On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, reticent ruby-browned medium body brings wispy hop bittering to pumpkin puree passivity. Brown-sugared gingerbread, nutmeg and cinnamon spicing meanders above baked bread bottom. Gourd-related squash and zucchini undertones add vegetal notch to semi-sweet rum-buttered pumpkin spicing. Ancillary chestnut, cola nut and pecan notions simmer in the backdrop.