Friday, October 14, 2011

Southampton Pumpkin Ale

The second Pumpkin Ale of the night comes from a Publick House on Long Island called Southampton. They brew a few different beers including this fall seasonal which I picked up, again, at the Tribeca Whole Foods. This pumpkin ale poured a dark amber and had a decent head on it. Smell was spices - cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and also some pumpkin. A very solid smelling beer. Taste started off nutmeg, then went sweet with some cinnamon kicking in before finishing smoothly with a nice pumpkin taste, some earthy nodes and more cinnamon. A very well-balanced and easy to drink pumpkin that balances out spices, pumpkin, hops and drinkability almost perfectly. I'm definitely putting this one in that top category, its a contender.

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