Bestowed - Pumpkin Pie
Third Moon Brewing

473ml can served cool into a pint glass. Durand purchase. Listed at 11.5% ABV. Canned September 24, 2025.

Appearance - Virtually black with two fingers of deep tan head. Pretty good staying power for a high octane brew. Spidery tan lacing left behind.

Smell - Graham cracker, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, nutmeg. Good intense aromatics. Something else sweet in there maybe brown sugar.

Taste - Rich and strong with roastiness, lots of nutmeg. Lacking in sweetness. Nutmeg and to a lesser extent cinnamon shine through. Not getting a robust butter graham graham as hoped for. Coffee grounds also present. ABV well disguised.

Mouthfeel - Soft carbonation, full bodied and drying finish.

Overall - Good imperial stout, just wish the pumpkin and especially a sweet graham cracker were more present in this pastry stout.

Sampling a 355 ml can and pouring into my snifter. The can is waxed on the bottom while the label is then upside down. Sort of weird set up. NO date stamping that I can fine on the label or can.
The beer pours VERY dark black into my glass, a fizzy dark tan head of less than .5 cm foams up and barely remains as an edging almost immediately after the pour. Some scattered lattice if I swirl, but more of a clingy legs effect on the glass like a merlot.
Aroma is rich and malty with dark chocolate fudge and some brown sugar. I also get a little rum, a good dose of graham cracker or pie crust and some lighter cinnamon and nutmeg spiciness. Actually is very pumpkin pie-esque on the aroma, not just spicy. Nose is quality on this beer.
First sip reveals a medium to thicker body with fairly mild and spacious carbonation. There is a bit of stickiness to the texture and I get a coating on my lips and palate with each sip. There is also a lingering tinglyness on the beer, which is maybe from cinnamon? Not really boozy warmth.
Flavor is similar to nose advertisements with fudge and graham cracker mixing and then some spices come through in the middle. Finish is fudge again and somerum, and here I also get a bit of a warming note on the swallow. The warming is not surprising considering the 13%ABV listed on the can.
this is a quality imperial stout, features quite a bit of complexity and allows for a lot of different flavors to shine through. Very nice beer from up north!