 Yes, it's another brutal battle beer break This time I'm going to be tackling a type of beer that I'm typically not into if you listen to the podcast You know this it is a pumpkin style beer some sort of pumpkin flavored beer This one in particular is from Terrapin beer company out of Athens, Georgia It is a special release beer as you can probably tell from The fact that it had wax here. I opened it off podcast or off video at least because It's a pain in the ass it takes a while to you know chip all the wax away and then get the the top off and all that so I understand there's a there's you know a good reason for having the wax on when they're like special release bottles a lot of time Breweries will go ahead and wax them because that makes sure that it it totally seals the cap So there's no oxidization of the beer at any point So when beers are just capped there is a possibility that they can become oxidized So they do this just to make sure they're very special beers. There's no chance of oxidization. So But I think it's a pain in the ass to deal with and I don't like it I'd rather risk it because I really haven't had that many beers that have been oxidized. So, you know, whatever But anyway, this is a very special release There are only 33 cases that came into all of Maryland, which is where I live So it was a big deal that we were able to get some It is their Imperial pumpkin pie porter, which is a malt beverage brewed with pumpkin and spices And it is nine point two percent alcohol by volume. So this should be a heavy hitter I'm not typically into pumpkin flavor beers But when it's darker, I think there's a better chance that I'm okay with it. So We'll see how this one pans out for me As you can see Yeah, very darkest as you would assume from an Imperial porter You know, you can't really see anything a little bit brown on the edges not a ton ahead to it So I have it's got some decent lacing coming down the sides because I mean it is nine point two percent Pretty pumpkin-y and if I make a bad face, don't think that this is a bad beer. It's just you know, my pumpkin thing Does smell like pumpkin obviously, but it kind of smells a little bit like those pumpkin candles that you get that have that pumpkin scent But then they also have a decent amount of the spice to them. I get like cardamom and cinnamon a little bit of allspice maybe But those are the major smells I'm getting There's a little underlying chocolate in there like at the very very end of the scent Which is intriguing me and I like the idea of there being some chocolate in this It tastes just a bit of stringent off the bat, but I Get a lot of spices. I'm not tasting Okay, I taste a little bit of the pumpkin towards the end of each sip But what I'm getting up front is alcohol then quickly goes to the spices like the cardamom the cinnamon the allspice That's really fast and then it kind of finishes with a little bit of pumpkin actually pretty well crafted in that respect Hmm the mouth feels actually a tad bit thinner than I would expect for a 9.2% imperial porter But it's not bad at all. It's not like it's extremely thin. So it's fine I'm gonna be honest. This is not bad as far as pumpkin beers go for me It's mainly like the spices and a little bit of pumpkin. So I think this is something that I I mean I could continue to sip on Hmm Trying to see if I can get any Of like a chocolatiness to it. I Can't really I mean, I guess maybe just the smallest bit because the spices are so predominant But yeah pumpkin and spices. I mean it's what it says it is and I can see why this is something that got bought up very fast I I bet the people who like pumpkin beers are really gonna like this Especially if they're into darker style beers as well Let me go ahead and read about this tired of the everyday pumpkin beer at Terrapin We The way this is written the script is ridiculous at Terrapin We've set out to make one with more character a lot more character Bring this great feast of a beer to your favorite fall gathering and share with everyone who attends brewed with a cornucopia of deep rich malts that compliment a Hardy fall meal the spiced up imperial porter will have you asking for a second helping Okay, well doesn't really have any like flavor notes, which is what I was mainly looking for but um Yeah, I mean For me to say it's not bad as far as pumpkin beers go is a pretty good endorsement So I would say that anybody who really likes pumpkin beers if you can find this somehow Definitely get it because I think you'd really like it. Anyway, thank you everyone for Joining me for this episode and go ahead and check out the podcast brutal battle calm You can get us on stitcher and itunes are also on Facebook Look for it on Facebook, and I'm on Twitter. I'm carlin at brutal battle. So thank you so much