New Holland Brewing Company Ichabod Pumpkin Ale

**Aroma:** “Brown sugar and toasted pumpkin followed by subtle cinnamon and nutmeg and maybe a hint of cloves. Malt sweetness is there but very subtle. Mild esters.” **Flavor:** “Some caramel malt sweetness with notes of pumpkin and brown sugar followed by cinnamon, ginger, and pie spices. A bit dry with a finish that borders too close to bitter, with a very subtle lingering bitterness and very light hops flavor.” **Overall:** “Very nice. At first, the spices are a bit too subtle, but as it warms, the spices grow more apparent. Needs a touch more malt backbone and could benefit from richer spicing. A slight bitterness lingers into the finish.”

“Inviting baking spices, roast-malt notes on the nose with a hint of green coffee. Cinnamon, ginger notes wrestle with the coffee, tempered by a vanilla sweetness. Viscous body.”

**Aroma:** “Pumpkin-pie spices with notes of cinnamon, ginger, clove, and allspice at the front. Bready malt and light esters.” **Flavor:** “Well-blended spices (clove, allspice, and ginger) with a light toasty malt. Caramel malts are subtle but pair well with brown sugar notes. Some fruity character. Some baked pumpkin with subtle caramel malt notes, followed quickly by cinnamon and allspice.” **Overall:** “More of an everyday, drinkable pumpkin beer than a rare exotic specimen. The caramel malts, pumpkin, and pumpkin-pie spices are all well- balanced and enjoyable. It’s sweet without being cloying—pumpkin pie in a glass.”