Southern Tier Pumking

Nutty malty aroma. Clear golden with small white head. Pumpkin and spice; nutty with supporting hop bitterness. Touch of alcohol warming. Medium body with full mouthfeel. Finish is dry with mace and other spices coming through.

Pours a clear amber with some carbonation and a minimal head. The aroma is crazy... I can’t really put it into words... maybe a musty cake??? Some yeast in there, vegetables too. I wouldn’t have said pumpkin if I didn’t know it was a pumpkin ale, but I notice it if I know to expect it. The flavor is more of the same, with just a hint of beery alcohol to remind you that this is indeed a relative of your standard amber ale. The mouthfeel is solid, but not too thick, and the finish is long and smooth. A really great and unique beer... if you’re not a huge fan of pumpkin ales, don’t assume that this one is anything like the others.

This is the best pumpkin ale I’ve ever tasted. It smells and tastes like a freshly baked Thanksgiving pumpkin, including a buttery pie crust. You can’t taste the alcohol; you only taste spices. It reminds me of pumpkin pie, which reminds me of a crazy dude in college who ate 2 pumpkin pies in one sitting on a dare.

This is a stand out in what has become the overdone world of pumpkin ales. finally got to try this bottle which i bought and held onto for a couple of weeks. poured clear orange with thin head. the smell was like rice-pudding, heavy on the vanilla and a bit of cinnamon. while most pumpkin beers go for a pumpkin pie taste with thier spices i found this to be more like pumpkin bread because of a overall bready taste mixed with one of the strongest and most authentic pumpkin tastes ever found in a beer. also found nutmeg and tapioca notes int he taste. the palate was very creamy but this just might be an after affect of so much pumpkin in the beer.

Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a thin orangey head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of spices - especially cardemomme, reminding me of a Christmas cake. The flavor is sweet with notes of cake dough, spices - especially muscat nuts and cinnamon, and candied sugar. The body is thin. Reminds of of Danish Brunkager.