Shuckin' Pumpkin
Big Oyster Brewery

Poured from a 16 oz. can. Has a copper color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is mild, some light spices. Taste has plenty of cinnamon and nutmeg, light pumpkin. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is an ok beer.

 

 

The 2023 version brings an ABV of 5.5 percent, likely an imperceptible difference. The pour that emptied a pint can's contents into a clear glass liter mug was a good one. Now, there's a nice off-white head of about half an inch on top of a bright brown-amber liquid. It's opaque, but not close to murky. The aroma is rich with clove, nutmeg and cinnamon, smelling like a nice spiced cider. The clove dominates the taste and the cinnamon provides a light bit of heat. The problem is that the spicing is too heavy handed up front. Its body is fine; soft, smooth and supple. But, there's nothing more to taste along with the spices. Even so and despite its scant lacing in the glass, its body texture makes this a pleasant drink. The over abundance and lingering of the spices may be a negative, but not a major one. For the style, this is a good one.

Slightly less than two fingers worth of crisp bone white froth... Color is a medium copper with some amberish notes... Nose is highlighted by autumnal spice, brown sugar and sweet potatoes... Palate is true to the nose... On the lighter side of medium bodied with fizzy carbonation... Overall decent but not great brew...

 

 

Pours a hazy copper color with a solid beige head. Pleasing blend of spices and pumpkin in the aroma. I like a little more in the taste for my pumpkins, a little too subtle, but not unpleasant. Same on the feel, its just a bit thin as a pumpkin for me: not unpleasant, but i expect more. Overall, its a good beer, but I have have much better pumpkins!

Pours a nice autumn looking amber orange with a modest foamy white head that retains well.
The aroma initially highlights the bready malts and features more pie crust than anything else with subtle hints of pumpkin pulp. As the drink warms, the pumpkin comes out more and the pumpkin pie spices, in particular, become more pronounced.
Served cold, the taste is rather clean at first. However, more flavors are unlocked as the beer warms. Pumpkin adds flavor to the malts, yet not too sweet. Good balance of spices, clove cinnamon and nutmeg, as well as a hint of hops bitterness.
Medium bodied, crisp and with a dry palate. The finish is mostly clean with a bit of spice.
Solid pumpkin beer that is easy to drink.