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Southern Tier Pumking

Southern Tier Pumking

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A Spice/Herb/Vegetable brewed by
Southern Tier Brewing Company

Lakewood, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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2703.66/5.03.66/5.0Autumn9%98 Lager glass, Tumbler P  Stats

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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 duff (5404), Sydney, Australia, Surrey, England
0.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/51/101/52/20

Jan 29, 2008  
Bottle (Many thanks to HogTownHarry). Well, this was just not for me at all. Unbelievably cloying and sweet and over spiced. I really struggled through this one. Noticeable alcohol and one dimensionally sweet/sugary. I’m kind of sorry for rating it so low as its rated so high here, but on the other hand i just couldn’t get into this one at all. Not a good experience.

dogfish120love (29), west hartford, Connecticut, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 6, 2008  
very delicious it like eating the best pumkin bread ever. I wish it was october when I was drinking this. very sweet and you can definetly taste nutmeg.


 thegreenrooster (1452), St.louis, Missouri, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/59/20
Aug 5, 2008  
Its 95 out and I’m drinking a pumpkin beer. Pour is a bright orange with a small white head. Aroma is is some pumpkin and brown sugar with a bit of nutmeg. Flavor is way off. Super thick with a heavy sweetness and a horrible sourness. Finish is medicinal and bitter. My local Schlafly pumpkin offering is so far superior to this its not even funny. Why do they put this in a 22oz?


 JohnQPublic (132), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 5, 2008  
Bottle. Pours amber with a thin off-white head. Aroma is nutmeg, cinnamon, bit of vanilla and pumpkin. Taste is ... wow. Taste starts off with a bit of pumpkin and sweet caramel malt, with the nutmeg, cinnamon, and pumpkin just blowing up as the taste progresses. Finish is very odd, bitter spices and very vegetal/medicinal. carbonation is fairly crisp, with a medium body. May try to age a bottle or two to try in a month or so, but right now, the lingering finish kind of throws off the whole beer.


 tjthresh (1268), LaPorte, Indiana and Belton, Missouri, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/512/20
Aug 3, 2008  
Pours Texas orange with a little bit of off white head. Nice aroma. Smell like pumpkin pie filling, but on a graham cracker crust. Interesting. I don’t enjoy the flavor nearly as well as the aroma. Its tastey, but just not something that I need 22 ounces of. It starts of with the same character as the flavor, but the linger is odd flavor is a killer. Its kind of medicinal. Medium body, dancing carbonation are great. Again, the aftertaste is a killer.


 xmarcnolanx (602), Kirkwood, Missouri, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Aug 2, 2008  
Damn, this beer is not very good. Aroma is a little bit meaty pumpkin, sour maltiness, and spices. Taste is very much the same, but not in a good way. I like pumpkin beers but this one misses the mark by far. Finishes sour and disappointing.




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