Good Gourd Imperial Pumpkin Ale

Powering through the last of the oak beers on the way to wine immersion. On a positive note, the baby now has a room! Anyway, last year’s Good Gourd! Looks like dark tea or a hot cider, nice eruption of bubbling magic. Orange tinged; good start! Super spiced cinnamon apple, caramel, vanilla, nutmeg, and oddly smelling of a California wine. Sierra foothills mascarpone notes and also a hot buttered rum smell. Cinnamon tea, clove studded orange, whiskey-lemon-honey tea, toasted coconut, sweet tobacco, brown sugar, dates, fruitcake candied notes with a nod to its density. A cream soda finish with raisinets. #cigarcitybrewing #cigarcitygoodgourd #goodgourd #imperialale #ale #beer #bier #biere #birra #imperialpumpkinale #pumpkinale #pumpkinbeer #ccb #halloweenbeer

Brighter than the 14. Citrus at the fore. Thin caramel cream wheel, and brittle. Vanilla cream, lively middle, sweet potato, brown sugar, maple syrup, tighter ending.

Vanilla nose, cinnamon, allspice, tarragon, then huge vanilla, toasted caramel, sherry, Madeira, Mexican wedding cookie with cedar chips. Deep.

Less pumpkin and sweet spice than the usual fare. Malty goodness though

Spicy nose, cardamom, nutmeg and cinnamon, also sweet malty barley, butternut on the palate, creamy mouthfeel, almost peanut butter cookie with a lingering vanilla cinnamon malt finish. Better 24 hours later; by a lot!

As much as I hate the yearly influx of pumpkin beers, this one is delicious. Actual pumpkin, rich malts and a light bodied ale.

Very sweet, definitely good for a couple pints only at a time.