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Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale 2.84 649

Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale

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31
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bottled
common

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6492.84/5.02.84/5.0Autumn4.5%35.2Lager glass, Tumbler
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 jmm635 (267), Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/102/58/20

Nov 5, 2009  
Completely clear, amber color with an immediately fading head. Pumpkin and a little bit of cinnamon with a lager-ish aroma. Flavor was a little better than I was expecting, actually. Not overly pumpkiny but it’s definitely there. Palate was weak. Way too thin.

 jjuf1853 (480), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 17, 2009  
Bottle from Shipyard variety 12-pack. Pours a nice looking orange color with an off-white head. Lots of pumkin, nutmeg and cinnamon in the aroma. The flavor is more subdued than the aroma, but still very nice. Quite easy to drink and not too filling.


Fevernova (60), Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Dec 2, 2009  
12 oz Bottle -- Pours light orange with an off-white head. Heavy aromas of cinnamon and pumpkin. The spice if very mellow and pleasant. The sweetness and light body make for a refreshing alternative to other heavier pumpkin beers.


 troopie (895), USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/514/20
Dec 1, 2009  
Bottle. Poured pale pumpkin orange with thin fast dissipating white head. Much pumpkin in the aroma, with some spice. Pumpkiny flavour with a hop edge. Rather thin finish


allendodd (58), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/101/55/102/59/20
Nov 28, 2009  
Thanks to skyview for sharing. Smells OK. Who doesn’t like the smell of pumpkin pie or pastry? Pours a thin, pale beer with a light quickly dissipating head. Initial cider notes give way to the thin spice and pumpkin flavors. There isn’t much here and I wouldn’t go back for more than the tasting size sample I had.


 italianjohn (382), Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/103/510/20
Nov 27, 2009  
Clear golden pour light head aroma of cinnamon gingerbread .... taste of gingerbreadm, cinnamon and a light spicy finish .... nice beer if you like a gingerbread taste but for a pumpkin the color and flavor aren’t typical


 chriso (4821), London, Greater London, England
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/59/20
Nov 25, 2009  
On tap at the Warren Tavern, Georgetown (Boston) MA, October 2009. Bags of cinnamon. Some odd raisiny fruit. Just the sort of Pumpkin beer I struggle with. Underpowered and over-spiced. Not enough other stuff going on to counteract the spicing. Thin mouthfeel. Not my thing at all. But then I’m not really a big fan of pumpkin beers at the best of times.


 coldmeat23 (233), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/57/102/511/20
Nov 17, 2009  
Very light amber color. More yellow than orange. Tiny head that dissipates very quickly. No lacing. Smells of nutmeg and maybe some cloves. Slight malts, buried down deep. Good pumpkin flavor, even if it seems artificial. Cinnamon and hints of nutmeg and cloves. Decent malt notes. Much better than the nose led me to expect. A little bit creamy, but in the end, this is too thin and weak for my tastes. Drinkability: no thanks.


 Lubiere (4549), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Nov 13, 2009  
A light golden ale with a thin white head. In mouth, a rather cardboardy aroma of spent spices, nutmeg, incense, rathe bizarrre. In mouth, spices and nutmeg, cloves, spot on for the style, but overall, watery and bland. On tap at Lucky’s, Logan Airport, Nov. 11 2009.



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