Name: Imperial Pumpkin Ale
Brewer: Weyerbacher Brewing Co. (Easton, PA)
Classification: Pumpkin Ale
Alcohol: 8%
Thoughts: On Weyerbacher's website they claim that this beer is to The King of Pumpkins as the pyramids are to the Pharaoh. Well, that seems a bit drastic. And even though they are clearly kidding I am taking that statement to heart as I review this beer. This Imperial Pumpkin Ale pours a royal reddish copper with a great sediment-filled head. The smell led me to believe that this extreme claim could be true. It was pungent, compacted and oozing brown sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon. The taste started out similarly with loads of spices and a great pumpkiny flavor, but then came the aftertaste. It was riddled with alcohol and unsweetened malts. It was a bit of a letdown after so many great characteristics. I thought this was going to be the pumpkin ale to rule all pumpkin ales, but it ended up being the King of nothing great, like Rhode Island or Somalia.
Rating: 80/100
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