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Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale

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bottled
common

on tap
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4053.26/5.03.25/5.0Autumn5%75.5Lager glass, Tumbler
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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 TURDFERGUSON (1598), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Sep 27, 2009  
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.


WLG423 (45), Connecticut, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 26, 2009  
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.


 dimenhetfield (173), , Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/516/20
Sep 26, 2009  
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.


 emacgee (1864), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/515/20
Sep 26, 2009  
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.


 juiceisloose (670), Windermere, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 25, 2009  
Pours a copper orange color with a small, bubble off white head that settles quickly to a thin film. The aroma shows baked pumpkin, nutmeg and cinnamon. The flavor follows suit with some fleshy pumpkin flavor to go with the pumpkin pie and spices and a nice sweet malt base. Medium bodied and easy to drink with plenty of carbonation. This is a nicely done pumpkin beer, but I think I am tiring of all the pumpkin brews.


 dchmela (1426), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Sep 22, 2009  
Draft at Redlight. Pours a light copper with a thick off white head. Pumkin pie spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, but also nice straight pumkin in the aroma. Tatse is smooth and malty with a pronounced bitterness, nicely offsetting the holiday spices. Nice brew.


andyhwcinc (37), Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 20, 2009  
I tried this at the Great Lakes Beer Fest, from the bottle. Relatively smoky for a pumpkin ale and it provided a nice touch. I could make out the spices pretty well and everything was nicely balanced. One of the better pumpkin ales out there.


 jacobwennbom (274), Uppsala, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/517/20
Sep 19, 2009  
Copper colored. Leaves small head (might be that my glass was dirty). Very spicey nose. Basil mostly. Also nutmeg and clubs. Taste is also spicey with loads of bitterness. Since I don’t know the taste of pumkin I can’t say it tastes like that even though it probably does. Enjoyable!



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