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Southern Tier Pumking 3.71 655

Southern Tier Pumking

Percentile
96
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6553.72/5.03.71/5.0Autumn9%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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 DocHop (278), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/103/517/20
Jan 11, 2009  
Such a total pumpkin pie aroma, the vegetal pumpkin as well as the bready crust. A lot of spices, cinnamon, nutmeg, all pumpkin pie smells. Taste mirrors the very vegetal pumpkin with a lot of spices too. Some sweetness, but really just an overall dazzling blast of pumpkin pie. Quite delicious.


 Braudog (3782), Dayton, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/59/104/516/20
Jan 11, 2009  
Bright orange with a creamy but thin white head. The aroma is pretty timid, but this pours on a huge gourdy flavor like pumpkin pie filling and brings along an almost creamy feel. Definitely a fall beer and for those who enjoy unusual beers. (#3474, 11/2008)


 pjweaver (133), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Jan 6, 2009  
Tulip on tap. Great aroma with buttery nutmeg, cinnamon, fresh dough, pumpkin, with some autumn crispness. Thin head, dark brown-orange color, like pumpkin pie filling. Taste is better than even the aroma advertises, with huge quantities of the aroma spices, lots of pumpkin, very very buttery with the boozy warmth. Great autumn beer, and one of the reasons I look forward to fall every year.


 marchcow (664), Coralville, Iowa, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/103/514/20
Jan 5, 2009  
Aromas of pumpkin bread, nutmeg, cinnamon and peaches with a hint of cookie. Light orangish and amber colors with a a bubbly head and good lacing. Pumpkin and spice flavors, with a bitter balance. Finishes with bread and sweet vanilla. Mild to medium creamy palate. Pretty good.


 checkmatei1 (630), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 5, 2009  
Bottle: Poured an orange color with not much head. The aroma was strange, sweet, hazelnut and caramel. The flavor was also strange. Had some nutty characteristics, some sweet malts and a strong ’real’ pumpkin flavor. None of that imitation pie filling taste. It was a little too much real pumpkin for me.


 masonjer (564), Holt, Michigan, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 2, 2009  
Been wanting to try this one for awhile. Had this on tap. Aroma was unbelievable, nutmeg, butter (in a good way), pie crust and pumpkin. Taste was much the same, with big spices and a great pumpkin pie taste. This is a pretty crazy beer, if you can call it that. I want a candle that smells just like this beer.


 gunhaver (1044), Tampa, Florida, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/105/519/20
Dec 30, 2008  
Bottle, courtesy tpdgreg, I think. Clear golden color amber pour, creamy head and lacing. Aroma is basically just pumpkin pie. And not a simulation of pumpkin pie, but PUMPKIN FUCKING PIE. Dry buttery crust, peanut butter cookies, bread, cinnamon. Here it is, the best smelling beer I’ve experienced. Flavor is terrible. Wait it’s great too! Dry pumpkin pie, malty biscuit, sugar cookies, brown sugar, big on cinnamon and orgasms. Very sweet, dry tasty flavors make this extremely drinkable and delicious. ABV is nowhere man. What an awesome beer.


 djones (119), Michigan, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/102/513/20
Dec 27, 2008  
Clear deep orangeish amber color. Minimal white head. Medium to thin bodied with a smooth carbonation. Tastes of nutmeg and cinnamon spices. Begins with a sweetness that becomes tart and tangy. Towards the end and especially in the aftertaste its almost like youve taken a bite of raw pumpkin. This beer certainly accomplishes the pumkiny flavor they were seeking, however, the raw pumpkin aftertaste is a bit odd actually. Kind of tart, a little bitter, and leaves your mouth very dry. Drinking the beer is enjoyable but the aftertaste is borderline unpleasant.



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