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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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 unclemattie (2370), Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/513/20
May 10, 2008  
12oz bottle. Absolutely wonderful aroma of a perfectly brewed pumpkin\squash ale. I love pumpkin beers, as long as they’re not over spiced. Creamy mouthfeel. Tasty malt character with a spot on squash flavor. Good flavor without the spice. The way I like them


 georgekappus (296), Brookfield, Connecticut, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/53/102/57/20
Apr 21, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a hazy pumpkin pie color with a thin white head. Aroma was a lot of nutmeg, a bit of brown sugar. Smellls just like pumpkin pie. Taste was nutmeg and allspice. Palate was obtrusive and not enjoyable.


 changeup45 (782), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 7, 2008    Updated: Sep 26, 2008
Very interesting beer. It looks, smells and tastes just like you might think and what Smuttynose probably intended. Orange colored with a relatively thick off-white head and nice amount of lacing. Ditto on the aroma, very spicy and like pumpkin pie with hops mixed in. The taste is much of the same. Spicy, cinnamon and much like a fresh pumpkin pie. While I can’t really see myself drinking too many of these, I did enjoy the one I had.


 kyzr (1119), Belgrade, Montana, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 4, 2008  
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye . Light copper color with small off-white head. Pumpkin puree and cinnamon nose. Flavor has a touch of pumpkin, but more cinnamon, ginger and even some clove. A little thin on the body, yet still a nice spiced ale.


 scoobysnak (249), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/514/20
Mar 22, 2008  
Pretty good, smells like pumpkin pie with a real cinnamon hint that is really good. Taste is maltier than I was expecting from the smell but it also had a good pumpkin pie taste also.


 deftim13 (103), California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 22, 2008  
Bottle. Pours light orange with small one finger head. Smell is pumpkin spice, cinnamon, nutmeg and a nice sweet bread quality. Taste is same. Mouthfeel is watery and little dry in the finish. Decent beer.


 oteyj (713), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/512/20
Mar 22, 2008  
Opaque, light amber pour with large pillowy head and excellent lacing. Nose of cloves, ginger, and hops. Flavor was predominantly spice with a slight malt presence, notable hop presence, and bone dry finish. Not my favorite style, but tastey for what it is.


 guzzler67 (1272), Hanover, Maryland, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 23, 2008  
Opaque, amber appearance with an average size, off white head and nice lacing. Spicy aroma with ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon up front. Gingerbread tase, on the sweet side; spicy aftertaste. Medium bodied, well carbonated mouthfeel with a short lived finish.



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