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Southern Tier Pumking 3.71 657

Southern Tier Pumking

Percentile
96
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6573.72/5.03.71/5.0Autumn9%99Lager glass, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Pumking is an ode to Púca, a creature of Celtic folklore, who is both feared and respected by those who believe in it. Púca is said to waylay travelers throughout the night, tossing them on its back, and providing them the ride of their lives, from which they return forever changed. Brewed in the spirit of All Hallows Eve, a time of the year when spirits can make contact with the physical world and when magic is most potent. Pour Pumking into a goblet and allow it’s alluring spirit to overflow. As spicy aromas present themselves, let it’s deep copper color entrance you as your journey into this mystical brew has just begun. As the first drops touch your tongue a magical spell will bewitch your taste buds making it difficult to escape the Pumking.
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 JoeTheYounger (302), California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/515/20
Mar 29, 2009  
Very golden color with minimal head. Smells like a sliver of pumpkin pie with fresh nutmeg grated on top. Very sweet with a whipped cream finish taste. Best pumpkin beer I have had yet!


 madvike (356), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/513/20
Mar 28, 2009  
Bottle - Pours a golden amber with a very little head. I thought this would look sexier, but the smell makes up for it a bit. I get a bit of hops on the first whiff, but then the pumpkin and spice hit--pretty much exactly like pumpkin pie, with crust and all. I get a lot of nutmeg with a little mandarin orange in the background. no clue where that came from. Anyways, the taste is pretty much the same pumpkin pie taste that finishes with a stale hops taste. A sweet, malty backbone lingers after it’s all swallowed, along with some cinnamon. It’s silky, medium-bodied with mild carbonation. This was about what I expected, but the stale hops on the end really turned me off. Had they tasted fresher, or if this had just bypassed the hops and finished smoothly into the sweet maltyness, this would have been much better. Still impressed, however.


 mspindler (352), Alta Loma, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/56/104/516/20
Mar 28, 2009  
Bottle at DuffmanSWs beer tasting. Pours a clear golden with a half inch white head. Holy hell, this smells exactly like a big chunk of pumpkin pie with a scoop of whipped cream on top. EXACTLY. There is no other way to describe it. Flavor is Not as intense as the aroma. very malty and bready, not alot of bitterness, somewhat mild for such a big beer. Does not seem like 9%. Mouthfeel is chewy and carbonation is generous.


 terrybail (340), London, Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 21, 2009  
750ml bottle from Ryans Party Store In Port Huron Pours a hazy orange with a hugh frothy long lasting white head The aroma is wait for it Pumpkin and spice The taste is sweet pumpkin Really good


 AmEricanbrew (2005), Almost, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 17, 2009  
Botlle thanks to beerbill. Clear amber with a white head. Aroma is pumpkin pie spice and pie crust, with vanilla wafer. Smooth medium body. Incredible flavor mirrors the aroma with authentic pumpkin flesh, pie spice and vanilla on a bready, buttery pie crust malty base. Great pumpkin beer.


 jredmond (1079), New Jersey, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/104/518/20
Mar 11, 2009    Updated: Aug 11, 2009
Bottle. Pours slightly hazy orange body. Aroma is spice, ginger, and pumpkin pie CRUST. Taste is pumpkin pie. This must be where pies go when they die.


 Pwn3d (1133), Manhattan, New York, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/104/519/20
Mar 10, 2009    Updated: May 13, 2009
650ml bottle, purchased at New Beer. Pour is gorgeous. Nose is absolutely incredible pumpkin pie crust, with a ginger and spice -10/10 is not enough. Taste is same with vanilla tones. PWNAGE Without a doubt the best VegtaBrew I’ve had. 4.55


paleale80 (7), Lansdowne, Alabama, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Southern Tier Pumking does not count
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/104/518/20
Mar 1, 2009  
As the name implies this is the KING of all pumpkin beers. Might be a tad sweet for some, but the aroma of this beer is second to none. This beer smells like fresh baked pumpkin pie. It’s unbelievable, Lacing is very good in this beer.This beer is so complex. You get an overload of pumpkin pie at first taste but then comes the huge malt backbone. It’s such a nice earthy malt flavor. This is a strong beer so be careful. Just because it tastes so good with no alcohol presence at all doesnt mean it wont knock you oout.



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