Pumpkin Seasonal Ale from Wasatch Beers

Brewer:  Wasatch Beers
Location:  Salt Lake City, UT
Name of Brew:  Pumpkin Seasonal Ale
Manufacturer's Description:  "Ale brewed with natural pumpkin and spices.  Brewed with the finest barley and pure pumpkin, then spiced like your favorite holiday pie.   This amber-hued beer is sure to please!"
ABV:  4.0%

The color is a bit misrepresented here thanks to my amazing camera phone.  The lack of head, however, is completely accurate.

My take on this seasonal ale:

Head
Very minimal head with even less head retention.  I was able to somewhat create head in the glass by swirling it around a bit, but it always disappeared into a thin ring of bubbles around the outside of the glass within seconds.  What head did appear briefly was a simple off-white color, slightly darker than eggshell.

Color
Unfortunately the photo doesn't represent the color very well.  It was definitely a caramelly amber colored ale, exactly how the bottle described it would be.  It was slightly cloudy although not opaque, but my brother thinks that's because I "poured it with reckless abandon" (which still doesn't say much for the lack of head, in any case).  I feel like I poured it carefully enough and the cloudiness was just an aspect of the beer regardless.  It had a few floaties, nothing very off-putting and definitely nothing noticeable upon drinking.

Aroma
My first impression, admittedly, was "it smells like beer."  Extra swirling started to bring out the pumpkin spice smell until it became "beer with pumpkin pie spice".  It was definitely present without being overpowering for the first few sips.  As the beer became half empty and beyond, however, the smell transformed into what was basically pumpkin pie in a glass.  It was a really pleasant smell with all of the pumpkin being at the forefront and very little alcohol/beer smell remaining.

Taste
Early palette
There weren't any obvious flavors jumping out at me right at the beginning of the taste.  Kind of your generic "beer" flavor without anything distinct.
Middle palette
This is when I started getting hit with hints of pumpkin flavoring.  There was some fizzy bite, but not much.  It almost felt like it'd been poured a few hours ago and it was close to flat.  I couldn't detect any spices or anything behind the subtle hints of pumpkin.  Little to no hoppiness.
Late palette
Pumpkin is way in the foreground now and finishes all the way with the drink.  Aftertaste is a combination of pumpkin and something somewhat tart or sour, but I'm not sure what.  The tartness lingered on the back of my tongue while I was still tasting pumpkin the foreground.  Still no detectable hop flavor.

Overall thoughts
The flavor, overall, wasn't very strong.  It tasted almost like it was flat after the initial fizz on the early palette dissipated.  The aroma of the beer was much stronger than the taste and was quite pleasant throughout.  I'd say it was a good beer, very drinkable, but I don't see it being my go-to for a pumpkin ale.  It wasn't pumpkinless by any means, but if it didn't have that small amount of pumpkin taste going for it, well, it may not have tasted like much at all.  Just... okay beer.  Like an amateur first "ale" homebrew - good but not great, very drinkable, but I probably wouldn't pay money for it (again).

Coming up soon I've got Shipyard Brewing Company's Pumpkinhead Ale!  See you next beer!