Punkin Ale
(has 9 batches)
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, Delaware, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Pumpkin Autumn|
Score
6.82
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Every beer has a story, here's Punkin Ale...
A full-bodied brown ale with smooth hints of pumpkin and brown sugar. We brew our Punkin Ale with pumpkin meat, brown sugar and spices. As the season cools, this is the perfect beer to warm up with.
Punkin Ale is named after the seriously off-centered southern Delaware extravaganza Punkin Chunkin (check out some of these Discovery Channel videos of Punkin Chunkin, you gotta see it to believe it!). In fact, Punkin Ale made its debut as it claimed first prize in the 1994 Punkin Chunkin Recipe Contest. Yes, that was a full 6 months before we even opened our doors for business!
Since its debut, we've brewed Punkin Ale each and every fall. It is released right around Sept. 1 each year. When you find it, grab some extra because it's usually gone by Thanksgiving.
A full-bodied brown ale with smooth hints of pumpkin and brown sugar. We brew our Punkin Ale with pumpkin meat, brown sugar and spices. As the season cools, this is the perfect beer to warm up with.
Punkin Ale is named after the seriously off-centered southern Delaware extravaganza Punkin Chunkin (check out some of these Discovery Channel videos of Punkin Chunkin, you gotta see it to believe it!). In fact, Punkin Ale made its debut as it claimed first prize in the 1994 Punkin Chunkin Recipe Contest. Yes, that was a full 6 months before we even opened our doors for business!
Since its debut, we've brewed Punkin Ale each and every fall. It is released right around Sept. 1 each year. When you find it, grab some extra because it's usually gone by Thanksgiving.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, thanks to Chris. Pours copper with a medium off white head that stays for a while. Good gourd and pumpkin nose with light pie spices. Flavor is pumpkin flesh, very vegetal but not in a bad way with spices and considerable booze in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2011
at 17:05
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from New Beer Distributors, New York, NY. An orange/amber coloured pour with a small white head on top. Aroma of pumpkin and spice. Tastes of pumpkin, spice, quite bitter. Lacking in complexity, I like DFH but this one is a let down.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2011
at 11:53
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Dogfish Head Punkin Ale (by Dogfish Head Brewery):
Aroma: 5/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 4/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 9/20, MyTotalScore: 2.4/5
6/10/2011 on tap @ Standard Tap, Philadelphia (2011-537)
Clear deep orange beer, small off-white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: some caramel, spices, sour fruits, cinnamon, pepper, rotten fruits. MF: quite some carbon, medium body. Taste: sour start, some banana, spices, cinnamon, bitter. Aftertaste: banana peel, cloves, bitter spices, some liquorice.
Aroma: 5/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 4/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 9/20, MyTotalScore: 2.4/5
6/10/2011 on tap @ Standard Tap, Philadelphia (2011-537)
Clear deep orange beer, small off-white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: some caramel, spices, sour fruits, cinnamon, pepper, rotten fruits. MF: quite some carbon, medium body. Taste: sour start, some banana, spices, cinnamon, bitter. Aftertaste: banana peel, cloves, bitter spices, some liquorice.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Oct 2011
at 09:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle. Pours a clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma has cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice. Flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg, ginger and cloves again, a bit of toasted malt. A nice mix of spices with a palate just light of medium.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2011
at 00:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle looks really good. Beer in the glass golden, small head. Very spicy aroma. Starts spicy-sweet, some notes of cinnamon, background a bit moldy. Finish milder, fruity notes of apricot, modest dry. Spicy aftertaste. Really nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2011
at 05:52