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Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale 3.25 411

Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale

Percentile
71
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4113.25/5.03.25/5.0Autumn5%75.9Lager glass, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale is our homage to the craft and heritage of America’s brewers. Recipes calling for the use of pumpkins in beer date back to early colonial times, when brewers sought to extend their supply of costly imported malt with locally grown ingredients, such as squash and "pompions." In that spirit, we brew our ale with the addition of pumpkin to the mash, along with traditional spices to create a delicious American original.
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 keepersj12 (811), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Sep 25, 2007  
I didn’t taste or smell pumpkin. It was mostly nutmeg. Not one of the better pumpkin ales but not bad either.


 mansquito (839), Boston/Philadelphia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/513/20
Sep 23, 2007  
Pours an orange brown color with an off white head. Nutmeg and cinnamon are the most prominent things in the nose. It is a slow drinking beer with a medium mouthfeel and it leaves a certain aftertaste in the mouth. Almost no pumpkin flavor mostly the taste was of spices thrown into the pumpkin pie. Drinkable, but I wouldn’t buy it. Maybe it just ain’t my cup of tea.


 mcox90 (649), Wilton, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/517/20
Sep 23, 2007  
12 oz bottle. Pours a coppery , yellow color with a small white head. Nose is of mild pumpkin and clove like spice. Light mouthfeel. This was my first pumpkin beer so I don’t have much of a base to compare to. Taste was mostly of grains with a pumpkin nutmeg background. I thought the pumpkin taste was just right. I wouln’t want the brew to taste like liquid pumpkin pie. Good brew.


 bu11zeye (5621), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 19, 2007  
(Bottle) Pours a clear copper body with a small off-white head. Aroma of pumpkin spice and nutmeg. Flavor of mild grassy hops, caramel, and light pumpkin.


 kmweaver (2483), Sebastopol, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 17, 2007  
12oz bottle. Pours a medium, ruby-tinged orange color; small off-white head with patchy lacing. Tons of nutmeg upfront in the aroma; not much behind it. Spicy, medium mouthfeel: plenty of nutmeg and pumpkin spices; hints of warm cinnamon, with a creamy sugar and vanilla note at the center; shows a ton of dry spice upfront, which evens out after the first few sips. A pretty solid pumpkin beer. Medium, brown sugar and nutmeg finish.


 Nihon (240), Vernon, Connecticut, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/103/57/20
Sep 16, 2007  
Aroma of cinnamon, pumpkin, and nutmeg. Flavor is very strong of nutmeg, really overwhelming on this bottle.


 Juelze (912), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/510/20
Sep 11, 2007  
Pours a orange color with light head. Aroma is of pumpkin pie spice and mint? Mint? WTF? Anyway, taste is of nutmeg, light brown sugar, and MINT? Where is this mint coming from? Tastes like mouthwash. Blech. Moderate carbonation. Glad I only bought one bottle.


 Stine (1380), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/102/510/20
Sep 8, 2007  
A very bright orange and light-swallowing pour. Pungent, juicy pumpkin nose. Rich, like brown sugar on squash, with moments of lovely pistachio sweetness. Swift vinegar, ginger and a hint of anise, which settles with a soft dryness onto the tongue. The pumpkin mash, sweet and dense, is layered a bit thick over an underdeveloped malt structure. Steamed carrots and some weird tanginess. Light to medium body with a fairly dead texture. Earthy, dark sweetness on the smack. Better balance would be nice.



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