So, it's off to another holiday, one with fewer obvious monsters associated with it - but still pumpkins! Well, pumpkin pie at least. So, a nice pumpkin stout seems like a good fit for the time. Drunken Bros. and La Quince have prepared Misfit Pumpkins, and Imperial Stout at that, almost as if they were psychic.
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| Oh yeah, right out of a horror movie |
There's a certain amount of pressure in the can and I get a little spray of beer when the tab finally pops the top. No real explosion, though. It's a good looking beer, very dark brown, and despite the initial shot of bubbliness, not much head. It smells pumpkin-y, with that hint of cinnamon and a little vegetable earthiness. The flavor comes through in stages: first I get a normal stout bitter, followed by a disappointing amount of licorice, and finally some light sweetness to finish. It's a sugary kind of sweet, not like pumpkin spice or Reese's (peanut butter and chocolate stouts, come to me!). The feeling is an odd combination of lightness and spikiness, like a little candy that's full of crystal shards as soon as you get ready to swallow it. It's not awful, by any means, but it isn't the smooth drinking stout I expected from the pumpkin. That isn't really a disappointment though, if there's anything I would even think of complaining about, it's the licorice.
Price: €5.50
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