Vinny's Pumpkin Ale
Turoni's Pizzery & Brewery

 

Had on draft at Indiana Brewer's Guild winterfest. Review is from notes.

A - Nice dark orange color. light head, with minimal lacing.

S - Strong spice aroma with the cinnamon and nutmeg. Definitly can smell the pumpkin in there as well. Reminds me of a pumpkin pie that sat in the fridge overnight. (mostly spices, but the pumpkin is there to)

T - Let me start by saying this was one of the top 5 beers at winterfest this year. Huge pumpkin flavor! Lots of nutmeg and cinnamon, just the right amount of sweet as well. Good balance all around, except there is no hop flavor at all.

M - Good carbonation, it was almost refreshing. Went down easy with little to no alcohol burn at all.

O - Overall this beer was amazing. Great aromas, good balance in the flavor, easy drinkability, and the girl pouring for them was cute, filled up a free glass I got from Victory, and gave me some insight on their restaurant and how the brewery has started to take off. I'm expecting great things from this brewery.

 

Color is a lighter shade of oranage with some copper in it. While not pale, it's still a very clear beer, one of the things I don't like about Turoni's. The head is a slightly dirty white.

Has nice smells. Mostly cinnamon, nutmeg, other pumpkin spices, and even a little roasted pumpkin.

Taste is in line with the smell. A nice balance between actual pumpkin and the pumpkin pie spices.

Mouthfeel is pleasant. There's a transition from sweet to spicy. Hops almost don't exist. Medium-bodied, with a smooth, creamy feel.

Overall, a really nice Halloween beer. No major flaws, and any blemishes are minor.

Had on-tap.

A- Poured a hazy orange coppery color. One finger white head shows light retention. Some light streaks of lace on the sides of the glass.

S- Light caramel malts mix with nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice. This smells a little more pumpkin pie than just straight pumpkin aroma.

T- Caramel malts come out shooting with some light bready notes to it in the front with light hints of cinnamon. The middle of the beer is nutmeg with allspice and bready caramel malts. The ending of the beer is allspice forward with some light alcohol sweetness on the backend.

M- Medium light mouthfeel. Carbonation is good for the style. This is a pumpkin spiced forward beer which is left on the palate and long into the aftertaste. The aftertaste also has light alcohol notes to it with hints of caramel malts. Flavors were balanced toward the style and there were no off flavors present as well. Light alcohol drying on the palate.

D- This beer has fantastic drinkability. I really enjoyed the pumpkin pie flavors that jumped right out. The ABV seems to be either low or well hidden. I would love to have more of this if given the chance. They really need to brew more of this.