So all of a sudden my pumpkin porter starts tasting like pumpkin. With spice. Quite good. Like most beers, it needed time in the bottle.
Drinking cold:
Pours mahogany, clear, a tiny white head that laces very well.
Smells of spice - light cinnamon and spicy hops.
Taste starts spice like the nose, then follows with the pumpkin, finally bitterness that isn't clingy. Want more.
Mouth feel - clean and pleasant, but present, light coating offset by low carbonation is good.
Finish - hop bitterness blends with distinct pumpkin flavor - sour? Hard to explain. Pumpkin with spices, esp cinnamon.
Overall impression - a pretty good beverage, pleasant appearance and mouth feel. Needs way more malty flavor to distinguish itself as beer. Would also benefit from more caramel, but just a touch. Could easily cut spices in half, esp cinnamon.
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