Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale

One of the best pumpkin ales I have had. Needs a little more creamy pumpkin flavor to be really good. Mostly spices in the flavor, needs some malt to back up the taste. Peppery and fizzy bitter finish. Lots of cinnamon, but not a whole lot else.

12 oz. 6 pack from Greens on Ponce De Leon. Anyways, this beer had a fairly spicy/pumpkin aroma. It wasn’t that pungent, but had a nice cinnamon/pumpkin smell. Flavor was rather malty with some pumpkin and a rather weak spice flavor. Some cinnamon in the flavor, but not much. The beer was not that smooth, but of an average palate. I know I am being terse about this, but I did just try Pumking, so what else can I say. Some great spice flavors, but nothing special going on here; they could have done better.

12oz from Total Wine Tampa. Pours hazy brown-yellow with a cream-colored head. Nose is slight pumpkin, some cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and some brown sugar. Flavor is too light pumpkin, with a mix of spices, and cinnamon throughout. Medium bodied, slightly fizzy, and somewhat lackluster overall.

Bottle: pours a hazy orange with a frothy white head, aroma of spices taste is spiced with a bit of a hop profile and mild bitterness in the finish.

Bottle shared by emacgee. Blah blah blah, another pumpkln beer. I’ll say that I didn’t notice too many flaws but it didn’t really stand out either.

A nice aroma of spices, particularly clove. Pours out a nice orange amber color with a light head. A nice flavor of pumpkin and a light finish.

Spicey notes of pumpkin and cinnamon. A little bitter, but still holds true to that pumpkin taste. Has a great aroma with a nice finish.

Pours a soft cloudy gold with a one finger offwhite head. The nose is sweet, spicy, basic nutmeg/allspice character, meaty pumpkin feel. Flavor is grassy, has more of a hop bite than you would expect. That or the spices have lent too much astringency. Sweet spices here as well. Pretty much run of the mill except for the astringency.