So I wanted to review another Pumpkin Ale since it's that time of year. The next one I wanted to write about is the Dogfish Head Punkin Ale. This ale is a brown ale brewed with real pumpkin, brown sugar, allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Appearance: (The picture above is not mine, I am meaning to import my pic). The color is very clear, light to medium amber. There was no head that formed on the pint glass.
Aroma: The nose had a slight brown sugar hint at first, then a faint whiskey-ish smell, then cinnamon, and fading into the aroma of pumpkin.
Taste: First a smooth, creamy texture turning into the taste of pumpkin, then maybe a brown sugar flavor, finishing with the taste of cinnamon on the back end drawing me back in for another drink.
Drinkability: Even though it's a 7% beer, the alcohol is masked enough to make this one very drinkable in my opinion.
Overall: A very drinkable high-gravity pumpkin ale. Has more of a spice finish than a pumpkin finish, but there's nothing wrong with that...depends on how much you want of the pumpkin flavor. The Schlafly one had more of the pumpkin going on and a fuller flavor. This one is nice, but a little lighter in pumpkin flavor compared to the Schlafly. It has a nice fall spiciness to it though I would definitely drink again.
Rating: B