Woodchuck Private Reserve Pumpkin

Brewer Descrip­tion

Every once in a while you know you stum­ble upon some­thing glo­ri­ous. That some­thing just so hap­pens to be our Pri­vate Reserve Pump­kin. We have com­bined our sig­na­ture taste with a refresh­ing pump­kin fin­ish. Lim­ited to just two and half hours on the pro­duc­tion line this is a true connoisseur’s cider.

After hear­ing good remarks about Woodchuck’s Pump­kin Cider, I have been search­ing near and far for it. This is the third year for the Pri­vate Reserve sea­sonal, and every­one is rav­ing about it. Now that I have tried it, I wouldn’t say it is as amaz­ing as what I’ve heard, but it is one of Woodchuck’s bet­ter fla­vored ciders.

Woodchuck’s ver­sion resem­bles closely to Ace’s Hard Pump­kin Cider…the only dif­fer­ence is that every­one who tried Woodchuck’s liked Ace’s ver­sion bet­ter. Per­haps because Ace’s ver­sion con­tains the fall spices of Cin­na­mon and All­spice that every­one loves and Woodchuck’s Pump­kin doesn’t.

Wood­chuck Pump­kin empha­sizes on the pump­kin fla­vor which com­bines won­der­fully with the taste of apple. I enjoyed this because the spices weren’t there and I can focus more on the fla­vor at hand.

It pours a dark cop­per color with a strong aroma of crisp, sweet apples. The taste is a crisp apple cider with a mix of baked pump­kin. The com­bi­na­tion of Apple and Pump­kin fla­vors go great together…and with­out any spice, I’m impressed that Wood­chuck pulled this one off.

Over­all, this is a refresh­ing cider that goes down smooth with an inter­est­ing pump­kin fla­vor in the mix. Although it is a tasty treat, I could have lived with­out it. And for $10.99 for a six pack, its not worth the price.

What do think..Woodchuck Pump­kin or Ace’s??