Heavy Seas - The Great Pumpkin
Heavy Seas Beer

Heavy Seas - The Great PumpkinHeavy Seas - The Great Pumpkin
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From:
Heavy Seas Beer
 
Maryland, United States
Style:
Pumpkin Beer
ABV:
8%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.78 | pDev: 12.96%
Reviews:
206
Ratings:
393
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 11, 2018
Added:
Sep 18, 2009
Wants:
  21
Gots:
  35
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Ratings by Chaney:
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Reviewed by Chaney from District of Columbia

4.2/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
My wife and I did a comparison test tonight: "The Great Pumpkin" vs. "The Greater Pumpkin":

A: Pours a Halloween orange color, with about a half fingers worth of head, and moderate carbonation. Pretty standard pumpkin ale appearance.

S: Very nice blend of pumpkin spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg and a tinge of the gourd itself. None of the spice stick out the way it does in the Weyerbacher and the medley smells yummy!

T: Just like it smells. Full bodied, not sugary or syrupy in the least bit, and the pumpkin itself makes an appearance in the very wet aftertaste. Well done!

M: Pretty smooth and pumpkiny! The carbonation is just right and the sweetness is dead on.

D: Let's see....How will I remember this one in a line up of other notable pumpkin brews? The Weyerbacher had the over the top cinnamon taste (which I didn't like); "Pumking" had the orgasmic graham cracker nose that is to die for; Schlafly had the deep caramel richness. I thought to myself: What does this one have? Therein lies the problem. While I truly believe that this pumpkin ale is nearly flawless in it's style class, I can't think of any sort of "Wow factor" characteristic that sets it apart from others.
Sep 23, 2010
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Rated by Greg2977 from Connecticut

3.71/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A bit stronger tasting than some of the other options at Pumpkinfest. A little boozy, but not in a bad way.
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Heavy Seas - The Great Pumpkin from Heavy Seas Beer
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 393 ratings