Pours a chestnut brown color with one fingers worth of white head. The aroma is potent with a variety of fall cooking spices. The flavor has notes of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. The spice flavor is not as dominant as I expected with the aroma being so vibrant. The carbonation is very mild and has a watery mouthfeel. Jaw Jacker ends with a bitter nutmeg orange finish. This ale went down easy, and had crisp quality to it, but there seemed to be something missing. PUMPKIN! A quick visit to arcadiaales.com confirmed my suspicion. Jaw-Jacker is a seasonally spiced brew, hence the name “Pumpkin Spiced” Ale. So despite the cool label with a wicked fang toothed Jack-O-Lantern, pumpkin is absent in the brewing process of this ale. What is this shenanigans!!! I feel mislead and cheated. Everything about this bottles promotes pumpkin, but apparently there is a huge difference between "Pumpkin Spice Ale" and "Pumpkin Spiced Ale". Ah Fiddle Sticks.
The Great Pumpkin does not enjoy being mocked!
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