Saranac Pumpkin Ale
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- From:
- Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Pumpkin Beer
Ranked #259 - ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 77
Ranked #37,903 - Avg:
- 3.39 | pDev: 16.81%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 452
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 20, 2026
- Added:
- Sep 02, 2005
- Wants:
- 35
- Gots:
- 231
SCORE
77
Okay
77
Okay
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Ratings by Rhettroactive:
Rated by Rhettroactive from Virginia
3.84/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Oct 05, 2025
3.84/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Oct 05, 2025
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey
3.25/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pours a deep amber, very similar color to cinnamon, which is one of the ingredients. Quickly disappearing tan head. This brew is amply spiced, with the aforementioned cinnamon, along with pumpkin, allspice, cloves, ginger and vanilla. The body is thin but the sweet and spicy flavors do come through. If you're jones-ing for Autumn, this beer is adequately satisfying. But overall? Meh.
May 20, 2026
Rated by harrypowers from Massachusetts
2.8/5 rDev -17.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.8/5 rDev -17.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Malty, sweet and spicy with a little pumpkin.
A 4 oz taste was enough for me.
Apr 01, 2026A 4 oz taste was enough for me.
Rated by Tony210 from New Jersey
3.6/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Decent pumpkin ale, very little pumpkin flavor. Not bad, but not great…
11/14/24
12 oz bottle
3.5 rating
Nov 15, 202411/14/24
12 oz bottle
3.5 rating
Reviewed by donquickoats from North Carolina
2.89/5 rDev -14.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
2.89/5 rDev -14.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
Nice malty taste with a decent spice profile. Pumpkin taste is barely detectable, though, so I can't really say it fully satisfies that spooky autumnal pumpkin beer urge. Smell is virtually non-existent sadly. It's a decent spiced beer overall, but it lacks character and is thus kinda forgetable.
Oct 05, 2024
Rated by Nash39 from Florida
3.66/5 rDev +8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
3.66/5 rDev +8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
The pour is a burnt orange color. The taste is pumpkin, cinnamon, clove & faint vanilla. Cheers! B
Oct 29, 2023
Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania
4.09/5 rDev +20.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +20.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured into a grip shaped wide mouth goblet: color is copper, transparent, head is offwhite/very light tan, head presents 1/4 inch thick.
Smell is light caramel, toast, pumpkin pie spice with ginger, cinnamon, all spice, clove notes.
Taste is light caramel, toast, biscuit, with pumpkin pie spice notes of cinnamon, ginger, clove, all spice; spice notes are well balanced.
Mouthfeel is moderate carbonation, moderate sweetness, low/moderate spiced bitterness.
Overall a pleasant pumpkin ale - cleaner, lighter malt base and balanced spice profile.
Feb 14, 2023Smell is light caramel, toast, pumpkin pie spice with ginger, cinnamon, all spice, clove notes.
Taste is light caramel, toast, biscuit, with pumpkin pie spice notes of cinnamon, ginger, clove, all spice; spice notes are well balanced.
Mouthfeel is moderate carbonation, moderate sweetness, low/moderate spiced bitterness.
Overall a pleasant pumpkin ale - cleaner, lighter malt base and balanced spice profile.
Rated by Manta200 from Kentucky
3.4/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 pack from Jungle Jim's
Dec 10, 2022
Reviewed by Mugman8 from New York
3.87/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a cinnamon golden amber. Nice pumpkin and nutmeg aroma. Flavor notes of pumpkin, cinnamon and nutmeg. Slightly sweet finish, Little carbonation and moderate ABV. A decent brew.
Oct 30, 2022
Reviewed by Singlefinpin from North Carolina
4.12/5 rDev +21.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +21.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Drinking this at one of my favorite tap rooms, Tapped Craft and Drafts in Greenville NC.
Poured from a tap into a pint glass.
Looks amber copper with a nice foamy off white head that dropped quickly to a thin ring.
Smells lightly bready, sweet, pumpkin.
Taste follows the nose nicely with the pumpkin upfront, but light, cinnamon and cloves.
Mouth feel is medium light for the style.
Overall a light and more refreshing version of a Pumpkin beer I was surprised to see in February 2022 on tap.
I might order again.
Cheers!
Feb 07, 2022Poured from a tap into a pint glass.
Looks amber copper with a nice foamy off white head that dropped quickly to a thin ring.
Smells lightly bready, sweet, pumpkin.
Taste follows the nose nicely with the pumpkin upfront, but light, cinnamon and cloves.
Mouth feel is medium light for the style.
Overall a light and more refreshing version of a Pumpkin beer I was surprised to see in February 2022 on tap.
I might order again.
Cheers!
Reviewed by ThrewRedButter from Massachusetts
2.84/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
2.84/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
Look – Slightly hazy body and copper in color with three fingers of white head
Aroma – Hmmmm. Smells a little off, but what is there is mostly potpourri and flowers. If I dig deep enough I get the cinnamon, but nothing much else. Smells kinda dirty.
Taste – The taste yields a slightly better story as pumpkin arrives, but it is subtle. Similarly the cinnamon is light in presence and other spices seem to be absent. Then the aftertaste hits and it is more of those dirty vegetable notes I got on the nose. Just weird.
Mouthfeel – Pretty light in body with decent carbonation. If the flavors weren’t off it would have good drinkability.
Overall- The good flavors were faint, but quickly fleeting. The aftertaste had me wanting to stop drinking, but I powered through. In these cases you hope it is a bad batch story and not what this is supposed to taste like.
Oct 24, 2021Aroma – Hmmmm. Smells a little off, but what is there is mostly potpourri and flowers. If I dig deep enough I get the cinnamon, but nothing much else. Smells kinda dirty.
Taste – The taste yields a slightly better story as pumpkin arrives, but it is subtle. Similarly the cinnamon is light in presence and other spices seem to be absent. Then the aftertaste hits and it is more of those dirty vegetable notes I got on the nose. Just weird.
Mouthfeel – Pretty light in body with decent carbonation. If the flavors weren’t off it would have good drinkability.
Overall- The good flavors were faint, but quickly fleeting. The aftertaste had me wanting to stop drinking, but I powered through. In these cases you hope it is a bad batch story and not what this is supposed to taste like.
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