 Thanks for checking out this episode of brutal battle beer break since it is that season at the moment We're going to do a pumpkin beer, which we had done a pumpkin beer before but I Don't I don't want to do too many because if you listen to the podcast typically, you know that I don't like pumpkin beers It's not my thing the spices the actual pumpkin flavor when it's kind of subdued is fine with me like the fruit of the pumpkin or like a squash or something but Typically not big on the pumpkin stuff a lot of spices and stuff But the one I have today is one I've never had before and I've been told that it's one that even if you don't like pumpkin beers You should be at least half somewhat happy with it This is a compliments of Taylor Strunk out of Florida. Thank you Taylor And I obtained this for my wife specifically so she will be drinking this immediately after this episode She's been very excited because this is one of the highest acclaimed Pumpkin beers along with Pump King by Southern Tier which is out of New York So cigar city if anyone doesn't know is out of Tampa, Florida. The Good Gourd is their Pumpkin ale with spices added to it. There is actually no ABV on this so Can't tell you that. I'm sure it's relatively low Let's go ahead and try Try to see what this is all about All right, coloration is probably about what I assumed For this it's like a Dark brown-ish orange to it Got a decent head when it poured I can't really see through it. It's a little bit of like a haze to it, but Hey, it's about what I assumed Smells Smells gordy good gourd No, it does smell like an actual pumpkin note to it With some spices, but the spices aren't like crazy like you get with a lot of pumpkin beers. Well, once they have spices These are more kind of like a subdued ordeal This has like some nutmeg kind of smells like Maybe some like clove cinnamon Stuff like that. But like I said, it's more of like subdued thing It's not like smacking me in the nose and making me kind of like I'm not gonna like it because there's so many spices It's more in line and in tune with the actual pumpkin scent that I'm getting So I'm hoping that when I actually try it It's gonna be that kind of flavor where you know, the spices that aren't overpowering it and it's pretty harmonious with the actual pumpkin Okay, that's actually Pretty similar to the nose It's kind of hitting me with a little bit of a sweetness up front a Little bit of like a roasty maltiness To go along with those kind of spice flavors. I'm getting like the cinnamon nutmeg stuff like that I get a little bit of the pumpkin as well It's not overly aggressive with flavors, which is something that's good for me as far as you know A pumpkin style beer goes There are a few things about it. They remind me a little bit of southern tears pumpkin But kind of taken down a few notches because that it that does have very strong flavors I almost feel like I do get a little bit of kind of a graham cracker in this out of this makes me feel like Fireside at a campfire Roast and marshmallows to have with this I think would go really well. I haven't s'mores, you know stuff like that but I think it's really well balanced For the type of beer that it is supposed to be it probably is one of the best balanced pumpkin beers that I've ever had Hmm Yeah, I definitely get like some pumpkin flavor and it's got a bit of a sweetness on the end Which is coming off a tad bit like candied like maybe it's kind of like a sweet candied pumpkin Note to it, which is probably coming a little bit from like the cinnamon Let me go ahead and see if there's any sort of notes on this It says high gravity gob of gordy goodness incorporates pumpkin in the mashing process So they actually use pumpkin and then gets wicked with the spices including Cylon cinnamon Jamaican allspice Zanzibar cloves and nutmeg. So there you have it Good gourd It's not my favorite beer. I won't say but I think as far as you know Pumpkin beers go. I think it's pretty solid and I do think it's one that I could drink and like I said, you know Good for when you're outside around fire and definitely would be really good with s'mores or If you're not big into s'mores if you just like, you know, just roasted marshmallows period I have some of those with us. Anyway, thank you so much for joining me for this one and Go ahead and find yourself an awesome beer to have