Picked this one up at Whole Foods on Greenwich St in NYC today. I've heard of pumpkin ales, but never a pumpkin barrel ale so this six pack grabbed my attention. I poured it into a pint glass and it had a beautiful reddish brown color with a thumb sized head that slowly faded but left some lacing. Smell was mostly nutmeg and cinnamon with some other faint spices, possibly clove. Taste started off with mostly nutmeg with some earthy nodes, but no real pumpkin taste. Finish was pretty smooth with more earthiness and a slight bitterness, probably due to the alcohol content. Overall, an easy pumpkin ale to drink, but it didn't leave a lasting impact on me. I'd rate it as #2 behind Shipyard on the pumpkin ale scale. Its probably a better all around beer because its well balanced and easy to drink, but since its lacking the big pumpkin punch I'm looking for, it falls short.
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