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Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale

Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale - Spice/Herb/Vegetable

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 Percentile 
71
overall
Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable

Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4013.26/5.03.26/5.0Autumn5%76.5Lager glass, Tumbler
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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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 sinkr (212), Lusby, Maryland, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/513/20
Oct 13, 2008  
Bottle->wine glass (all they had): Pours virtually no head atop a clear, amber body. Aroma of nutmeg and clove. The body is medium, texture is thin, lively carbonation, and an astringent finish. The flavor’s duration is long, moderately acidic, and lightly bitter.


 rugbydude05 (280), Kew Gardens, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Oct 12, 2008  
12 oz bottle, pours a transparent rusy golden color. Aroma is very pleasant, of pumpkin and spice, also sweet with mild malty and hoppy characteristics. Taste reflected the spicy aroma, and feels kind of cool on the palate. Smooth going down with no aftertaste. Good option.


 JB175 (1654), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/510/20
Oct 12, 2008  
Golden color with a medium head. Aroma of light pumpkin, lots of malt. Flavor is light pumpkin, spice, rather mild. OK, but only average in a sub-par style.


 j12601 (1151), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/514/20
Oct 11, 2008  
On tap at the Beechtree. Wonderful pumpkin pie aroma with hints of clove, cinnamon, and nutmeg. The big aroma peters out a little bit in the mouth as the promises of pumpkin fall a little short in the flavor category, but the ale itself is still rather tasty.


 PilsnerPeter (2598), Flushing, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 9, 2008  
Bottle: Pours a hazy orange with a wispy off white head. The aroma is sofly sweet, along with toasted pale malt undertones- has a touch of crystal as well. Sweet squash, vanilla, clove and cinnamon are all there, but minimal. Mildly spicy. Has a velvety feel, with evident toasted pale malt upfront which precedes mild cinnamon and clove in the middle, followed with a toasted, peppery finish. Not much pumpkin character comes through, and the spices are there, yet remains homogeneous and predominately peppery. Still, it’s not bad.


 joeymacaroni (181), West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Oct 4, 2008  
pours deep golden-orange with fluffy white head. aroma of freshly-baked pumpkin pie (or pie filler) with a light fruity note and spice. Flavor is heavy spice, pumpkin, roasted malt, and a slight floral bitterness to finish it up.maybe some caramel apple as well. Aftertaste is spice and floral hops with slight malt. medium carbonation, slightly oily, soft, viscous, creamy. pretty good and highly drinkable!


 DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 3, 2008  
(Bottle). Aroma is medium sweet, pumpkin, nutmeg, a little cinnamon. Orange gold body, off-white head. Taste is very pleasant of pumpkin and nutmeg. Not too sweet, not too spicy.


 Oakes (8058), gone rambling, Vietnam
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 3, 2008  
Orangey-amber colour. Caramel aroma is lightly cinnamony, nutmeggy. Fairly smooth palate has lots of nutmeg, a hint of bitterness. Clean, well-balanced character if not terribly distinctive.



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