beer_name: Pumking
text: First impression, WOW, nice head, nice retention, Great smell, Spice, Pumkin, etc.... First smell and overall look, GREAT. First taste, Spice, floral, too much up front,....like a first date gone bad....I looked forward to the first impression so much that the impression left something to be desired. This was my first Pumpkin Beer so I had to have my reserves, and I didnt want to hit the style in the negative. First off the smell was amazing. The appearance was great, the head and lacing was pretty solid, the smell was out of this world,...last was the taste,....for me drain poor. Sweet, nice spice, great abundance of smell and appearance, but taste was so off I couldnt finish. I wanted to so much because I read about the style so much. I would say that the taste of the style was on, but the for the style I would say that the spice kicked it WAY too much and turned me off the pumkin beers, I would never try again unless someone told me that the taste wasnt so harsh. I would say that for the style this was close, but for me I couldnt stand to finish it....if that makes sense. If you like the pumkin beers try it, but for me, I coulldnt last.