Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale

Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

On tap @ Coles Buffalo NY. Lighter spiced than most pumpkin beers Ive had. Pumpkin pie spices medium body. spices dont dominate like in Weyerbacher. easy drinking. decent

Clear orange amber with head that dissipates quickly but never fully goes away. Nose has a balanced complex spice aroma. The spices and pumpkin flavor are in the forefront, but the hops and malt are present as well. Body is more on the thin side but enjoyable considering the crisp/dry/refreshing finish. Great on tap as well. This can be a fine fall session beer. Pumpkin ales are usually either weak ambers with some spice and pumpkin or very spicy/pumpkin/creamy imperials. This beer bridges the gap.

Very nice and easy drinking....very subtle tasting, gets you in the after-aftertaste, really strange but in a good way....Much better than I expected

tastes like every other pumpkin beer. lots of spice and watery. waste of time.

One of the better pumpkin ales I’ve tried. This one does a fine job of blending the cinnamon, nutmeg and pumpkin one expects from a pumpkin ale, with a nicely grassy hop notes toward the back of your palate. Quite drinkable.

Very spicy and distinct pumpkin aroma. Not much else, just lots of spice. Pretty clear golden color, small white head that disappeared. Flavor isn’t really too much of pumpkin until the finish and the aftertaste. Not that great, average mouthfeel. Maybe I’d drink it with some pumpkin pie.

I’ve always been one to give everything a chance, but I just cannot get into pumpkin beers. No matter how many I try, I simply can’t find one that I like. This one is no exception. The body is a cloudy, glowing amber-orange color. There is a very small off-white head that settles instantly to a wispy film with a bubbly edge. Minimal spotty lacing noted. The aroma shows baked pumpkin pie, nutmeg, cinnamon, and hints of freshly peeled carrots. The flavor follows suit, with huge pumpkin and nutmeg flavors accompanied again by a surprising dose of carrots. The entire brew is quite vegetal from start to finish. Medium-light body. This is well crafted, but regardless, I just can’t get into it.

Draft at the Crocodile Lounge. Good pumpkin in the aroma, and a little bit of grain. The initial flavor was of the sweet pumpkin and malt, but the finish was a little bland. It could have used some more spice.