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Saranac Pumpkin Ale

Percentile
37
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
2632.91/5.02.91/5.0Autumn5.4%42.1Lager glass, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
In celebration of the fall harvest. Here's an autumn favorite that's as enjoyable as pumpkin pie. This hearty ale is brewed with cinnamon, allspice, cloves and vanilla. Look for a full body and amber color. We're sure you'll enjoy this special brew.
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 Dedollewaitor (3753), Odense, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20

Oct 30, 2009  
Bottle @ Esbjerg Festival, 2009. Pours cloudy amber with a small creamy off white head. Dusty, bread, sugar, vomit and danish glogg.

 yobdoog (1478), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Dec 16, 2009  
Light amber color. Aroma and flavor here are very light. Very mellow pumpkin and faint spice. Thin body and very light in flavor. Mostly spice and not much actual pumpkin here. Faint cloves and kitchen sink spices. Meh.


bogus (30), Zeist, Netherlands
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/512/20
Dec 13, 2009  
Thanks Ymnia for holding on to this one for me. Light brown colour. Beige head. Few spices. Overall very watery.


 Ober (1214), Bommelerwaard, Netherlands
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/59/20
Dec 6, 2009  
A clear light brown colored beer, with a thick foamy beige head. The aroma of fruits, a bit fleshy. There is some ginger with butter. The taste is some sweet with fruits like a kind of citrus or pumpkin. A little spices. The aftertaste is some sweet dry and some hints of bitter.


 NoiZe (1372), Mooi Zeist, Netherlands
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/57/20
Dec 4, 2009  
Amber, brown colored brew. Aroma of pumpkin? A bit spicy. Flavor is thin, watery, artificial pumpkin and candylike sweetness. Bad.


 Papsoe (15103), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 2, 2009  
Bottle 35,5 cl. Pours a clear deep amber with a small, off-white head. Sweet aroma of caramel and cinnamon. Medium body, a little cinnamon and a vague ashy whiff. Lightly sweet fruit and an edge of cardboard. The finish is dry with a discreet bitterness. Heavily carbonated. 221009


 Ceebs25 (240), Naperville, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/511/20
Dec 1, 2009  
12 oz bottle (Thanks to Pam once again). You know, I was really expecting to hate this beer before I tried it, but even though I had such low expectations, it really turned out to be not too bad and definitely not offensive. There’s nothing too crazy here, but every aspect of the beer was decently pleasant. To me, the aroma is definitely the strongest part as the spicy nutmeg and ginger spices combine well with the light pumpkin fruit, cookie malts, and the hay-like hops to enhance the flavors. Pour was nothing special with a light layer of standard white head, some retention, medium-light appearing body, and golden dark orange in color. The body was light overall, not watery, and maybe too sided toward the sharp carbonated side of things. The flavor profile overall was quite similar to the aroma except that the notes muddle together a lot more. So overall, not great, not bad, but definitely somewhere in between.


 harrisoni (6830), Ashford, Kent, England
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/53/103/54/20
Nov 29, 2009  
Bottle at The Rake, Borough. Chestnut colour. Lovely colour in fact. Stale pasteurised aroma, some tomato sauce on aroma, some after shave spice. Oh god, this is poor. Mulled beer. Poor.


 chriso (4796), London, Greater London, England
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/58/20
Nov 25, 2009  
On tap at Cambridge Common, Cambridge MA, October 2009. Standard pumpkin stuff. That is, over-spiced and underpowered. Diacetyl in the aroma too. Not my thing at all. Ugh.



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