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Pumpkin Ale
Sea Dog Brewing Company
- From:
- Sea Dog Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- Pumpkin Beer
- ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 66
- Avg:
- 2.72 | pDev: 23.9%
- Reviews:
- 68
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 04, 2017
- Added:
- Oct 06, 2004
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 7
A crisp and refreshing wheat ale with delightful aromatics and subtle spiced flavor. Hints of cinnamon and nutmeg make this fall brew a flavor sensation.
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Ratings by Jason:
Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts
2.2/5 rDev -19.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.2/5 rDev -19.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
12 oz brown bottle with a freshness date on the label. "Ale with pumpkin flavor added" ... don't tell me they added some sort of pumpkin essence.
A- No head at all after a kick fizzy foam, clarity is fine with a dull golden color.
S- Smells like a cold cup of that cheap mulled cider powder.
T&M- Very crisp with a watery body. Soda-like carbonation. Thin malt character, minimal hops ... very hard to pick out. Are there any hops in this beer at all ... I wonder. Cheap mulling spices and a faint grain middle to end. Very dry finish.
D- I have tasted a few non-alcoholic beers that have more flavor and character than this. A sorry excuse for beer IMO and there are far better pumpkin beers out there.
Oct 21, 2006A- No head at all after a kick fizzy foam, clarity is fine with a dull golden color.
S- Smells like a cold cup of that cheap mulled cider powder.
T&M- Very crisp with a watery body. Soda-like carbonation. Thin malt character, minimal hops ... very hard to pick out. Are there any hops in this beer at all ... I wonder. Cheap mulling spices and a faint grain middle to end. Very dry finish.
D- I have tasted a few non-alcoholic beers that have more flavor and character than this. A sorry excuse for beer IMO and there are far better pumpkin beers out there.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Cavanaghty from Maine
2.2/5 rDev -19.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
2.2/5 rDev -19.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.
Appearance: Light amber color with a thin white head.
Smell: Mostly pumpkin spice, like nutmeg, a little hint of wheat.
Mouthfeel/Taste: Smooth light bodied. Taste of light pumpkin spice and light wheat.
Overall: Don't bother with this one. One of the worst pumpkin beers out there.
Nov 16, 2015Appearance: Light amber color with a thin white head.
Smell: Mostly pumpkin spice, like nutmeg, a little hint of wheat.
Mouthfeel/Taste: Smooth light bodied. Taste of light pumpkin spice and light wheat.
Overall: Don't bother with this one. One of the worst pumpkin beers out there.
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
1.98/5 rDev -27.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 2.25
1.98/5 rDev -27.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 2.25
I am winnowing down the backlog of bottles so that I CAN return to The CANQuest (tm) and since I just had a pumpkin beer, I figured that I would have another while the first one was still fresh in my mind. Tomorrow night is looking like Oktoberfests/Marzens, but for now, it is pumpkin.
Another screw-top bottle! I had no idea, so I prised it open for the Pop! Once I realized that I had been duped, I initiated a heavy-handed pour that garnered three fingers of foamy eggnog-colored head with light retention. This had a weak nose, reminiscent of the worst: Shipyard Pumpkinhead. Color was Yellow-Gold (SRM = 4 - 5) with NE-quality clarity. This called forth the Gelt Gang of Mammon, Midas & Croesus, all of whom wanted a taste. Mouthfeel was thin and watery. Taste was slightly spicy, but that was all. Did they mail this one in or clone the aforementioned Pumpkinhead? Either way, it was not indicative of their capabilities. Finish was semi-dry, begging the question of where were the spices? Either do it wholeheartedly or give it a pass. I should have given this a wide pass.
Nov 06, 2015Another screw-top bottle! I had no idea, so I prised it open for the Pop! Once I realized that I had been duped, I initiated a heavy-handed pour that garnered three fingers of foamy eggnog-colored head with light retention. This had a weak nose, reminiscent of the worst: Shipyard Pumpkinhead. Color was Yellow-Gold (SRM = 4 - 5) with NE-quality clarity. This called forth the Gelt Gang of Mammon, Midas & Croesus, all of whom wanted a taste. Mouthfeel was thin and watery. Taste was slightly spicy, but that was all. Did they mail this one in or clone the aforementioned Pumpkinhead? Either way, it was not indicative of their capabilities. Finish was semi-dry, begging the question of where were the spices? Either do it wholeheartedly or give it a pass. I should have given this a wide pass.
Reviewed by JWU from Pennsylvania
2.5/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.5/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
12oz bottle poured in to a chalice
A- a muted gold/orange with a poor excuse of a head.
S- Cheap mulling spices.
T- Watery, some mulling spices, and an odd bitter aftertaste.
M- Thin, thin thin.
O- Avoid.
Sep 22, 2015A- a muted gold/orange with a poor excuse of a head.
S- Cheap mulling spices.
T- Watery, some mulling spices, and an odd bitter aftertaste.
M- Thin, thin thin.
O- Avoid.
Rated by DuffDaddy from Florida
2.5/5 rDev -8.1%
2.5/5 rDev -8.1%
Mixed six from ABC - very subtle pumpkin flavor. Left a bitter spot on the back of my throat.
Oct 23, 2014
Pumpkin Ale from Sea Dog Brewing Company
Beer rating:
66 out of
100 with
105 ratings
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