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Pumpkinhead Ale
Shipyard Brewing Company
- From:
- Shipyard Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- Pumpkin Beer
Ranked #220 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 70
Ranked #28,000 - Avg:
- 3.03 | pDev: 26.4%
- Reviews:
- 937
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 07, 2024
- Added:
- Nov 04, 2001
- Wants:
- 47
- Gots:
- 637
Pumpkinhead is a crisp, refreshing wheat ale with delightful aromatics and subtle spice flavor. To celebrate the fall season, we enhance the pumpkin flavor with a proprietary blend of spices including cinnamon and nutmeg.
A proper pint of Pumpkinhead is served in a pint glass rimmed with sugar and cinnamon and often accompanied by a shot of spiced rum or vanilla vodka.
A proper pint of Pumpkinhead is served in a pint glass rimmed with sugar and cinnamon and often accompanied by a shot of spiced rum or vanilla vodka.
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Ratings by barnabasdog:
Reviewed by barnabasdog from Michigan
4/5 rDev +32%
4/5 rDev +32%
A- golden orange, nice head but no retention or lacing, good visibility
S- tons of sour apple and light spice
T- cinnamon, nutmeg, apple, pumpkin spice,
M- very light and watery but surprisingly refreshing
O- I actually really enjoy this beer. It's like a pumpkin spice hard cider. Not what I expected from the warmer, malty, and heavy pumpkins I'm accustomed to. I appreciate how refreshing and light this pumpkin ale is!
Oct 23, 2014S- tons of sour apple and light spice
T- cinnamon, nutmeg, apple, pumpkin spice,
M- very light and watery but surprisingly refreshing
O- I actually really enjoy this beer. It's like a pumpkin spice hard cider. Not what I expected from the warmer, malty, and heavy pumpkins I'm accustomed to. I appreciate how refreshing and light this pumpkin ale is!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by SLeffler27 from New York
3.26/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.26/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Pours gem clear orange with an amber tint. 1/2" of off white froth settles to 1/8" after about two minutes. Extremely fine carbonation randomly swarms throughout. Spotty lace seems to be more of an afterthought than a real presence.
Nutmeg is strong, with cinnamon tickling the nose. A light perfume of caramel follows.
The flavors are all rather subdued, with very light spice within a Pretentious Beer Co. Dimpled Mug. The Wheat Beer base seems to be much more evident than one would anticipate from this style, almost the dominant component. Faint sweetness is accompanied by nearly non-existent bitterness. The finish is long and mildly irritating. Warmth brings out gourd flavors.
A thin, watery texture with no discernible alcohol. Carbonation if soft, very faint, and reveals a metallic sensation.
One could easily consume many of cans of this beer, however it is fairly hollow for the style, or even for the base style. As I finish the can, the base seems more akin to Kristalweizen. This is a decent beer, just noting exciting, and one expects a little excitement from a Pumpkin Beer.
Dec 29, 2023Nutmeg is strong, with cinnamon tickling the nose. A light perfume of caramel follows.
The flavors are all rather subdued, with very light spice within a Pretentious Beer Co. Dimpled Mug. The Wheat Beer base seems to be much more evident than one would anticipate from this style, almost the dominant component. Faint sweetness is accompanied by nearly non-existent bitterness. The finish is long and mildly irritating. Warmth brings out gourd flavors.
A thin, watery texture with no discernible alcohol. Carbonation if soft, very faint, and reveals a metallic sensation.
One could easily consume many of cans of this beer, however it is fairly hollow for the style, or even for the base style. As I finish the can, the base seems more akin to Kristalweizen. This is a decent beer, just noting exciting, and one expects a little excitement from a Pumpkin Beer.
Reviewed by FreePal88
4.5/5 rDev +48.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +48.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Delicious. The pumpkin spice element is not subtle at all like in a lot of ales, but it's unsubtle in a good way. I don't care if liking pumpkin spice stuff makes me a "basic white girl," I don't care if beer snobs think it's too sweet, I just don't care. This is some of the most fun I've had with beer.
Nov 07, 2023Rated by scotorum from Massachusetts
3.74/5 rDev +23.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +23.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A mild seasonal with a light but pleasant pumpkin spice flavor
Nov 04, 2023Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3/5 rDev -1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Released August 2023; drank 10/6/23 @ the Yarchives.
See-through light orange appearance.
A rough pour yielded a small off-white head; decent lacing remained.
Strong cinnamon & mild pumpkin notes in the nose.
Medium thin mouthfeel.
Sharp cinnamon & mild pumpkin flavors; a lager yeast-ish finish.
No nuance here at all, the sharp cinnamon note dominates. Not for me.
Oct 07, 2023See-through light orange appearance.
A rough pour yielded a small off-white head; decent lacing remained.
Strong cinnamon & mild pumpkin notes in the nose.
Medium thin mouthfeel.
Sharp cinnamon & mild pumpkin flavors; a lager yeast-ish finish.
No nuance here at all, the sharp cinnamon note dominates. Not for me.
Rated by Jule17 from Ohio
3.34/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Hmm. Not bad!
Oct 04, 2023Reviewed by Nass from Florida
3.13/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
3.13/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
I like the bottle artwork, it's interesting. The pour is orange colored. The taste is some mild pumpkin flavor along with some mild spices. In addition to, I have to agree with some of the other reviewers on this page that there is some sort of flat soda pop character going on & this is a watered down version of a pumpkin ale. All in all, I would still recommend this for people who have just gotten into craft beer and are branching out. Cheers! B-
Oct 03, 2023Reviewed by MutuelsMark from Kentucky
3.52/5 rDev +16.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev +16.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Super shocked that this taste just like a pumpkin pie. Good color tight little head. Nose and taste I’m telling you it’s pumpkin pie shocker. I could go on and on just to get 350 characters but I won’t.
Sep 10, 2023Reviewed by Beech105 from Missouri
3.97/5 rDev +31%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +31%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I got this beer an a flight while visiting Putnam Ct. I love the taste of it. It tastes like pumpkin pie. I’m not a huge pumpkin ale fan, but this was good.
Sep 02, 2023
Pumpkinhead Ale from Shipyard Brewing Company
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