Dogfish Head's Punkin Ale

Mmmmm, a subtle hint of cinnamon from my favorite fall beer Dogfish Head's Punkin Ale. From the previous post you know that this is the second beer in a small homage to Pumpkin Beers. The other day was R.J. Rockers' Gruntled and today is Dogfish Heads. I will be noting slight differences between the two since they are the same style. First, as always the brewers description;

"A full-bodies brown ale with smooth hints of pumpkin and brown sugar. We brew our Punkin Ale with pumpkin meat, organic brown sugar and spices. As the season cools, this is the perfect beer to warm up with."

 The color of the beer is a brownish orange with a slight lacing of cream colored head. The head itself did not last very long in the glass, it covered the beer then quickly dispersed before the first taste. As far as aroma goes its pumpkin with a hint of brown sugar and a smaller hint of nutmeg. The aromas do not over power one another in the slightest but actually are all quite mellow and complementing.

The first taste, which is accompanied by an aroma of pumpkin and a few spices, is pumpkin, simple and quite tasty. The aftertaste finishes smoothly with a subtle taste of cinnamon and nutmeg. The beer all in all is quite smooth, the pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg and sugars all mellow and mesh very well together. Nothing is fighting to over-power the other in either aroma, first taste and the aftertaste.

As compared to the other day with the Gruntled Pumpkin Ale where there was a fight in the glass its a much appreciated and welcoming calm to the glass, not to complex but enough to enjoy and have another slip. Honestly, the glass is already empty and the post itself is not complete. In the end its a great beer for the fall and early early winter and very much earns a 4 out of 5 glasses.

For more info on the brew visit Dogfish Head.