Dogfish Head Punkin Ale

Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Milton, Delaware USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tumbler

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Bottle(courtesy of Jonas!): Hazy, some floaties visible, light amber coloured, cinnamon, nutmeg -as indicated on the label- in the nose, some fruits, too; moderate sweet-bitter flavour with a light acidity, medium bodied; same flavours as in the aroma plus a tinge of alcohol in the finish. Pretty horrible…

Slightly hazy dirty orange amber with a long light tan head, no lace. Taste is caramel malt with spices, the pumpkin is rather reserved. There is on;y a suggestion of bitter at the finish, more from carbonation edge than hops. Not as much body as one might expect from 7%abv, but still reasonable.

This is a great pumpkin ale. Deep amber color. Taste of pumpkin, nutmeg, clove and cinnamon. It's not heavy or overpowering so you could drink several of these in a sitting. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle in NYC sept 2012. Clear amber beer with a small offwhite head. Spicy and sweet aroma. Spicy, pumpin, nice sweetness. Lovley beer :-)

355mL bottle to taster Sour pumpkin and maybe nutmeg. Clear amber with almost no head. Taste is sour with a slight bitter and skunky aftertaste.

Bottle - Pungent spices, pumpkin and a bit soapy. The soapy taste is evident and possibly a bad bottle. An acidic red wine taste, pumpkin, spice no significant bitterness. No body to speak off, a very underwhelming pumpkin ale.

Bouteille 12oz. De couleur ambrée-orange et claire. Nez épicé (muscade, léger de cannelle, traces de pain d’épices), léger de sucre brun avec des notes herbeuses. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture plutôt huileuse. Goût épicé (muscade, léger de cannelle, faibles traces de pain d’épices) avec des petites traces de citrouille lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un léger goût de sucre brun avec des notes de pain puis en finale l’on retrouve une très légère amertume de houblon herbeux ainsi que des notes d’alcool. Post-goût moyen, composé d’un léger goût épicé avec des petites notes d’alcool et de houblon herbeux.

Enjoyable. Definitely some spice and sweetness, but maybe a drop too much alcohol on the finish. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

One of the most orange looking beers I’ve ever had. Verges on Gatorade-like. An aggressive pour yielded a healthy looking head that disappeared within about a minute. Pumpkin and a little malt. Straight up. You may think I mean pumpkin pie. I don’t. Just pumpkin. The raw, fruiting body of plants from the Cucurbita genus. Very odd. Seems to focus more on the plant itself, rather than the spices that complement it. They’re there, but the raw pumpkin itself is center stage. It’s very malty and sweet with intense pumpkin flavor, but the spices don’t come out in a big way until the finish. I’d seen this one all over the place and had been meaning to give it a try. It’s certainly something unusual; the malt and raw pumpkin flavors seem to give this beer a sort of dual nature- sweet and mellow, but bright and fruity. It’s interesting beer, but I’m not quite sure what to make of it.

12 ounce bottle. Pours a reddish orange with a small off-white head. Aroma of malt, spices, and fruit. Taste is caramel, fruit, malt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Decent pumpkin beer.