (which it is not).

Believe me I have been drinking Pumpkin beers for years. IF, and that is a big IF, you can find it you will enjoy it. There is a limited yearly release and it sells out quickly.

LOOK >>> very foamy - deep copper in color - great retention - very hazy
SMELL >>> spices and some caramel - slight yeast and vegetable
TASTE >>> decent flavor - nice level of spice and hints of pumpkin - not a powerful brew
FEEL >>> pretty thin overall - a bit oily
OVERALL >>> this is a decent pumpkin beer - not my favorite pumpkin but it is alright

L:. Pours a fairly clear golden orange with a nice frothy white head that dissipates fairly quickly, and leaves no lacing on the glass.

S:. Lots of nutmeg, ginger, allspice, notes of pumpkin and cracker crust, smells fairly sweet.

T:. Lots of spice nutmeg, ginger, allspice, pumpkin and squash, cracker crust and fairly but not overly sweet.

F:. Light to medium body, nicely carbonated.

O:. This is the first pumpkin beer I've had in two years because I got burnt out on them but this is a nice welcome back.

 

 

 

Hazy amber color with a frothy off white head.
Impressive pumpkin pie aroma with spices and pie crust.
The taste followed - lots of spices and crackery malt.
Clean, dry finish and a medium body. Very nice.

Revisit: 5 Sep 24
16 oz. Can
Canned On: 08/13/24
ABV: 4.8%

Poured into a Tree House glass a very nice slightly hazy dark golden copper color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy one-finger plus off-white head, with a very nice medium-size island, which also leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is pretty nice, hoppy, malty, pretty nice pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, honey. The taste is very nice, hoppy, malty, very nice pumpkin note, cinnamon, nutmeg, pretty nice sweetness. Medium body, ABV hidden very well, nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, a very tasty pumpkin ale.

Revisit: 5 Sep 23
16 oz. Can
Canned On: 08/10/23
ABV: 4.8%

Poured into a Tree House glass a very nice slightly hazy dark golden copper color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy two-finger off-white head, with a very nice medium-size island, which also leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is pretty nice, hoppy, malty, pretty nice pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, honey. The taste is very nice, hoppy, malty, very nice pumpkin note, cinnamon, nutmeg, pretty nice sweetness. Medium body, ABV hidden very well, nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, a very tasty pumpkin ale.

Revisit: 20 Sep 22
16 oz. Can
Canned On: 08/29/22
ABV: 4.8%

Poured into a Tree House glass a very nice slightly hazy dark golden copper color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy two-finger off-white head, with a very nice medium-size island, which also leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is pretty nice, hoppy, malty, pretty nice pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, honey. The taste is very nice, hoppy, malty, very nice pumpkin note, cinnamon, nutmeg, pretty nice sweetness. Medium body, ABV hidden very well, nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, a very tasty pumpkin ale.

Revisit: 8 Oct 21
16 oz. Can
Canned On: 08/17/21

Been a couple of years.

Poured into a Squatters true pint glass a pretty nice hazy dark golden orangy color, very nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy two-finger off-white head, which also leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is malty, pretty nice pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, spices, honey. The taste is really nice, malty, really nice pumpkin note, cinnamon, nutmeg, nice spice note, nice touch of sweetness. Medium body, ABV hidden very well, nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, still a really nice pumpkin ale. Not overly done with the pumpkin/spice like other's I've had.

Revisit: 2 Sep 19
16 oz. Can
Canned On: 08/22/19

Less than 2 weeks on this can.

Poured into a Tree House glass a pretty nice hazy dark golden orangy color, very nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy two-finger off-white head, which also leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is malty, pretty nice pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, spices, honey. The taste is really nice, malty, really nice pumpkin note, cinnamon, nutmeg, nice spice note, nice touch of sweetness. Medium body, ABV hidden very well, nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, a really nice pumpkin ale.

Revisit: 5 Sep 18
16 oz. Can
Canned On: 08/16/18

Poured into a Tree House glass a pretty nice hazy dark golden orangy color, very nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy two-finger off-white head, which also leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is malty, pretty nice pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, spices. The taste is really nice, malty, really nice pumpkin note, cinnamon, nutmeg, nice spice note, nice touch of sweetness. Medium body, ABV hidden very well, nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, a really nice pumpkin ale. Maybe a little bit sweeter, less spice this year. Something different, maybe not.

16 oz. Can

Poured into a Tired Hands glass a pretty nice hazy dark golden orangy color, very nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy two-finger off-white head, which also leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is malty, pretty nice pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, spices. The taste is really nice, malty, really nice pumpkin note, cinnamon, nutmeg, nice spice note. Medium body, ABV hidden very well, nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, a really nice pumpkin ale, nice ABV version.

 

 

 

16 oz can. Pours hazy orange amber with a medium creamy off white head that quickly goes to a thin film that leaves a little lacing.

The aroma is sweet pumpkin pie with a lot of spices - cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, etc.

The flavor is sweet vegetal pumpkin with very strong perfumey pumpkin spices. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with smooth carbonation.

Overall, too much sweetness and spice.

 

This season I am on a mission to find the best readily available pumpkin beer. This is the winner so far, and for me, second only to Bristol Brewing Company's Venetucci Pumpkin Ale. My search is far from over, but out of the first of the season this comes out on top.

Pours cloudy and almost truly orange, with an overall darker hue. Little head.

Smells of light heather, honey, and something like the distant whiff of pumpkin pie. Light on the nose, but pleasing.

The flavor is where this beer shines: Like unfurlling a good hand of cards, this flavor evolves over the course of time it is on the palate and after. Sweet honeyed pie filling hits first, but the sweetness is (thankfully) kept in check by a more central pumpkin pie spiciness, followed by a pie crust like crackery malt. Something like orange marmalade pops up in there as well. All these flavors come back together for a reunion in the aftertaste, as they really play quite well together. Very well done.

The mouthfeel is light and smooth, with just right carbonation.

Conclusion: Well done, and as a lighter pumpkin beer this is very good. If one is in the mood for a brooding pumpkin beer full of spice and malt, this is not it. This is for bright fall afternoons. Well done Eddyline.

 

Murky amber/orange color with poor head retention. There's just a few wisps of tan head. Heavily spiced aroma with nutmeg, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice. The spices are so powerful it is a bit off putting. The flavor is very muddled with spices with pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and nutmeg in full force. Over spiced at first and cloyingly sweet on the back of the palate. The mouth is sticky and chewy.