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Pumpkin Down
Ballast Point Brewing Company
- From:
- Ballast Point Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Pumpkin Beer
Ranked #126 - ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #20,152 - Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 9.71%
- Reviews:
- 162
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 31, 2022
- Added:
- Oct 31, 2013
- Wants:
- 44
- Gots:
- 209
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Some might think we’re out of our gourd for making a pumpkin ale, but our Pumpkin Down is not like the others. The caramel and toffee maltiness of our Piper Down Scottish ale is the perfect backdrop for a boatload of roasted pumpkin. Just before bottling, we add a subtle amount of spice to complement, but not overwhelm, the earthy flavor. It was a smash at the brewery, and we think you’ll agree.
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Reviewed by GarrettB from Colorado
3.38/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.38/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
September 23rd, 2015 - Very curious to see what Ballast Point can do with the national hunger for pumpkin, and at first blush it's one of the better pumpkin brews flooding shelves. The aroma has a somewhat generic profile with spice and canned pumpkin guts, but the flavor is big and bold. Imagine pumpkin pie with the custardy innards, but the slightly burnt crust on the edges, good and balanced and absent of off notes. The pumpkin flavor itself doesn't blend as well, unfortunately, and fails to match the attractive notes in the nose.
Oct 29, 2019
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.5/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
2015 vintage; drank 9/7/15 @ the Yarchives.
Brown/purple appearance.
A rough pour yielded a nice khaki head which quickly dissipated; almost no lace.
Pumpkin & allspice notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Pumpkin flavor up front; dry cinnamon bite on the finish.
A slightly above average pumpkin brew, giving you the flavors advertised but little else.
Jul 30, 2019Brown/purple appearance.
A rough pour yielded a nice khaki head which quickly dissipated; almost no lace.
Pumpkin & allspice notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Pumpkin flavor up front; dry cinnamon bite on the finish.
A slightly above average pumpkin brew, giving you the flavors advertised but little else.
Pumpkin Down from Ballast Point Brewing Company
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
678 ratings
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