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Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale 3.25 410

Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale

Percentile
71
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4103.25/5.03.25/5.0Autumn5%75.6Lager 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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 bfeldmann (1042), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/102/515/20
Jan 19, 2006  
"Good pumpkin ale. Pour a light orange color with a good head and some lacing. Aroma was of spices and pumpkin. Flavor was well balanced typical pumpkin spices. Not the best pumpkin i have had but good."


 Pailhead (2597), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jan 3, 2006  
Bottle: Courtesy of BuckNaked via trade. Very nice aroma of nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, and pumpkin. Pours a cloudy orangish-red with some sediment and a small white head. Flavor is not as nice as the aroma. Moderate nutmeg up front with some hints of pumpkin. Finish with a gingery bitterness. A touch of sweetness would do a lot for the flavor. As it warms, a touch malt starts to come thru, but a tad more wouldn’t hurt.


 RCWCPACFP (102), New Jersey, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/58/104/518/20
Dec 29, 2005  
My favorite seasonal is pumpkin ale and this one is number two between Dogfish Head at #1 and everyone else behind. Forget Buffalo Bill’s... but try Ship Yard’s. The spice was right on but have this with desert not with the entre as it will numb your mouth and kill the flavor of all but the heavyest meals.


 jerc (3945), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 25, 2005  
Bottle. Hazy orange body, small white head. Strong aroma of pumpkin and spice - nutmeg? Slight citrus. Flavour has a prominent bitterness both from hops and spices. Lingering citrus and spice in the aftertaste. Not unpleasant but a bit of an odd overall impression. Average palate. Thanks Tupalev.


beerseer (51), Lewiston, Maine, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/104/512/20
Dec 23, 2005  
Orangy in color, like pumpkins. Small head. Nose is spicy and pumpkiny, with some hops to boot. Flavor is disapointingly weak after the strong aroma. Smooth on the palate, goes down easy. Definitely not the best pumpkin brew out there.


prum36 (2), USA
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2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/103/510/20
Dec 10, 2005  
Smells good but very hoppy, not neccisarily bad but weird mix of pumpkin flavor and strong hops


 alobar (1026), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/511/20
Dec 9, 2005  
No head at all. Golden amber color. Hint of pumpkin with some hops and mutmeg. Weak for a pumpkin ale. Very disappointed with this offering.


 WISEGUY572 (1246), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/512/20
Dec 6, 2005  
I’m not a big fan of Smutty or a big fan of pumpkin ales, but I do like this one more than I expected. Good sweet and spicy pumpkin nose. Pours a great dark cloudy orange with a small tan-to-orange head. Sweet malt and herbal taste, with adequate but not overwhelming nutmeg and other spices. Good mouth ... lighter than I expected but with a nice tannic chalkiness. Thre is nothing about it I love, but it just sort of works pretty well.



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