The Brewery: Rock Art Brewing (Morrisville, VT)
The Brew: Pumpkin Imperial Spruce Stout (2012)
Availability: 22oz bottles
ABV: 8.0%
Rating: 8/10
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Found: Rock Art Brewery
The Story? One last bottle remains from our visit to Rock Art earlier this fall. We made it through a handful of pumpkin beers this last year, but this one seemed to want to wait a little longer. Rock Art was offering both their 2013 and 2012 batch when we visited. I was intrigued to see how this one would age.
The Beer? This pumpkin pours out opaque, dark brown - almost black with a quickly fading, fizzy, mocha head and a mild nose of pumpkin and spruce. It appears still at first glance, but the carbonation is instead just tiny and prickly.
There's a certain bite to this one. It's dark and drying with slight esters in the finish. Taste-wise, it's more yam than pumpkin coupled with earthy herbal notes and roasted malts. Wood notes and a distinct herbal coolness builds along with a mild touch of coffee. There's a decent amount going on, but none of the flavors are particularly powerful.
Overall, a deep, bright seasonal brew. Enjoyable, but a bit unremarkable for the somewhat atypical ingredients.
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