Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) Elysian Night Owl Pumpkin Ale

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The Society Rooms, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Tobes		01 Nov 2014

The Watch House, Lewisham, Greater London

The Edmund Halley, Lee Green, Greater London

The Penny Black, Northwich, Cheshire

The Humphrey Bean, Tonbridge, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
oz11		24 Oct 2014	Nothing wrong with the beer but not at all to my taste.

The Archibald Simpson, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
McGargle		21 Oct 2014	This is very much an 'IMHO' beer. Notthin wrong with the condition or presentation. It looked an inviting dark amber with a long lasting creamy head. But it was (IMHO) undrinkable.The recipe was overly complicated (spiced with ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and allspice, together with pumpkin concentrate) and spicing levels badly misjudged. It was as if an inexpert chef had tipped random pre-ground spices into some fruit juice. Doesn't anyone taste the beers before releasing them?

The Wheatsheaf, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

The Goodman's Field, Aldgate, Central London

The Wheatsheaf, Cheadle, Staffordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Nick Willis		19 Oct 2014

Hamilton Hall, City, Central London

The Liberty Bounds, City, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		16 Oct 2014	Pumpkin beers are not everybody’s cup of tea, but I like them. I could smell the pumpkin in here as the beer was being pulled – surely a good sign? The beer is also heavily spiced and noticeably strong.