F.X. Matt Brewing Company (Saranac) Pumpkin Ale

Pumpkin Ale

 

F.X. Matt Brewing Company (Saranac) in Utica, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Vegetable Regular
Score
5.84
ABV: 5.4% IBU: - Ticks: 72
In celebration of the fall harvest. Here's an autumn favorite that's as enjoyable as pumpkin pie. This hearty ale is brewed with cinnamon, allspice, cloves and vanilla. Look for a full body and amber color. We're sure you'll enjoy this special brew.
 

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at home. Pours amber, nose is pumpkin, caramel, vanilla, taste is similar, light spices.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2015 at 02:32


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

*Old rating. 2010. The beer is spicy, malty-fresh, slightly sweetish and not too pumpkin-like. Interesting, but a bit strange...

Tried on 08 Jan 2015 at 15:12


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle sample at a tasting at kerenmk’s place. Thanks Tom L. Clear amber. Sweet aroma with caramel, winter spices and a bit of honey. Sweet caramelly flavor with spices. Medium-bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2015 at 04:30


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Pours from a bottle a nice amber with a thin white head with large bubbles. Nose is heavy spice, not much pumpkin, lots of allspice and cloves. Flavor is again light on pumpkin and with rather off-tasting spices. Finish is bitter, unpleasantly so. Meh.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2014 at 14:53


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from CBB in November 2012, rated from notes. A brownish amber pour for a nice mildly spiced ale. But I couldn’t detect any pumpkin flavor.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Nov 2014 at 06:43


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

1 quart bottle from Bevmo, Salinas. Nose is light pumpkin, nutmeg, and caramel malt. Clear amber with a medium off white head. Flavor is light pumpkin spices and sweetness.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2014 at 20:22


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cute little quart jug from Bev-Mo in Folsom, CA. Pours copper with a foamy beige head. Aroma is pie spice as advertised. Med minus body. It’s a little lacking body wise, but the spice is good, and that makes the beer seem more substantial. Easy drinker.

Tried on 24 Sep 2014 at 17:05


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a fairly nice hazy orange to brown color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute leaving some light lacing sliding into the beer.
The smell had a nice blend of sweet roasty pumpkin with some light nuts and vanilla, clove, and cinnamon.
The taste was sweet and spicy with a nice touch of roasty/nutty vanilla.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was good for the style and for me.
Overall pretty good pumpkin ale always worthy of coming back if available.

Tried on 11 Jul 2014 at 18:25


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Drought. Amber color with small foamy beige head, pumpkin aroma (as expected), strong seetish pumpkin taste with low carbonation, longish finish. Pumpkin flavor is too strong for my taste.

Tried on 28 Oct 2013 at 11:25


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft. Clear deep amber color, medium beige head. Aroma of very light spice. Taste is similar.

Tried from Draft on 24 Oct 2013 at 17:21