Southern Tier Pumking

	Score
98		99
	OVERALL	Style

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Lakewood, New York USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 1117 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.74 SEASONAL: Autumn EST. CALORIES: 258 ABV: 8.6%

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Pumking is an ode to Púca, a creature of Celtic folklore, who is both feared and respected by those who believe in it. Púca is said to waylay travelers throughout the night, tossing them on its back, and providing them the ride of their lives, from which they return forever changed. Brewed in the spirit of All Hallows Eve, a time of the year when spirits can make contact with the physical world and when magic is most potent. Pour Pumking into a goblet and allow it’s alluring spirit to overflow. As spicy aromas present themselves, let it’s deep copper color entrance you as your journey into this mystical brew has just begun. As the first drops touch your tongue a magical spell will bewitch your taste buds making it difficult to escape the Pumking.
2007 - Brown Label 7.9% ABV w/text & logo on bottlecap
2008 - Brown Label 9.0% ABV w/text & logo on bottlecap
2009 - Orange Label 9.0% ABV w/text & logo on bottlecap
2010 - Orange Label 9.0% ABV w/logo only on bottlecap
2011 - Orange wood grain background label 8.6% ABV and Southern Tier logotype in two lines.

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3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

esp0r (646) - NORWAY - FEB 4, 2012

Bottle shared with Daje & Edvard at the Nyco_Fox Buzz sessions
Golden with a white head. Smells powerfully of spices like nutmeg and cinnamon, also some other christmas spices, also malt, bakeware and pumpkin. Taste has alot of light malts and good sweetness, no fruityness whatsoever. A bit thick feel, nice bitter finish. A nice beer from a style i’ve not so experienced of

3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

jesperhammer (1285) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - JAN 25, 2012

20-JAN-2012, draft @Bishops Arms, CPH. Orange/red, clear adn thin looking with thin lasting almost white head. Nose is like an English X-mas cake. Taste is cinnamon and... ...cinnamon. Mostly just cinnamon. Perhaps some dried fruit like grapes? Thin bodied. I do not really like this. To strange for me. Not bad, just too overwhelming. My first Pumpking brew. Since I gather that this is one of the better, I will not seek up the style.

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

iabeerguy (341) - Iowa, USA - JAN 24, 2012

Pours a small offwhite head with a yellow/orange body. Aroma of spicy bread with candied sweetness. Flavor was a little too overpowering for me; reminded me a lot of candy corn type taste. A fun beer to try but the flavors were too much for me; recommend trying this with a group or in small doses.

4.2

AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

falha (8) - - JAN 22, 2012 does not count

wheat, cinnamon banana . not much hops. nice sweet cinnamon aftertaste. plenty thick foam ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.1

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

Enjoyit (2717) - Vadum, DENMARK - JAN 21, 2012

Unclear amber of color with an off white head. An aroma of spice, sweets and vanilla. A flavor of spice, cake, vanilla and sweets.

3.1

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20

berlinoise2go (340) - NORWAY - JAN 20, 2012

[2011] Bottle from Vinmonopolet (Vika), Oslo. Small offwhite head, quickly disappearing, leaving a little bit of lacing. Pumpkin/amber colour, slightly hazy. Astonishingly peculiar aroma of cake, almonds, pumpkin and spices (allspice, pepper, cloves) - not reminiscent of any other beer I’ve come across. Taste is semi-sweet with a mildly metallic-bitter finish, well balanced. Medium/full body, soft carbonation. Scores more on fascination than pleasure.

3.1

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

Palme (1190) - Bergen, NORWAY - JAN 13, 2012

0.65l bottle shared with The Tasting Crew. This one pours a near-clear golden body with a small vanishing and sidesticking just off-white head. The aroma is waay out there! Lots and lots of spices; Peppernuts, nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom, pepper, ginger, cardboard, pumpkin-slush, sugar and the weirdest hamster- both chips, food and house. It has a average carbonation level and a mild oily mouthfeel. Also lots of spices in the flavor. Identical to the aroma to be precise. I actually find this quite balanced between the insane spiciness, the sweetness from the pumpkin and the bitterness from the hops. A strange but interesting experience indeed! 30.12.2011

3.9

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

herrbrown1974 (90) - Toronto, CANADA - JAN 10, 2012

Bottle. 2011 Orange label. Hazy orange pour. Pure pumpkin pie. On the nose (very sweet with a tiny bit of tea), on the palate. Beautiful balance. Very smooth and creamy mouthfeel. 8.6% is nicely hidden. Just a hint of booze at the finish. This is the best of the pumpkin beers, available at LCBO anyway. Another annual delight from Southern Tier. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

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