REVIEW – Van Hunks Pumpkin Ale
BEER NAME: Van Hunks
BEER STYLE: Pumpkin Ale
BREWERY: Boston Breweries
REGION: Western Cape
ABV 5%
INGREDIENTS: Water, malted barley, butternut, pumpkin, cinnamon, coriander, nutmeg
BREWER’S NOTES: This unique blend of pumpkin, coriander, butternut, cinnamon and nutmeg is a complexed mix full with flavour. Its a rich blend of unusual ingredients that leave you wanting more.
TASTING NOTES:
- APPEARANCE: Pours brown in colour, with medium sized cream coloured head. Some lacing present.
- AROMA: A ripe boquet of spices and toasted malt. Cinnamon, nutmeg, notes of pumpkin.
- FLAVOUR: Bold autumn spices up front, cinnamon, nutmeg, coriander and sweet pumpkin with a rich toasted malt backbone, and a slight bitter ending.
- MOUTHFEEL: Full bodied, creamy smooth with good carbonation levels.
- OVERALL: This fully flavoured pumpkin ale from Boston Breweries oozes all the Autumness that you would hope to encounter from a traditionally Autumn seasonal brew.
- PAIR WITH: Pork tenderloin, with a sweat glazing, served with roasted pumpkin, avoid anything too salty as this will retract from the sweet spicy flavours of the pumpkin ale.
BREW REVIEW RATING: 8.5/10
BREWER’S STATS
| MEASURABLE | SPEC |
| ABV | 5% |
| Colour (EBC) | Stats not available – Estimate 32 |
| IBU’s | Stats not available |
| Ingredients | Water, malted barley, butternut, pumpkin, cinnamon, coriander, nutmeg |
| Glass | Imperial Glass (Guinness Glass) |
| Original gravity | Stats not available |
| PRICE (AVE) | R34,00 |
| Serving temperature | 4-6°C |
| Style | Pumpkin Ale |
| BREW REVIEW RATING | 8.5/10 |
