Southampton Pumpkin Ale
This one pours a burnt orange to copper, hazy with a good eggshell head. Retention is good, as well as the rim of lace. The nose is obviously pumpkin, especially as it warms. Tart apple cider makes it even more juicy. Generous clove, cinnamon, and nutmeg all pop out with no doubt. Even some more roasted tones of dark chocolate hide towards the back. Lovely complex aroma. The flavor offers up exactly what it should as well. The pumpkin tones were more subdued, allowing the more conventional caramel, wheat, and spice flavors to shine. Tart fruit lingers to the finish, where a nice chalky yeast aftertaste reigns until the next sip. The body is medium to light with abundant carbonation. The feel is slick throughout, until the finish where it dries out. Very drinkable with abundant satisfying flavors, touche.