Chai Pumpkin
Ithaca Beer Company
- From:
- Ithaca Beer Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Pumpkin Beer
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.04 | pDev: 5.45%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 20, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 29, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Pumpkin ale brewed with spices, lactose and natural tea flavor.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania
4/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured into a grip shaped goblet: color is amber, transparent, head presents 1/4 inch thick and dissipates to ring on the glass sides.
Smell is very herbal before the pumpkin pie spice mix, maybe some oak, biting spice, then cinnamon and clove dominant, light ginger.
Taste is similar - earthy and sharply spiced tea, then pumpkin pie like with cinnamon, clove, ginger, allspice; light sweat malt, limited lactose.
Mouthfeel is low/moderate carbonation, moderate sweetness, low bitterness, lingering spicy bite from additions.
Overall - unique pumpkin ale, heavily spiced from tea and other additions but not tongue biting or numbing; lactose is nondescript but seems to temper the spices.
Sep 20, 2023Smell is very herbal before the pumpkin pie spice mix, maybe some oak, biting spice, then cinnamon and clove dominant, light ginger.
Taste is similar - earthy and sharply spiced tea, then pumpkin pie like with cinnamon, clove, ginger, allspice; light sweat malt, limited lactose.
Mouthfeel is low/moderate carbonation, moderate sweetness, low bitterness, lingering spicy bite from additions.
Overall - unique pumpkin ale, heavily spiced from tea and other additions but not tongue biting or numbing; lactose is nondescript but seems to temper the spices.
Reviewed by LifesAnesthesia from Virginia
4.43/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L - dark amber with a creamy off-white head that dissipates somewhat quickly leaving a thin cap and some lacing
S - tons of pumpkin and fall spices - nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon
T - tons of pumpkin intermixed with fall spices - nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, and cloves- a hint of vanilla as well. A little caramel.
F - medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth and silky - likely from the lactose
O - a really great pumpkin ale, possibly one of my favorites from this year. Will definitely be revisiting next year
Nov 20, 2022S - tons of pumpkin and fall spices - nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon
T - tons of pumpkin intermixed with fall spices - nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, and cloves- a hint of vanilla as well. A little caramel.
F - medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth and silky - likely from the lactose
O - a really great pumpkin ale, possibly one of my favorites from this year. Will definitely be revisiting next year
Reviewed by izraelc from New York
4/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a cloudy orange. Thick foam. Pumpkin spice aroma. Brown sugar and pumpkin spice up front. The taste lingers. Chai follows. Slight bitter finish. Smooth. A solid pumpkin ale.
Nov 28, 2021
Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia
4.04/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16oz can poured into a goblet
A- pours a deep amber color with a ruby hue, one-finger foamy white head reduces to nothing
S- an array of spices on top of a milky lactose aroma. Notes of cinnamon, cardamon, clove, fennel, black licorice and a hint of black tea
T- bold spice notes up front, with notes of cinnamon, cardamon, clove and ginger leading the way. Undertones of licorice and a hint of malty caramel. The finish brings out the lactose, providing a milky creamy vanilla note that compliments the spices very well
M- medium body with moderate carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that turns slightly creamy into the finish
O- one of the most spice-forward pumpkin beers I've had, but the lactose addition provides a nice balance, well done
Oct 29, 2021A- pours a deep amber color with a ruby hue, one-finger foamy white head reduces to nothing
S- an array of spices on top of a milky lactose aroma. Notes of cinnamon, cardamon, clove, fennel, black licorice and a hint of black tea
T- bold spice notes up front, with notes of cinnamon, cardamon, clove and ginger leading the way. Undertones of licorice and a hint of malty caramel. The finish brings out the lactose, providing a milky creamy vanilla note that compliments the spices very well
M- medium body with moderate carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that turns slightly creamy into the finish
O- one of the most spice-forward pumpkin beers I've had, but the lactose addition provides a nice balance, well done
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