Dogfish Head Punkin Ale

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

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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WOW! A real treat. Forget about the pumpkin. A very Solid ale. Full body. A great little head that weathers the session. The slight hint of spice cookies keeps you coming back for more. A very special brew. Well done!

Best pumpkin ale I’ve ever tasted, great pumpkin taste, cinnamon, nutmeg, & aroma & very hard to get, everywhere I go-gone! I do try other pumokin ales this time of year, & some beweries make good ones .

This is a very delicious, and flavorful beer, that starts with a traditional brown ale recipe. It is then brewed with real pumpkin meat, and spiced with brown sugar, allspice, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Coming in at 7% abv, this beer is a slice of liquid pumpkin pie, with a nice little kick to boot. Being based on a traditional brown ale, this beer has enough malt heft to stand up to the squashy pumpkin flavor, and the pumpkin pie spice. Pumkin Ale pours to a beautiful, bright, deep orange color with a nice white head that fades, and a moderate to soft amount of carbonation. The nose on this beer is wonderful. Aromas of a freshly baked pumpkin pie, flood the nose. Lots of cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice aromas, linger and invite you to take a sip. When you do, the palate is full and inviting, with lots of "meaty" pumpkin flavors, paired with some good, hearty, sweet, and nutty malt, and spicy pumpkin pie spice flavors. Punkin Ale finishes with more of those pumpkin, malty, and spice flavors up front, then ends with lots of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice flavors, and a touch of alcohol heat, making this such a wonderful beer to drink. This is without question one of the most impressive pumpkin ales I have ever had the pleasure to enjoy. This is a style near and dear to me, and one I really seek out during the Fall season. What I really enjoy is you can really taste pumpkin flavor in this beer, and not just pumpkin pie spice flavors which is far too common in most examples of this beer style. The use of real pumpkin meat in this beer, really makes a difference. It retails for $8.99 a 4 pack in the markets DFH beers are sold, and I can tell you, is worth every penny. A natural with a big slab of pumpkin pie and vanilla ice cream, or to enjoy as a sipping beer after a hearty meal.

the only pumpkin beer better is by southern tier. if ur curious, try this and youll be glad you did. pumpkiny and good. like pie. gets you drunk but its heavy. enjoi

Drinking this beer tastes like eating a pumpkin pie. Strong spice aroma along with a perfect taste balance of hops, malt, and spices..this is by far my favorite fall beer

As always, Dogfish Head does not disappoint. This stuff kicks ass. The richest and most pumpkin-y of the pumpkin ales I've tried this year. Better than Buffalo Bill's, and blows away Post Road's. Smooth, full of cinnamon and nutmeg spice, and just freakin delicious.

UPDATED: OCT 15, 2007 The 2007 version has a bigger aroma with abundant punkin pie spice. I bumped up the rating almost a whole point.-------&# version rate 4.0) Pours a Brandy color with a shallow froth. Aroma is faint with lillte spice. Medium nectar with ample residual effers. Where this brew lacks in the nose, it makes up for in the flavor. A defined spicey character that is so refined that you have to think about it for a minute. Pumpkin, ginger, cinnamon, squash, and fruitcake. It’s complex and drinks like nectar. Highly recommended.

Depending on your tastes, this might not be for you. Dogfish head is known for taking that extra step toward flavour, they do not skimp here at all! This brew has ALMOST too much flavour, but it is quite good. I’m always excited to try something new from them. Nice dark colour, and decent head. Excellent aroma, I’d go so far as to say it’s mouth-watering! Na Zdrowie!

Tonight’s stop on the pumpkin tour is the Dogfish Head Punkin’ Ale. This is a pumpkin beer that started my love of pumpkin beers, and I’m excited to try it again this year. Pours out a burnt orange color, on the darker side of amber. The foam is quite lively, a thick, fluffy, off-white head. The foam lasts for a relatively long time, and leaves a nice sticky lacing on the sides of the glass. The aromas are a nice combination of pumpkin and spices. The pumpkin is not over-whelming, and neither are the spices, but it’s a nice over-all balance between the two. So far this year, this smells the most like pumpkin pie of all these brews, which is (in my opinion) what I’m looking for in a pumpkin beer. The palate and the mouth-feel is perfectly in-sync with the aromas. There’s hefty amount of pumpkin flavors right up front, but then progresses nicely into a variety of pumpkin pie spices. It’s not super-sweet, but there’s definitely a hefty presence of malts here. As the Punkin’ Ale warms, but sweetness fades a bit, and the spices really start to come through. Well this is definitely a treat, the Dogfish Punkin’ Ale is the best pumpkin beer I’ve had yet this year! Great amount of pumpkin flavors, as well as spices, and the two are balanced nicely. I really enjoy the Smashed Pumpkin for it’s heavy, up-front pumpkin flavors; and the Heavy Seas Great Pumpkin for it’s heavy use of pumpkin pie spices. The Dogfish Punkin’ Ale is not too intense in any direction or the other, it’s balanced just right.

12 oz. bottle from Total Wine and More in Tampa. Aroma of pumpkin pie, cinnamon, and other spices. Color is orange-brown, light head that doesn’t go away until you take a sip. Tons of flavor, Pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg...spices out the ass. Nice warm feeling on the palate...left a different feel in my mouth. Overall...I love it...Could be because I love most DFH beers...or that I love anything that tastes like pumpkin...But this is a fantastic beer...A new favorite. They should sell it year-round.