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Brewer:<\/strong> Starr Hill Brewing Company<\/a>
\nLocation:<\/strong> Charlottesville, Virginia
\nType:<\/strong> English Porter
\nABV:<\/strong> 5.2%<\/p>\n

Time to end our work-inspired travel tour and bring it back home for this week’s seasonal brew. Remember how I said, in my review of Dark Starr Stout,<\/a> that Starr Hill would be making a return appearance this Darktober? Welcome to the return: Boxcar Pumpkin Porter.<\/p>\n

Warm autumnal scents of nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, and allspice over the pungent trace of star anise rise from the depths of this midnight-tinted brew. The taste, however, is…incongruous. <\/p>\n

Boxcar dropkicks your palate with a full-frontal bitter blast. It’s actually quite jarring, especially considering the “comfort food” nose that precedes it. You wouldn’t be wrong to expect a rush of flavors reminiscent of a warm slice of fresh pumpkin pie. <\/p>\n

Instead, this porter’s flavor is more like the truest essence of cooked pumpkin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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