Mill Street Nightmare on Mill Street Pumpkin Ale

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Part of the Autumn Harvest 6 pack with Oktoberfest. Poured a thick foamy off-white head and has a dark reddish/amber appearance. Pumpkin spice and nutmeg are apparent in the aroma. A bit of cinnamon flavour as well as the aforementioned pumpkin spices. Hints of vanilla, peppers, and some other weird taste I can't pinpoint. Not too bad.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

I’ve had this brew a few times on tap but this is the first time I bought it in bottles to try a few in a row and really evaluate it. The verdict is in – this is a very decent pumpkin ale, probably the best in the local market. Pours a shimmering orange color with an off-white cap. Pungent aromas of pumpkin spice, grains and musty herbaceous pumpkin. Between the spices, hops and carbonation, the front side of the flavor profile is very sharp and peppery, this then mellows as the malt and pumpkin tastes arrive to give some fair balance and light complexity. The finish is sharp and drying with spice and hops providing a spicy bittering. A really great Canadian pumpkin ale

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

Part of the Mill Street Autumn Harvest Sampler with 3 of these (and 3 of the Oktoberfest). Pours a copper-amber colour with a frothy off-white head, good retention and thick patchy lace. Decent aromas of pumpkin pies, with nutmeg and cinnamon spices, pumpkin purée and hints of malt. Crisp mouthfeel with not much there. The taste is a little deceiving. Mild with a little pumpkin and very little spices. Was expecting a bit more (as I like pumpkin brews). Love the name though.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

355ml bottle
5.0% ABV
Main/Bronte LCBO (Milton, Ontario, Canada)
September 17, 2012
The beer was part of the Mill Street Autumn Harvest 6-pack with Mill Street Oktoberfest. The beer pours a burnt orange colour with a very thin tan coloured head. The aroma was pumpkin, spices, and some weak hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was metallic pumpkin, weak spices with acidic grains in the mix. Not something I would try again.