Pumpkin Ales: Oast House Brewery Country Bumpkin and The Exchange Brewery Pumpkin Ale
Oast Country Bumpkin (5.3% ABV)
SWIRL – What do we see?
Light amber colour, clear
SNIFF – What do we smell?
Pumpkin pie, baked pie crust, nutmeg. Take a whiff of this ale and you immediately think pumpkin pie. (Elsie Mae doesn’t like beer, but she likes this!)
SIP – What do we taste?
Sweet and salty, honey, graham cracker, mouth coating (like whipped cream)
Exchange Pumpkin Ale (6.1 ABV)
SWIRL – What do we see?
Light amber colour, hazy
SNIFF – What do we smell?
Ginger, citrus, sour
SIP – What do we taste?
Spice, orange peel, mouth feel – bitter, metallic
SO……
We conclude that we all liked the Oast Country Bumpkin better for the cozy fall feeling it created. Which do you like better?
