Deadfall - Vanilla, Chocolate, and Pumpkin Pie
Farm by Beer Tree Brew Co.

 

Pours very dark. Tan foam. Chocolate around. Vanilla chocolate twist body. Sticky sweet. Pumpkins spice finish. Smells boozier than it tastes. Good flavor. Eat drinking. A mm must try.

Pours a jet black with a finger of foamy mocha head that slowly dissipates to a thin ring with some lacing. Aroma of vanilla and pumpkin spice. Taste follows nose with a trace of chocolate.

 

 

Canned 11/06/20, tasted 11/28/20. Yeah, so this was really good. I'm always a little leery of "spiced" seasonal beers, but this one delivered on the flavors it promised, without going overboard. Overall, a delicious stout that bends towards the sweeter side of the spectrum, with lots of rich flavors and a balanced mouthfeel and pitch-black appearance with dark brown foam.

This beer is sensational! You get everything in the title and I especially like it because the nutmeg cinnamon and pumpkin pie isn’t overwhelming it’s just enough to round out the beer. Alcohol is also well hidden.


10/22/22: This beer is OK. Alcohol is well hidden. All I’m really tasting is a spiced beer not much pumpkin at all. A spiced stout with some chocolate and maybe some vanilla if you look hard Enough.

Deep, dark brown, with a little bit of light coming through at the edges. Slight tan head, that leaves a thin ring.

Smells of chocolate liqueur, and brownie batter. From the open can, I also get a vague fruity aroma, a bit of vanilla, and a faint spiciness, that isn't distinctive enough to identify. All-in-all, it (thankfully) smells like a stout, not the contents of a spice rack.

Taste is initially chocolate liqueur, though less pronounced than the aroma, a light bit of the fruity aspect of pumpkin, cola, finishing with a light touch of vanilla,nutmeg, and allspice. A slight taste of cinnamon emerges after finish, and lingers awhile. The essential taste is that of having chocolate liqueur, or a big basic stout, with a slice of whipped-cream-topped pumpkin pie. I.e., it is similar to 'Campfire Tales', plus pumpkin & spices. No noticeable alcohol. Slight pleasant bitterness.

Feel is thick, and oily, with enough very,very fine carbonation to let you know that it is beer. My ears are warm, & my balance seems ....questionable..??? ;) . but otherwise, the alcohol is near-invisible.

Overall, ....whow! ("Wow" + "Whoa!" ;) ) maybe my new favorite pumpkin beer? The pumpkin and spices are done with a light touch , and serve as a compliment to the chocolate & stout character - they aren't prominent - just enough to know they are there. 10.7%?!!! Smooth! Other than the slick,oily feel, it is as (dangerously) easy-drinking as something much lighter. I like base beer, and Deadfall - Pecan slightly better, but this is also a top-notch stout. Yes, "stout" . This is a stout first, and a pumpkin beer second.