Don’t bother if you’re looking sweet, but for anyone else, UFO is worth a sighting. The hazy body helps add body, but doesn’t make it too filling. The malt combination provides a smooth body and slightly sweet flavor, which balances. It’s the kind of beer you could have a few of, and not really be overwhelmed by the squash and spices. Add Northwestern hops and a blend of spices, and youve got UFO Pumpkin. Pros: Great fall color, pumpkin flavoring without being overwhelming. Harpoon brews quality beer and their fall offering met my expectation. Unlike the Sebago Brewing Hefeweizen this beer does have the cloudy look of an unfiltered beer.
Overall, Harpoon UFO Pumpkin Ale is a thoroughly serviceable pumpkin ale. This is an unfiltered beer, as many of the Harpoon brews are, with only a hint of pumpkin flavor. Savor: The end is a bit like a mashed sweet potato, with just a touch of caramelized marshmallow. It ends smoother than it starts, but also much more pumpkin puree like, with an enveloping mouth feel. It’s most reminiscent of sweet potato pie with just past caramelized marshmallows, and cinnamon. Medium-bodied and easy-drinking, this seasonal tradition finishes clean and smooth with lingering notes of cinnamon and nutmeg. Add your phone number to get notified once it becomes available. There’s an uptick of sweetness just before it turns all pumpkin – sweet potato. Tasting Notes A blend of seasonal spices pairs with a subtle sweetness of real pumpkin puree in this unfiltered ale. Sip: For no carbonation added, it starts off rather aggressively bubbly. The spices are more downplayed, but cinnamon and nutmeg are still clear. Smell: It’s like a very pumpkiny pumpkin pie. Sight: Hazy, and for lack of a better term, light pumpkin color. All that matters of course though, is how much pumpkiny deliciousness that can be crammed into Harpoon UFO Pumpkin Ale. This theoretically makes it more nutritious than filtered beer (or so some say), and that the carbonation comes from the yeast which are removed from filtered beer (and is added later through forced carbonation). Unlike most of the beers we’ve covered, this beer has a distinct appearance thanks to it’s unfiltered nature. Standing for UnFiltered Offering (UFO), Harpoon brings it’s unfiltered Pumpkin Ale to celebrate the fall.
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