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Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale 3.25 411

Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale

Percentile
71
overall

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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 Funknmilla (603), Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
0.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/52/101/52/20
Oct 9, 2005  
12oz bot....."The soapy bouquet beer"....If it takes longer than 25 minutes to drink a pint, its baaad beer..suffering...suffering...ok..had to hold nose and suck it down...bitter, small concentration of spice...soapy aftertaste...color is light...no head...no appeal...no thanx


 jmuhops (663), Winchester, Virginia, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/103/59/20
Oct 8, 2005  
Pours amber with a small white head. Smells like burned pumpkin pie. Tastes the same. Cigarette ashes and thanksgiving dinner at grandma’s house. Not my kind of thing.


 IMtheOptimator (1161), Bethel, Connecticut, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 3, 2005  
Pours an effervescent amber with a small fizzy white head. Aroma of some hops and ginger. Flavor profile is surprisingly bland... some dry hops, cooked vegetables, perhaps the slightest hint of cinnamon and/or nutmeg... nut much spiciness to this at all. Metallic finish. Perhaps too much hop character, as I’m having trouble tasting anything else.


 Sregnar35 (730), Rotterdam, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/513/20
Sep 30, 2005  
Surprisingly good, can’t wait to have another with a nice slice of pumpkin pie. Very strong spice smell, great creamy pumpkin flavor.


 desurfer (1068), Pinellas Park, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 29, 2005  
Pours a light hazy orange with little head. Aroma of sweet pumpkin pie, cinnamon, nutmeg, and other spices. Flavor is hoppy, maybe too much, with some pumpkin notes and lots of cinnamon. Finishes sour and tart. Could have been better.


 KAggie97 (2476), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 24, 2005  
Thanks to dirtymike. Bottle. Pours a lush golden amber. Aroma is a nice pumpkin pie. Flavor is mostly citrus, with a pumpkin/cinammon finish. Very hoppy, much more than I expected. Great fall beer.


 TomDecapolis (3203), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Sep 23, 2005  
Pours a cloudy orange amber with a small lacing off white head. Aroma is cinnamon and pumpkin. Flavor is cinnamon up front with some pumpkin to balance.


 punkeedo (465), San Antonio, Texas, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/510/20
Sep 17, 2005  
I found this to be one of the more displeasing pumpkin brews this season. The aroma was quite weak and it looked quite cloudy. The taste was of pumpkin and hops, which clashed really badly. The extreme carbonation did not help the clash, but only increased my discomfort. Not a great beer.



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