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PSL

Kilter Brewing Co.
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🌍 Canada · Pumpkin Ale · One of 4 Pumpkin Ales in hopIQ

An autumn ale brewed with coffee, pumpkin purée, milk sugar, vanilla and pumpkin spices. It pours deep amber and hazy. Roasted coffee sits at the front with cinnamon, nutmeg and clove behind it, while vanilla and milk sugar round everything into a creamy sweetness. The pumpkin shows more as a soft, squashy body than as a flavour of its own, and the finish is sweet and spiced.

ABV
6%
Bitterness
Mild
Roasted bitterness
SRM
golden8
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
hopIQ take

Crisp mouthfeel.

The texture leads here, with everything else held in gentle reserve.

Wider bands mean we're less certain about the exact position.
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Pumpkin Ale.
Malt character
coffee
roasted
nutty
Distinctive notes
vanilla
hazy
spicy
Fermentation & yeast
clovefruity
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Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for PSL

Appearance

PSL presents a deep amber pour with pronounced haze, giving the beer a soft, diffuse quality in the glass. The head forms with moderate density and shows fair retention, leaving sparse lacing on the walls as it recedes. Carbonation appears restrained, contributing to the beer's overall creamy presentation.

deep amberhazymoderate headsparse lacing

Aroma

Roasted coffee dominates the nose immediately, supported by a warm spice base of cinnamon, nutmeg and clove that emerges beneath. Vanilla and hints of caramel sweetness weave through the mid-range, while the pumpkin contributes primarily texture rather than a distinct aromatic note. The overall impression is of a coffee-forward autumn blend rather than a vegetable-driven character.

roasted coffeecinnamon, nutmeg, clovevanillacaramel sweetness

Taste

The entry brings forward robust roasted coffee with an immediate spiced complement. The mid-palate develops a creamy sweetness from the milk sugar and vanilla, which soften the spice edges while the pumpkin provides a soft, squashy mouthfeel without asserting distinct flavor. Bitterness remains minimal; the finish trends toward lingering sweetness and spice rather than hop-driven dryness.

creamy mouthfeelcoffee-forwardbalanced spicemilk sweetness

Finish

The finish is sweet and spiced, with residual cinnamon and clove fading gradually into the aftertaste. Vanilla and caramel notes persist through a smooth, lingering conclusion.

sweetspicedsmooth fade
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
80
Taste
76
Appearance
75
Finish
78
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of PSL

Serve at 6–9°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 6–9°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Pint glass
Recommended for this style

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

Store in a cool, dark place. Check the best-before date on the label for guidance.

Food Pairing

What to eat with PSL

About Pumpkin Ale

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Pumpkin Ale?

Pumpkin Ale is a distinctive beer style with its own characteristic flavour, aroma and colour. Discover what makes it unique and find similar beers on hopIQ.

Finding a similar Pumpkin Ale

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same coffee, sweet, vanilla character as PSL will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

Other Pumpkin Ales in hopIQ

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