Saranac Pumpkin Ale
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery

Saranac Pumpkin AleSaranac Pumpkin Ale
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From:
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
 
New York, United States
Style:
Pumpkin Beer
Ranked #214
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
78
Ranked #27,025
Avg:
3.4 | pDev: 16.47%
Reviews:
450
Ratings:
1,212
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 23, 2023
Added:
Sep 02, 2005
Wants:
  34
Gots:
  230
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Ratings by lordofthewiens:
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Reviewed by lordofthewiens from New Mexico

2.66/5  rDev -21.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
The beer was a dark amber color with a thin white head. It had a vaguely spice aroma. Taste was pretty much all cinnamon and clove. Couldn't really appreciate anything else. The beer was too spiced and not enough malt to be very good. Won't drink it again.
Aug 29, 2009
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.32 by QuintusHorace from California

Nov 23, 2023
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Rated by Nass from Florida

3.66/5  rDev +7.6%
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
 
Rated: 2.25 by bkwagie

Sep 30, 2023
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Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania

4.09/5  rDev +20.3%
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, 2023
 
Rated: 4.59 by ger37867 from New York

Dec 22, 2022
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Rated by Manta200 from Kentucky

3.4/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 pack from Jungle Jim's
Dec 10, 2022
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Reviewed by Mugman8 from New York

3.87/5  rDev +13.8%
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
 
Rated: 3.95 by Jdells09 from New Jersey

Oct 09, 2022
 
Rated: 3.39 by Shiredave from New York

Jul 22, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 26, 2022
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Reviewed by Singlefinpin from North Carolina

4.12/5  rDev +21.2%
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, 2022
 
Rated: 3.52 by Mikexw from New York

Oct 25, 2021
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Reviewed by ThrewRedButter from Massachusetts

2.84/5  rDev -16.5%
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, 2021
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Reviewed by NiceTaps from New Jersey

3.74/5  rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
On tap in a 20 ounce mug.

See through copper amber color with a big cap, off white. Fat rings and soapy lacing.

Pumpkin spices, cinnamon, caramel apple, smoky sweet.

Pumpkin pie with a dry crust. Nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, brown sugar.

It’s light, mildly hoppy, a bit sweet.

Pumpkin beer is not a fav, but this wasn’t bad. Easy drinking.
Oct 12, 2021
 
Rated: 4.04 by saymike32 from New Jersey

Oct 06, 2020
 
Rated: 3.68 by Waveoff from Pennsylvania

Sep 10, 2020
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Reviewed by Peach63 from New York

3.4/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Pours Amber with a 1/4 inch white head, which dissipates. Minimal lacing.

Aroma of pumpkin, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon.

Tastes of strong cloves, nutmeg, slight pumpkin.

Medium bodied, light carbonation. Semi-sweet finish.

Fairly decent entry in the pumpkin beer craze.
Dec 12, 2019
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Reviewed by GarrettB from Colorado

2.76/5  rDev -18.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
October 15th, 2015 - Saranac's Pumpkin Ale offers the duel and dueling flavors of pumpkin beers across both the aroma and flavor. On the smell, this bronze brew is very sweet, and packed with pumpkin spice, and even a fresh coolness of whipped cream. It is the epitome of a sweet, grocery store made pumpkin pie. The flavor is sweet too, but expresses some more vegetal elements too. The unsweetened flavor profile doesn't last long though, crumpling in on itself and rebounding back to sweetness. But then again in the aftertaste the flavor profile changes gears back to a dry finish, crisp and spicy but not dripping with brown sugar and sweetened pie pulp like in the aroma.
Dec 04, 2019
 
Rated: 3.27 by Curt3 from Ohio

Nov 19, 2019
Saranac Pumpkin Ale from Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 1212 ratings