The beer, brewed with pumpkin, has a
rich auburn colour and a loose off-white layer of head. It has an
autumnal nose—pumpkin pie with clove and cinnamon. The flavour walks a
similar pass, with sweet, aromatic pumpkin pie notes, backed against a
mild bitter finish.
To my mind, the best
pumpkin ales are strong, spicy, bitter, and bold. For me, Lake of Bays’
Wild North Pumpkin Ale ticks one of those boxes (spicy), comes very
close on two others (strong and bitter), and falls a bit short on the
last (bold). If this beer were upped to 7%, it might have hit all of my
unofficial criteria. Still, as is, I liked the beer quite a bit. It had
me hankering for a Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixins.
Rating: 8.0 out of 10.
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