Pumpkin Ale
Sea Dog Brewing Company

Pumpkin AlePumpkin Ale
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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:
105
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 lordofthewiens:
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Reviewed by lordofthewiens from New Mexico

3/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
A golden colored beer with a medium-sized head. Sweet malty aroma with a hint of spice. Things go downhill from there. The taste is overwhelmingly spicy, mostly clove. A little bit of malt. This beer is way too spiced, and just doesn't feel good in the mouth, leaving a burning sensation. One and done.
Oct 18, 2007
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.73 by Golfontap from Maryland

May 04, 2017
 
Rated: 2.98 by jeffreyhill021 from Massachusetts

Mar 20, 2017
 
Rated: 2.23 by mmorris15 from Maine

Dec 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.44 by BMaurais from Maine

Dec 05, 2015
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Reviewed by Cavanaghty from Maine

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, 2015
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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
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, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by tdm168 from Pennsylvania

Oct 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by Rojada1988 from Pennsylvania

Oct 15, 2015
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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
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, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by jagada from Pennsylvania

Sep 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by CharlesK from Pennsylvania

Aug 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by jaswilson2 from South Carolina

Feb 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by Carl_R from Oklahoma

Nov 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Lare453 from Florida

Nov 25, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by ALLISON01 from Pennsylvania

Oct 31, 2014
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Rated by DuffDaddy from Florida

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
 
Rated: 3.5 by A-Sox from Rhode Island

Oct 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by InkedinRi from Rhode Island

Oct 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Intelbeerlord from Oklahoma

Sep 27, 2014
Pumpkin Ale from Sea Dog Brewing Company
Beer rating: 66 out of 100 with 105 ratings