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Dogfish Head Punkin Ale

Dogfish Head Punkin Ale  - Spice/Herb/Vegetable

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 Percentile 
82
overall
Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable

Milton, Delaware USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
11563.4/5.03.39/5.07%87.8Lager glass, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Punkin' Ale is a full-bodied, spiced brown ale brewed with baked pumpkins, cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar. Dogfish Head Punkin' Ale is named after the annual Punkin' Chunkin Festival held near Lewes, Delaware the weekend after Halloween.
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 IlanMan (816), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Dec 10, 2008  
Bottle: Pour is medium orange/golden with a short lasting frothy off-white head. Aroma is of light spice and pumpkin but also has malt and a hint of corn. Flavor is much more dominant with medium nutmeg, light pumpkin, light corn, and a touch of cinnamon at the finish. Medium to full bodied brew with low carbonation. Well blended but has a hint of alcohol at the finish. Pretty good brew.


 ditmier (1019), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Dec 8, 2008  
2007 Bottle - Pours copper with a quickly dissipation eggshell head...aroma is pumpkin, yeast, cardamom, cinnamon and clove...flavour was wonderfully balanced...malty squash, this beer gets its bitter from both the subtle hops and sharp spices...the best pumpkin ale I have found so far...


 theisti (1638), Leawood, Kansas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Dec 7, 2008  
12 oz bottle courtesy of eaglefan538. I assume this is the 2008 version. Pour is clear orange caramel with some quick settling and a smallish off white head. Aroma of cloves, cinnamon and pumpkin. Also some nice nuttiness, nutmeg. Certainly a pumpkin beer nose. Taste is the cloves, sharp bitter spiciness, cinnamon, pumpkin and a peppery finish. A hint of alcohol heat coupled with the brown sugar in the aftertaste. There is a bitter waxiness to the palate, which somehow also manages to be creamy, medium full, and mouth coating. This was an aggressive pumpkin beer to be sure, but it was well made and flavorful.


 Nik925 (300), California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/513/20
Dec 6, 2008  
Tasty pumpkin pie spices on a bland ale with a squash and hop aftertaste. Interesting. Would have been better with some turkey and mashed potatoes but its not bad.


 NJBeerman013 (764), Trenton, New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Dec 6, 2008  
Bottle. Pours an orangish copper in color with a plentiful tan head. The aroma is spicy yet sweet with just a touch of pumpkin. It is lightly hopped allowing for more of a Pumpkin Pie flavor to dominate. It does have somewhat of a tart note, but finishes heavy on spice. It has a light and creamy body with a spicy yet clean finish.


BillWyce (90), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Fall ’08 bottling: poured orange-amber with a good-sized light tan head. Light aroma of malt with a mild spiciness. Smooth, slightly creamy palate. A slight hops undertone accompanies a mild pumpkin flavor. Spicy note lingers on the tongue. This style is one that is typically either loved or hated...if you enjoy pumpkin ales, this is one of the best.


 Steib (574), Queen Creek, Arizona, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/104/514/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Big rounded carbonated head. Medium colored orange. Aroma is malty, no real spicy pumpkin aroma comes through. The flavor comes through nicely though. Creamy, just the right spices and of course pumpkin flavor. Ends crisp clean a little acidic. Of of the best examples.


 troopie (848), USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Draught. Poured very dark brown with thick off white head. Aroma of malt and pumplins. More pumpkin in the flavour, with notes of sugar and malt. Lasting pumpkin finish. This one does not lie about being a pumpkin ale. But although it was good of type, I believe I will pass in the future.



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