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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
PaceA Few
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
coffeevanillaclove
coffee
vanilla
clove
roasted
spicy
nutty
Aroma
Roasted coffee dominates the nose immediately, supported by a warm spice base of cinnamon, nutmeg and clove that emerges beneath.
also:fruity
not found:hoppy,caramel,clean,smoky

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
Serve at 6–9°C

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

Pint glass

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

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About Pumpkin Ale

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