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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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 fluffy (229), Florida, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/105/54/102/58/20
Sep 18, 2009  
pours cloudy amber red with a thick lasting head, almost like a dark wheat. aroma is clove and pumpkin, but a weird metallic odor. flavor is more of raw pumpkin though, with some light malt and butterscotch in the background. too hop heavy in the aftertaste though, making it unbalanced. mild alcohol burn. overall, pretty disappointing.


 puboflyons (621), New Hampshire, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/512/20
Sep 12, 2009  
From the 12 fl. oz. bottle with an expiration date of Jan ’10. The pour is a handsome orange-amber with a decent puffy white head and significant lacing. The aroma is not very potent but it does have a bit of pumpkin spice and crisp hops. The mouthfeel is medium. The taste has some elements of hops but little along the line of traditional pumpkin spices. Hops are evident but not strong. Overall it was not a bad experience but it seemed to be lacking something.


 daknole (3027), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/57/20
Sep 8, 2009  
Hmmm this sucked. Aroma is perfume, pumpkin pie spice and some light caramel. Flavor is too hoppy and doesnt meld well with the pumpkin or spices. Odd pefumey flavor too. Not good.


 durhambeer (1229), Durham, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 6, 2009  
Bottle from Sam’s. First of the season... which is the only reason I can think that I might have bought it, because pumpkin beers suck. This one tastes like pretty much every other decent one, which means I don’t like it very much. Sweet malt, pumpkin, and spices (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg). Hazy orange with smallish white head. Average.


 Rustyham (585), miami, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Aug 29, 2009  
Really light and fizzy, with a hint of pumpkin. Not so much on the cinnamon and nutmeg aspects, nice and smooth. Very fizzy, tho. Bottle at Stop and Shop, South Miami.


ucfknightscott (46), Casselberry, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/514/20
Aug 27, 2009  
Pours a bright orange with a thin white head. Aroma is full of spices (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg) and slight hops. Medium bodied with a mouthful of spices, with a noticeable hoppy backbone. This is a decent pumpkin ale, kind of middle of the road. A little light for my taste, I prefer a bigger alcohol presence in my autumn beers. Not bad.


 Pwn3d (1114), Manhattan, New York, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Aug 23, 2009  
Pint at RnH. Orangish color. Odd aroma of stale perfume, spice, vegetables and ginger. Taste is cinnamon, perfume and florals over top a toasty amber ale.


 PorterPounder (3148), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Aug 20, 2009  
Tallahassee, Fl. - Market Square Liquors - 12 oz bottle. Murky dark orange pour, thinnish white head. Spicy sweet aroma with cinnamon and nutmeg. Pretty full-bodied flavor with the same spiciness. Some ripening vegetables come through in the finish. Mouthfeel is a tad on the tart side for my liking.



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