Samuel Adams Jack-O

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

First time in the States since the pandemic, celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving with some friends. A slight haze, golden-amber colour with a white frothy head, good retention and some decent lacing. A nice pumpkin spice aroma with the nutmeg, and light cinnamon. The base of grainy malts do a nice job to balance things. The spices continues in the taste, still nicely blending with the malty base. A touch too rich in the end. but still - always been a fan of pumpkin beer, as the fall seasonal brew.

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

Pours clear amber with a fair ivory head. Aroma is like a home-baked pumpkin pie right out of the oven. Flavor presents nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, plus fresh malt and a hint of resiny hops. Texture features good smooth body and peppy fizz. Here comes autumn.

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

The beer pours an amber color, slightly hazed, and topped by a thin off-white film for a head. Lacing is non-existant. Aroma is on the spicy side with both the cinnamon and nutmeg shining and the grains peeking through the back. Thin mouthfeel. Taste is consistent with most pumpkin beers, but the shandy part of this is missing. It is more of a low alcohol spiced beer than a shandy as no juice/soda component was detectable.