(for the love of beer and 80s children's cartoons)
The Brewery: Dogfish Head (Milton, DE)
The Brew: Punkin Ale
Availability: 12 oz. bottles (4-Pack) & draft
ABV: 7.0% | IBUs: 28
Rating: 9/10
Location: Home
The Story? As this being the year I promised to pay more attention to pumpkin beers, I picked up a four-pack of Dogfish Punkin Ale as soon as Fingerlakes Beverage started stocking bottles. After our stop down at Felicia's, my partner, her sister, and I headed back to the house, picking up some additional Punkin to make sure we had enough in that was cold.
My partner has an affinity for rimming glasses of pumpkin beer with brown sugar. Tonight we were out of brown sugar, so she improvised with sugar and pumpkin spice. Three fun pints later, we're off.
The Beer? Punkin's nose is robust with notes of nutmeg and brown sugar, but not overly pungent or astringent. This brew is quite refreshing for a spiced beer. An incredibly smooth brown ale backs this brew, with brown sugar, all spice, cinnamon, and nutmeg notes peaking through, but never enough to detract from the refreshing nature of this beer. It's quite wet up front that just barely dries out on the finish.
Overall, the well-balanced blend of brown sugar in this one really makes Punkin for me. Not overly pumpkin flavored nor finishing with overbearing clove notes. A solid brew as the temperature cools.
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