Punkin Ale
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, Delaware, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Pumpkin Autumn|
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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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8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Nov 2018
at 19:08
6/10
From backlog. Bottle from BevMo, Oceanside, Ca. Orange with offwhite head. Malts, hops, pumpkin and yeast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2018
at 19:10
7/10
Backlog
Tried
on 10 Sep 2018
at 09:48
7/10
Backlog
Tried
on 10 Sep 2018
at 09:48
7/10
Backlog
Tried
on 10 Sep 2018
at 09:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle into a La Chouffe stemmed tulip on 2nd Jan 2018, at my daughters in California. Not had a lot of Pumpkin Ales (they rarely make it across the pond to England), so no major judge of the type. Poured a misty autumnal orange with a wisp and collar instead of a head. Definite pumpkin aroma and taste, spiced with cinnamon and fairly sweet throughout. Almost enjoyed it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2018
at 20:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
From Feb 2007
Pours from 12oz bottle a clear reddish gold with a medium sized head of foam that shrink slowly leaving a fine broken layer with some lacing.
The smell is, wow. Who put a fresh slice of warm pumpkin pie to my nose when I wasn't looking?? I mean it for real. ;^)
The taste is big on the spices with huge notes of biscuit, sweet malt and an authentic Pumpkin flavour that puts a huge ass grin on my face. There's even some hoppiness in the background that adds some nice tartness but doesn't detract a smidgeon from the overall pumpkin flavour. Again I say, Wow! There's also a bit of fruitness there, I can sense some plum and raisin. What a tasty brew!! My gosh, I'm *so* glad I got to taste this one.
Bottom line: Fancy that, a Pumpkin Ale that actually tastes like pumpkin! This one *has* to be the standard bearer for the style, no question about it. I can't recommend this one enough!
My thanks go out to Wasatch for this beauty!
Pours from 12oz bottle a clear reddish gold with a medium sized head of foam that shrink slowly leaving a fine broken layer with some lacing.
The smell is, wow. Who put a fresh slice of warm pumpkin pie to my nose when I wasn't looking?? I mean it for real. ;^)
The taste is big on the spices with huge notes of biscuit, sweet malt and an authentic Pumpkin flavour that puts a huge ass grin on my face. There's even some hoppiness in the background that adds some nice tartness but doesn't detract a smidgeon from the overall pumpkin flavour. Again I say, Wow! There's also a bit of fruitness there, I can sense some plum and raisin. What a tasty brew!! My gosh, I'm *so* glad I got to taste this one.
Bottom line: Fancy that, a Pumpkin Ale that actually tastes like pumpkin! This one *has* to be the standard bearer for the style, no question about it. I can't recommend this one enough!
My thanks go out to Wasatch for this beauty!
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2017
at 10:22
6/10
Orangebrun klar med lavt hvitt skum. Lukter, epler, gresskar noe såpeaktig. Lett. Søt, parfyme, noe karamell og krydder. Kort. (Beavex17)
Tried
on 29 Sep 2017
at 06:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at BeavEx 2017, London. Colour is slightly cloudy orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Harshness, pumpkin and malts. If you like pumpkin this one is for you.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Sep 2017
at 05:00
7/10
Tried
on 04 Sep 2017
at 05:52