Review: Phillips' Crooked Tooth Pumpkin Ale


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Tonight's review is Crooked Tooth Pumpkin Ale by Phillips Brewing. Crooked Tooth and Crookeder Tooth Pumpkin Ales are insanely well liked here in Manitoba.. in fact: they usually sell out before I'm able to get my hands on trying a sample. This year though, there's so many pumpkin beers out there that people are just exhausted. Here's my 2015 review of Crookeder Tooth Barrel Aged Pumpkin Ale.

Appearance: Pours a clear amber, honey brown ale with a light amount of beige foam on top, light amount of carbonation.

Aroma: This is a spice-first pumpkin ale, which I approve of (compared to pumpkin-first). I'm getting notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar right the the beginning, as well as a bit of honey. I do get a bit of a combination of yam and pumpkin in there, but it's pretty minimal so far.

Taste: This one has a light to mild amount of spice - nutmeg, cinnamon, brown sugar. It's fairly earthy and does have a good pumpkin presence in the flavour. I'm not a fan of pumpkins so I'm not happy with the pumpkin flavour. It's quite light and dry, surprisingly.

Overall Thoughts: The pumpkin flavours are definitely more present in this beer compared to Crookeder (or Crooked'er) Tooth.. I find this one pretty lacklustre as Crooked'er Tooth has a great oak and heavier spice presence than this beer. I've tried an insane amount of pumpkin beers over the past 5 years, this one is alright.. but compared to the Imperial version, pretty boring. I'm ready for spring already.. and for a battery charger for my camera.

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