This is a seasonal blue moon variation. I'm squeezing this beer in at 11:50 just barely getting in a beer for the day. I'll get in the last few pictures tomorrow.
Pumpkin spice and some hops smell come through the nose, but neither aromas are strong. The over all smell is too light, but this is common for a large scale commercial beer. The beer has a good orange color that reminds me of pumpkin. This beer's wheat base is clear in the amount of foam from the pour and the nice smooth mouth feel when drinking.
The taste carries the "too little" theme from the smell. There is very little pumpkin or spice flavor. The most pronounced taste is the hop bitterness. The kind of bitterness that drys the mouth and leaves a taste at the back of the tongue. This is a really appreciated taste in a hoppy IPA, but it's kind of strange is a Pumpkin ale.
I'm not really happy with this beer it doesn't live up to its name. There is very little pumpkin, and mostly bitterness. This is a beer that would turn people away from good beer. I might think that this beer has been skunked because I really like blue moon.
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