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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5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle - Pungent spices, pumpkin and a bit soapy. The soapy taste is evident and possibly a bad bottle. An acidic red wine taste, pumpkin, spice no significant bitterness. No body to speak off, a very underwhelming pumpkin ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2013
at 22:05
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bouteille 12oz. De couleur ambrée-orange et claire. Nez épicé (muscade, léger de cannelle, traces de pain d’épices), léger de sucre brun avec des notes herbeuses. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture plutôt huileuse. Goût épicé (muscade, léger de cannelle, faibles traces de pain d’épices) avec des petites traces de citrouille lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un léger goût de sucre brun avec des notes de pain puis en finale l’on retrouve une très légère amertume de houblon herbeux ainsi que des notes d’alcool. Post-goût moyen, composé d’un léger goût épicé avec des petites notes d’alcool et de houblon herbeux.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jan 2013
at 18:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home (10/11/12) from Belmont Station, Portland. Pours a clear mid amber with a thin frothy off white head with lively carbonation visually evident. Nose comprises malt, nutmeg, spice, fruit and a little mineral whiff. Tastes of sweet caramelised sugars, ripe fruit, spice. Medium bodied, light spritzy carbonation, bitter sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2012
at 12:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear beige colour, white head. Spicy aroma, allspice, carrots, pumpkin, nutmeg and caramelised sugar. Quite spicy flavour, sweet malts, caramel, brown sugar tones, cinnamon and nutmeg. Somewhat reminding of pumpkin pie. Light bitter finish, spicy pumpkin, cinnamon and some light sweet notes.
Nice and drinkable.
(From 33cL bottle shared during 4th BBF, Bodegraven. Courtesy of BelgBeerGeek. Thanks Vincent!)
Nice and drinkable.
(From 33cL bottle shared during 4th BBF, Bodegraven. Courtesy of BelgBeerGeek. Thanks Vincent!)
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2012
at 03:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33 cl. bottle sampled @ Borefts 2012 - thx. to Vincent / Belgbeergeek I believe - finally got to try some Dogfish Head which took longer than Kuhnhenn & RR - thx. - clear darker amber, slightly tanned head - bit lighter nose, some nutmeg blended with light pumpkin, caramel, malty, cinnamon, spices. Sweeter caramel malts, dark / brown sugar, pumpkin pits, light nutmeg. cinnamon, light bitter spice in the back. Easy to drink - probably lovely to do a 4 pack of this, good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2012
at 04:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap in NYC. $8 for a pint. Burnt brown orange. 2 finger head. Faded slowly. Nice lacing. Very mild pumpkin scent in the nose. Hint of sugars and spices. Very spicy up front on the taste. Very mild pumpkin taste in the middle. Finish is mildly sweet. 65% carbonation on the mouth swish. Medium body. One of my favorite pumpkin beers aside from pumking.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Sep 2012
at 22:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle curteousy of a friend of mine while at his new house. looks deep golden with great pumpkin spice nose. tastes of more pumpkin than spices. but you do get brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves as well. its pretty malty and hides abv well. nice way to start night
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2011
at 13:16