{"id":16410,"date":"2013-10-02T08:10:25","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T14:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=16410"},"modified":"2013-10-02T08:10:25","modified_gmt":"2013-10-02T14:10:25","slug":"review-dry-dock-imperial-pumpkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2013\/10\/review-dry-dock-imperial-pumpkin\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Dry Dock Imperial Pumpkin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2013\/10\/review-dry-dock-imperial-pumpkin\/drydock_imperial_pumpkin\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16411\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16411\" alt=\"Dry Dock Imperial Pumpkin\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DryDock_Imperial_Pumpkin-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DryDock_Imperial_Pumpkin-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DryDock_Imperial_Pumpkin-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DryDock_Imperial_Pumpkin.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Missed the first two reviews? Check them out<a title=\"Review: Epic Brewing\u2019s Fermentation without Representation Imperial Pumpkin Porter\" href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2013\/09\/review-epic-brewings-fermentation-without-representation-imperial-pumpkin-porter\/\" target=\"_blank\"> here<\/a> and <a title=\"Review: Uinta Punk\u2019n Harvest Ale\" href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2013\/09\/review-uinta-punkn-harvest-ale\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>This week we are taking a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drydockbrewing.com\/beer-menu\" target=\"_blank\">Dry Dock Brewing&#8217;s Imperial Pumpkin.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dry Dock is a brewery located out of Aurora Colorado and they make a wide variety of beers.<\/p>\n<p>One of my absolute favorite summer beers (though it is available all year round), is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drydockbrewing.com\/beer-menu\" target=\"_blank\">Dry Dock&#8217;s Apricot Blonde<\/a>.\u00a0 If you want a beer with strong apricot flavor that isn&#8217;t over powering or too sweet, this is it. Fantastic.<\/p>\n<p>But today Fall is on the brain and we&#8217;re talking about their Imperial Pumpkin, so let&#8217;s get to it!<\/p>\n<p>Smell: 5\/5 <img src='\/images\/pumpkin.gif' alt=':pumpkin:' \/> <img src='\/images\/pumpkin.gif' alt=':pumpkin:' \/> <img src='\/images\/pumpkin.gif' alt=':pumpkin:' \/> <img src='\/images\/pumpkin.gif' alt=':pumpkin:' \/> <img src='\/images\/pumpkin.gif' alt=':pumpkin:' \/><\/p>\n<p>Strong spice smell full of cinnamon and allspice.\u00a0 A little clove in there as well.\u00a0 The minute you smell this beer you know you are in for a fall inspired brew.<\/p>\n<p>Head: 2\/5 <img src='\/images\/pumpkin.gif' alt=':pumpkin:' \/> <img src='\/images\/pumpkin.gif' alt=':pumpkin:' \/><\/p>\n<p>The head is foamy white but on the smaller side.\u00a0 Which is nice because when you really want to drink that beer, having to wait on the head to go down can be a bit of a distraction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2013\/10\/review-dry-dock-imperial-pumpkin\/drydock_imperial_pumpkin2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16412\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16412\" alt=\"Dry Dock Imperial Pumpkin\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DryDock_Imperial_Pumpkin2-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DryDock_Imperial_Pumpkin2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DryDock_Imperial_Pumpkin2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Color: 5\/5 <img src='\/images\/pumpkin.gif' alt=':pumpkin:' \/> <img src='\/images\/pumpkin.gif' alt=':pumpkin:' \/> <img src='\/images\/pumpkin.gif' alt=':pumpkin:' \/> <img src='\/images\/pumpkin.gif' alt=':pumpkin:' \/> <img src='\/images\/pumpkin.gif' alt=':pumpkin:' \/><\/p>\n<p>This beer has a nice dark amber color with hints of orange.\u00a0 If beer can provide an atmosphere of warm and inviting than this one does just that.\u00a0 Looking at it, makes you think of warm blankets and chilly evenings.<\/p>\n<p>With the head being white and the beer being darker, it provides a lovely contrast.<\/p>\n<p>Taste: 5\/5 <img src='\/images\/pumpkin.gif' alt=':pumpkin:' \/> <img src='\/images\/pumpkin.gif' alt=':pumpkin:' \/> <img src='\/images\/pumpkin.gif' alt=':pumpkin:' \/> <img src='\/images\/pumpkin.gif' alt=':pumpkin:' \/> <img src='\/images\/pumpkin.gif' alt=':pumpkin:' \/><\/p>\n<p>Bang on. I love pumpkin beers that are aggressive with their spice.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t want a &#8220;hint of cinnamon&#8221;.\u00a0 I want that cinnamon to smack me in the face.<\/p>\n<p>This beer does exactly that!\u00a0 The spice starts with the nose and stays with you through the entire sip.\u00a0 It doesn&#8217;t dissipate at all or leave you feeling a little disappointed on the finish.\u00a0 The spice is there with you through it all.\u00a0 Amazing!<\/p>\n<p>Plus you get the flavor of roasted pumpkin in there as well, a winning combo!<\/p>\n<p>If you see this beer out and you like highly spiced pumpkin ales, give this a try!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missed the first two reviews? Check them out here and here! This week we are taking a look at Dry Dock Brewing&#8217;s Imperial Pumpkin. Dry Dock is a brewery located out of Aurora Colorado and they make a wide variety of beers. One of my absolute favorite summer beers (though it is available all year [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58,10],"tags":[32,84],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-4gG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16410"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16410\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}