Review - Southampton Publick House's Pumpkin Ale
"Our Autumn amber brew with the unmistakable flavor of “pumpkin pie” is available now through Thanksgiving in 22 oz bottles and seasonal draft." -- Southampton
The Southampton Pumpkin Ale pours a cloudy medium yellow hue settling into an orange/amber body with moderate activity. The bubbly white head sat on top of the slightly opaque body for a while before mostly disappearing. Fair, thin lacing. Immediately the nose was overpowered with a strong cinamon, nutmeg and all spice presence. It was like getting up close and personal with a gingerbread house. The initial acidic taste moved to a moderately bitter finish with a dominant presence of spices. The taste lasts for a long duration. Light to medium bodied and watery, the Pumpkin Ale left a soft, slightly oily film on the tongue. This is a solid pumpkin beer. It's what we expected and very drinkable. It would have been good to have this in our blind pumpkin review. We can taste everything that we expected.
Reviewed on January 20th, 2008.
