Pumpkin Ale
Mendocino Brewing Company

Pumpkin AlePumpkin Ale
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From:
Mendocino Brewing Company
 
United States
Style:
Pumpkin Beer
ABV:
5%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.49 | pDev: 11.17%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
77
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 20, 2017
Added:
Sep 20, 2013
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  9
To honor Fall we offer our deep mahogany hued Pumpkin Ale, bursting with a robust roasted malt flavor. To this mélange we add copious amounts of pumpkin and embellish that further with nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger. This would have been ideal, but perfection is our preference and so we diligently add cocoa nibs as the beer conditions and intensifies the depth of flavor. This melds magnificently with the pumpkin and spice. And as a fitting finale we gently introduce hops to compliment this complex potion and the result is a finish that is clean and brilliant.
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Ratings by Niedzws:
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Rated by Niedzws from New York

3.08/5  rDev -11.7%

Sep 20, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.95 by oriolesfan4 from Maryland

Feb 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by TheBeerdedCharmer from Pennsylvania

Jan 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.52 by Gkruszewski from New York

Nov 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.66 by zotzot from Vermont

Sep 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by BigRizz62 from Maryland

Sep 01, 2015
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Reviewed by Celtics17 from California

3.42/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
The worst pumpkin beer I've had. Just lacks any character, and coca nibs? I didn't taste or smell any. This beer doesn't hold up, and it's my first beer from this brewery.
Aug 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.38 by IPAchris from Pennsylvania

Jul 04, 2015
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Rated by dertyd from California

4.35/5  rDev +24.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Amazing pumpkin ale taste like liquid pumpkin pie great job
Dec 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Jeffwildcat from Arizona

Nov 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Boone757 from Virginia

Nov 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.6 by morebeergood from Massachusetts

Nov 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by tabhill from New York

Nov 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by midnightcowboy818 from New York

Oct 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by IRONRakkasan from California

Oct 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Bartos from Florida

Oct 26, 2014
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Reviewed by samtrillo from California

3.56/5  rDev +2%
Pumpkin pie aromas.

Taste features much more of the cocoa with the nibs and in the malt. Pumpkin is there but it's subtle. Other spices add a kick of spice to the end.

Mouthfeel has low carbonation and is pretty smooth with an up beat finish from those spices.

Overall it's a good seasonal. Add even more pumpkin and it's a true winner.
Oct 25, 2014
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.36/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Pours a hazy copper with a foamy khaki head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Tiny dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, earth, pumpkin pie spice, and slight cocoa aromas. Taste is much the same with malt, earth, and cinnamon stick flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of spice bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is an above average beer that has a super cinnamon forward flavor over any other spices used.

Serving type: bottle.
Oct 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.48 by Sark from Montana

Oct 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by JoeMans from New York

Oct 05, 2014
Pumpkin Ale from Mendocino Brewing Company
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 77 ratings