Punkless Dunkel
Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company

Dark cola brown appearance.
About a medium body with light carbonation.
Aroma is malt, chocolate and mild coffee with sweet bread/pastry. Theres banana and banana bread.
Taste is mildly sweet, banana, sweet bread.
Overall its an interesting and well made beer that was very enjoyable

 

 

Like this outfit, wanted to like this beer. But not so much sad to say. Not a 90 for me, that’s for sure
L: drinking from the can and the can is cool
S: not much aroma; a bit tinny from the can
T: this is kind of where i fall off. Just not so tasty. Not sure what I’m looking for but this isn’t it. I’ve had pumpkin things i like but sadly this is not one of them.
F: kind of thin, very low carbonation. Again, not great.
O: swing and a miss for me…

Look: It pours dark brown with some hazing. It has a light brown head with average head retention.

Smell: There are some dough like aromas with cherries, light pumpkin, and a bit of banana. There are low levels of cinnamon and spices.

Taste: The flavor is quite full with cinnamon, nutmeg, and other spices. There are light banana notes with dough. There are some cherry touches.

Feel: It has a full body with alcohol warming.

Overall, a well put together beer with strong flavors, but not as much in the aroma.

 

This is spooky. A pumpkin Dunkel with an ABV of 8.8%. It's brown, maybe dark brown, but nothing like the blackish brown of a porter. The tan head is modest and apparently enduring. Pumpkin pie spices are all there is to smell and they are there in moderation. However, there's little moderate about the taste. It's an explosion of clove, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg. They're in a good balance, but especially the clove, cinnamon and alcohol provide a nice burn across the tongue and down the hatch. The body is good for a wheat based ale, which makes it marginally passable. The taste of alcohol isn't hidden, but most of the glass lacing seemingly is. This is a should try for any pumpkin-spiced beer connoisseur and a should avoid for those that dislike spicy flavored brews.

 

16 oz can poured into a pint glass

A- A murky dark brown with a small off white head.

S- Pumpkin/pumpkin spice, brown sugar, some wheat, cloves, some cinnamon, touch of banana.

T- Pumpkin, cinnamon, brown sugar, all spice, touch of wheat, bananas, cloves, hints of bubblegum.

M- Smooth, medium to full body.

O- A great pumpkin beer, the weizen yeast works very well with pumpkin spices. Honestly the yeast is what makes this stand out in the best way possible.

Poured gently from a tall can into a snifter glass, forming just a hint of whiteish head that quickly faded to nothing. Smell is slightly boozy/sweet pumpkin. Taste follows, with the slightly boozy/sweet flavor forward, followed by more pumpkin and lingering to the after taste. Pretty straightforward, not much in the way of spices. Just shy of medium bodied with minimal carbonation. Pretty yummy but simple pumpkin beer.

good pumpkin brew

16 ounce can poured into a snulip glass.

L---Brown with an orange tinge color. Fairly thin head which faded to a ring pretty quickly. Left good lacing, though.

S---Pumpkin spices are in the forefront. Nutmeg, cinnamon & allspice, as advertised. There's also noticeable wheat beer notes like clove & banana.

T---Follows the nose. Pumpkin pie spices, plus the wheat beer notes. Really effing good.

F---Thick and coating. Mild carbonation, which is expected from the ABV.

O---A wonderfully tasty beer. Whoever would've thought of a pumpkin dunkel weiss.

Pours a nice amber color with a thick, long lasting tan head. Pleasant mix of spice aromas, might be a little too subtle. Very tasty, but a little light on the pumpkin. Definitely too thin for me as a pumpkin. But overall very drinkable!

 

Pours an opaque ruddy,garnet color with a creamy/fizzy mocha colored head. Smell pumpkins,clove,cinnamon,baked apple. Taste is reminiscent of pumpkins,spice, hops,some mild booze. Feel is really nice being that this a wheat beer, very creamy, light and fluffy. Overall one the better pumpkin beers I have had . Good Job.

$ 3.00 (Including tax)/16 oz can ($0.186/oz) from Franklin Beer, Franklin, PA. Reviewed 10/18/19.
Undated can. In reefer at store, stored and served at 42 degrees.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Orange-ish brown, hazy.
Body – Brown, opaque.
Head – Large (Maximum six cm, aggressive center pour), medium density froth, average duration, diminishing to a six to fifteen mm crown with drag marks, prominences, and a thick complete cap.
Lacing – Excellent. Three-dimensional band of extremely tiny to small bubbles with blunt stalagmites and thin stalactites, connected to the next band by thin columns.
Aroma – 3.75 – When first poured, banana. As it warms, clove, and finally a mélange of mercifully weak pumpkin pie spices, appear, but banana remains the predominant aroma.
Flavor – 4.25 – Initial flavor is brown sugar. Final flavor is pumpkin and very little pumpkin pie spice – wahoo! No alcohol (8.8% ABV) flavor or aroma, no diacetyl, no dimethylsulfide.
Palate – 4– Medium, creamy, soft carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 4. (-0.25 point for undated personal container) One of the better pumpkin beers – maybe because a dunkelweizen makes a better base beer from which to start. Anyway, the pumpkin pie spice mix is definitely playing second fiddle to the basic dunkelweizen flavors and aroma.

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Update of Pumpkin Beer from 2013-2019 Blind Tastings.

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I find this beer confusing. Sometimes it tastes fairly delicious, and sometime the banana flavor tones overwhelm, and it tastes like a banana well past ripeness, on the way to deterioration. I read the description, and understand that the banana notes are expected in this German-style Dunkel Wiezen. Well you may have accomplished your mission, Neshaminy Creek, but that does not make it any easier to drink when the past-ripeness wave hits the taste buds. I suspect I may rewrite this review after another taste or two. I like to be fair, and sometimes this tastes pretty good. I was not kidding when I stated at the onset.. I find this beer confusing.

(4 oz pour at the brewery)

Cloudy, pale chestnut-colored liquid; the little foam on the pour certainly laced well... pumpkin spice mix immediately on the nose and later in the aftertaste, with a seeming heavy emphasis on clove?... relatively malty foundation, slight fresh-baked pie crust aftertaste... nutmeg eventually pushes forward, as well as a firm herbal bitterness and lingering phenolic spice... soft, smooth body; marginally oily back end viscosity; but relatively light...

...having never had this or looked up its specs, the 'dunkel' in its name had me thinking lager, but now it all makes sense... unfortunately for me, they stole my idea for the style base for a pumpkin beer, but it's nice to sample an example, and it does beat any brew attempt I'd made... knowing now it's a wheat beer doesn't change my outlook much if at all; interesting variation on the pumpkin norm, but not sure the flavors truly came together in any moreish manner, though I may try it again (1520)