Schlafly Special Release Pumpkin Ale

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

Light copper colored pour with a medium white head. Plenty of lace. Aroma was spot on pumpkin, spice and clove. Mouthfeel was solid but nothing special. One of the better pumpkin beers I've had.

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

Definitely in the upper tier of pumpkin ales (though not quite the best - Good Gourd, Elysian Great Pumpkin, Night Owl, and Almanac Pumpkin Barleywine are the top 4). Sneaky 8% only shows in the body, which is robust and super super smooth. Malty, with a good sweet pumpkin flavor and mild to moderate use of spices. Finishes rich and warm.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 9

The best pumpkin beer I've had. Period. Deep red copper pour, very tight creamy head, beautiful lacing throughout. Wonderful spiced and pumpkin/squash aroma and flavor, nutmeg, cinnamon, biscuits, roasted pumpkin, baked butternut squash, light toffee, really like the best pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. Fantastic pumpkin beer, if you're into pumpkin beers. I am.

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

bottle aged 1 year .. pours a tan amber .. medium head, light lacing .. . pie crust, spice, gourd, and light honeyed butternut .. . good mouth, and easily one of the best pumpkin beers around! .. . . who are you sir? ... fine, thank you!

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

Found this at the local Casey's General Store; very surprised. Copper/orange pour with a big head. Smell of nutmeg, cinnamon, malts, vanilla, cloves. Nice pumpkin pie flavor, why not call it pumpkin pie beer instead of pumpkin? Anyway, flavorful and smooth. I was surprised by this beer, very enjoyable.

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

Thanks to the parents for bringing back a selection of pumpkin beers from their last visit to the States. Tasted a couple different bottles to compare side by side. Deep copper colored beer with a small white foamy head. Thin lace was left after the foam shrunk to a thin cap. Smell has some spice, caramel, grains, but not a lot of pumpkin. A flavorful beer with good malt base, nice blend of clove or other spice, touch of hop at the end. Medium bodied, maybe a bit thin. Good, but not the big pumpkin/cinnamon flavor and aroma I was hoping for. A solid and well made brew. This was one of the better Pumpkins I have tried.

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

Poured to what looked like liquid pumpkin pie color. The aroma was filled with nutmeg and pumpkin spice. This beer isn't an overpowering pumpkin taste and is a nice and mild flavor. This is a very nice pumpkin beer. Very well done.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

What an effort for a first/only offering. The spices compliment the malty/sweet flavors of barley and pumpkin. Ginger adds a nice edge and cuts through the cinnimon which tends to linger for me. Smells like spiced pumpkin beer moreso than 'pumpkin pie in a glass', for a change. Thinner mouthfeel, and lacking a nice stand of head, but the flavor more than makes up for it. Very nice.