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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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 daknole (2810), Plantation, Florida, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/57/20
Sep 8, 2009  
Hmmm this sucked. Aroma is perfume, pumpkin pie spice and some light caramel. Flavor is too hoppy and doesnt meld well with the pumpkin or spices. Odd pefumey flavor too. Not good.


 durhambeer (1188), Durham, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 6, 2009  
Bottle from Sam’s. First of the season... which is the only reason I can think that I might have bought it, because pumpkin beers suck. This one tastes like pretty much every other decent one, which means I don’t like it very much. Sweet malt, pumpkin, and spices (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg). Hazy orange with smallish white head. Average.


 Rustyham (552), miami, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Aug 29, 2009  
Really light and fizzy, with a hint of pumpkin. Not so much on the cinnamon and nutmeg aspects, nice and smooth. Very fizzy, tho. Bottle at Stop and Shop, South Miami.


ucfknightscott (46), Casselberry, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/514/20
Aug 27, 2009  
Pours a bright orange with a thin white head. Aroma is full of spices (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg) and slight hops. Medium bodied with a mouthful of spices, with a noticeable hoppy backbone. This is a decent pumpkin ale, kind of middle of the road. A little light for my taste, I prefer a bigger alcohol presence in my autumn beers. Not bad.


 Pwn3d (1040), Manhattan, New York, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Aug 23, 2009  
Pint at RnH. Orangish color. Odd aroma of stale perfume, spice, vegetables and ginger. Taste is cinnamon, perfume and florals over top a toasty amber ale.


 PorterPounder (3133), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Aug 20, 2009  
Tallahassee, Fl. - Market Square Liquors - 12 oz bottle. Murky dark orange pour, thinnish white head. Spicy sweet aroma with cinnamon and nutmeg. Pretty full-bodied flavor with the same spiciness. Some ripening vegetables come through in the finish. Mouthfeel is a tad on the tart side for my liking.


 Aurelius (2643), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/102/512/20
Aug 19, 2009  
Orangey, oak stain color, bad label, good cap. Perfumed, floral, spice aroma. First swig was like a shot of perfume, but then once you get used to it, it’s dry and floral, with a lot of woodsy amber ale flavor. Moderate nutmeg bitterness, which dominates the finish. Thin body. Market Square Liquors.


 jjuf1853 (467), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/103/512/20
Aug 18, 2009  
Draft at Brass Tap (Wesley Chapel, FL). Pours a copper orange color with a foamy beige head. The aroma of pumpkin and spices is quite noticeable, however it doesn’t translate into the flavor. Sadly, the taste is pretty subdued. Dry finish. There are much better pumpkin ales out there.



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