Pumpkin Ale
Alewerks Brewing Company

Pumpkin AlePumpkin Ale
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From:
Alewerks Brewing Company
 
Virginia, United States
Style:
Pumpkin Beer
Ranked #12
ABV:
7.3%
Score:
93
Ranked #4,084
Avg:
4.16 | pDev: 11.06%
Reviews:
156
Ratings:
562
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 05, 2023
Added:
Sep 19, 2009
Wants:
  159
Gots:
  85
Pumpkin is made solely with fresh ingredients, spiced and baked in the oven before added to the brew. Enjoy powerful notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, and more from the beer commonly described as "Pumpkin Pie in a glass."
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Rated: 3.97 by QuintusHorace from California

Nov 05, 2023
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Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania

3.59/5  rDev -13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a burnt orange color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of pumpkin, light spices. Taste is spices up front, cinnamon in particular, pumpkin is in the background. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a decent beer.
Apr 09, 2023
 
Rated: 3.97 by MICAMD from Maryland

Sep 26, 2022
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Rated by drt72 from Virginia

5/5  rDev +20.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
best ever pumkin!!!!!!!!
Aug 22, 2022
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Reviewed by Brumaster77 from North Carolina

4.68/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Alewerks fall classic! This beer will make you slap your grandma! It’s pumpkin pie in a bottle. Sweeter than typical ales, but so smooth. Looks a darker amber colored and smells just like it tastes.
Aug 06, 2022
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Reviewed by vainosuomi from Virginia

3.6/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
L: Darkish orange, frothy light tan head, noticeable sediment.
S: Sweet pumpkin & spice (clove, nutmeg) dominate
T: Toasted malts, brown sugar, and of course pumpkin, clove, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Finishes with a bit of astringent bitterness, I'm guessing from the spice.
F: Medium to heavy body, moderate carbonation, kinda syrupy

Overall pretty solid, tasty, and easy drinking. Just a bit syrupy and sweet to have often or in multiples for my taste.
Nov 24, 2021
 
Rated: 3.65 by vabeerguy from Virginia

Oct 24, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by parkwood from Pennsylvania

Aug 14, 2021
 
Rated: 4.41 by _Adam_ from Maryland

Nov 03, 2020
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Reviewed by DistrictElite from District of Columbia

2/5  rDev -51.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2022 is rubbish. Flat coke with pumpkin syrup?!

Smells very sweet with hints of spice and of course pumpkin. Taste is a very sweet pumpkin with mediocre spice notes. It’s smooth but a bit syrupy. Too sweet with a mediocre finish laced with spice. More candy and brown sugar than an ale. It’s okay. One and done.

Should not be ranked this high. Go get Southern Tier Pumking or Schlafly. No way Top 10. Lazy.
Oct 30, 2020
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Reviewed by Jaasoares from Virginia

3.73/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Gorgeous dark orange amber ale. Minimal lacing which dissipates within a few mins. Medium carbonation. Pumpkin bread on the nose. Taste of sweet pumpkin with strong nutmeg and spice notes....essentially tastes like a heavily spiced pumpkin pie. Great feel and goes down very smoothly. Tricky one with the ABV being on the higher side which is not apparent. It’s not a beer I’d buy a six pack of...but solid as a one-off seasonal as Fall sets in. Personally, I would’ve preferred the spice levels to be dialed down a bit.
Sep 17, 2020
 
Rated: 4.23 by 11-52_4hops from Virginia

Sep 07, 2020
 
Rated: 4.21 by jmbeerdude91 from Arizona

Apr 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4.03 by ummswimmin from New Jersey

Nov 05, 2019
 
Rated: 4.1 by beerrat from Virginia

Nov 02, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by Curt3 from Ohio

Oct 28, 2019
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Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan

4.43/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Served on tap at Capitol City Brewing. Bright copper in color with an off-white head. Without looking through my history, I'd have to say this is one of, if not the best pumpkin ales I've had. Smooth, medium feel of pure pumpkin pie goodness. Warm without being boozy. Quite excellent
Oct 04, 2019
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Reviewed by EnderFett11 from Virginia

4.46/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours a hazy dark orange from a bottle, with a few fingers of head from a fast pour, fading to a finger or so quickly. Smells a bit like pumpkin pie, but not too sweet. Tastes of pumpkin pie with a bit of sweetness. Not many spice flavors while cold, but the "pumpkin pie spice" flavor comes through more as it warms. Excellent pumpkin ale that straddles the line between pumpkin ale and "pumpkin pie in a bottle."
Sep 22, 2019
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Reviewed by akaizer from Virginia

4.26/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A slight 1/4 inch of a off-khaki foamthat dissolves down to a thin layer. Coloration is an opaque copper-orange. Bottle says it is like pumpkin pie in a bottle and the scent seems to match that: sweet, creamy, pumpkin, and spiced. Flavor very much matches, with a bit of creaminess, cinammon, and creamy pumpkin pie flavors. Feel is full, a bit chewy, and a bit boozy. Very, very enjoyable and would highly recommend.
Sep 14, 2019
 
Rated: 4.04 by dexterk1 from Illinois

Sep 09, 2019
Pumpkin Ale from Alewerks Brewing Company
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