Next up is New Holland's Cabin Fever Brown Ale, purchased at Vintage Estates.
The label has a log cabin in the snowy woods with smoke coming out of the chimney - looks like a nice place to hibernate for the winter :) The beer has hints of rye, roast and raisin which mix with a subtle caramel sweetness. This should be paired with roasted meats, dried fruits, gruyere and smoked cheeses. it is 16 P and 6% ABV.
Overall average rating: 6.5/10
This pours a reddish brown with a carbonated caramel head. The aroma is of caramel, molasses, and a faint rye scent. The taste is very similar with flavors of caramel and malt with a side tongue bite and back of the tongue lingering.
Shawn- This beer gives a warming sensation, but it doesn't develop enough. I'm not a fan of the big hop finish, 6.5/10.
Angela- The finish is different with the hops with the caramelly malt flavor, but I don't get as much hop flavor as Shawn. It's a thick and good cold weather beer, 6.5/10.
Chris- This is a fairly thick brown ale, very fitting for the name, 6.5/10.
Today's beer is New Holland Ichabod Pumpkin Ale purchased at the Cornersburg Party Shop.
I love the label of this beer - it's exactly what you would expect from a beer with this name. The label on the neck of the bottle has a jack o' lantern eating the word "Ichabod." It is brewed with pumpkin and spices, and then spices are added again later on in the process. The "real pumpkin, cinnamon and nutmeg enrich this amber brew" and it should be paired with roasted poultry, root vegetables, peanut sauce, and caraway. It is 12.5°P and 5.2% ABV.
Overall average rating: 6.0/10
It is an orange/copper color with a white carbonated head. It is translucent with good lacing on the glass. There is a lot of pumpkin in the aroma, almost overwhelmingly so, with a nutmeg and cinnamon finish. The taste is somewhat metallic with flavors of spices, not really pumpkin. The finish is primarily clove.
Shawn- This has an absolutely fantastic smell that leaves me disappointed after tasting it. I am madly in love with El Mole Ocho Mexican Spiced Ale, so this left me wanting a lot more, 6/10.
Angela- It is not very spicy; I find it to be another sessionable pumpkin beer, not something I would seek out. The metallic taste kind of kills it for me, 6/10.
Chris- I expected it to taste as it smelled, but they are two distinctly different things, 6/10.
