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Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale

Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale - Spice/Herb/Vegetable

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A Spice/Herb/Vegetable brewed by
Smuttynose Brewing Company

Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

bottled
common

on tap
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3563.28/5.03.27/5.0Autumn5%75.6Lager glass, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale is our homage to the craft and heritage of America's brewers. Recipes calling for the use of pumpkins in beer date back to early colonial times, when brewers sought to extend their supply of costly imported malt with locally grown ingredients, such as squash and "pompions." In that spirit, we brew our ale with the addition of pumpkin to the mash, along with traditional spices to create a delicious American original.
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 SynergyXJ (485), Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/103/57/20
May 24, 2009  
Bottle, #477. Orange pour with white head. Fruity aroma and flavor of pumpkin (surprise!) and spice. Pretty bad flavor, not sure if I’ve ever had a good pumpkin ale.


 OSLO (746), Minnesota, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/513/20
May 21, 2009  
[Bottle] Pours orange with a decent off-white head. Aroma is malt dominant, with a few vegetal notes, and some very faint spice. Taste has subtle spice (nutmeg and cinnamon), slight bitterness, pumpkin, and malt. Nothing surprising in the components, but it is a little heavier on the malt than expected, and more subdued overall than I had hoped for (possibly age related). Still, not bad. Fairly thin, average to below average length finish, quite smooth. This was far from my favorite pumpkin beer that I have tried, but to be fair, this isn’t a fresh bottle either. I’ll try to sample this when it is in season some time.


 nickd717 (788), Palo Alto, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
May 21, 2009  
Bottle. Orangish-amber color with a white head. Aroma of pumpkin, spices, and malt. Flavor is sweet malt, pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Well-balanced. Smooth, fairly creamy palate for the style. A good pumpkin ale overall.


 brewski519 (256), Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 28, 2009  
Got this brew in a mix 12 pack - not usually a big Pumpkin Ale guy but this wasn’t that bad. Pours an orangish color with a spice and pumpkin aroma... taste of pumpkin and cinnamon dominate but the pumpkin doesn’t overwhelm like some others I have had. Decent.


 pantanap (1158), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 19, 2009  
12oz bottle thanks to a buddy of mine for the taste.... pours a mostly transparent dull apple cider brown with a thin white head...aroma of pumpkin and nutmeg.... flavors continue along that front with a nice drinkability to it although i don’t think i would want more than one.


raradel (28), Greenville, South Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Feb 15, 2009  
I love pumpkin as well and this one isnt bad. Its got some good parts, the nice aroma of fresh pumpkin, the good color, the light palate, and the fresh finish. Negatives feature the lack of a bold flavor that I really was looking for and the flat head. This beer is good, and I think most will agree, but come one Smuttynose, you got me, now rope me in. Worth a try to tell your snobby friends.


 Magjayran (1379), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 4, 2009  
I dig pumpkin ales from time to time and I think I could dig this particular one from time to time. This one is definitely spiced but has a little bit more of that real pumpkin than others. Sweet at first but finishes dry. Cinnamon.


 yespr (10088), Copenhagen O, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Jan 14, 2009  
12 fl oz bottle. Pours golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is pumpkin sweet and quite spiced. Light bodied. Sweet vegetable, malty and solid coriander and ginger spiced flavoured. Holds mild bitterness and dry pumpkin finish. Fine brew - just not my thing.



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