{"id":2055,"date":"2010-11-02T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T15:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=2055"},"modified":"2021-08-26T12:09:33","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T17:09:33","slug":"review-dogfish-head-punkin-ale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/review-dogfish-head-punkin-ale\/","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkinsanity Review: Dogfish Head Punkin Ale"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a> “A full-bodied brown ale with smooth hints of pumpkin and brown sugar. We brew our Punkin Ale with pumpkin meat, organic brown sugar and spices. This is the perfect beer to warm-up with, as the season cools.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Dogfish Head Punkin Ale Karl:<\/strong> The DFH was another of the first pumpkin beers I stumbled into, and also have always enjoyed its balance and general restraint in comparison to other DFH offerings. \u00a0It\u2019s never been the most pumpkinny of beers, but it always had enough to scratch that itch and basically served as a good autumn ale with a bit of fruit to it. \u00a0This year is no different.<\/p>\n The Punkin looks like fall, smells like pumpkin, and pours a nice orange with no real discernable head. \u00a0It\u2019s a bright, fresh flavor, with plenty of overwhelming brown sugar and cinnamon. \u00a0Very little pumpkin flavor is present, and what\u2019s there is pretty well covered up by spices, finishing with a somewhat sticky soda-like consistency.<\/p>\n This would make a fantastic soda. \u00a0As a beer, it\u2019s not bad. \u00a0It\u2019s still a great example of what a well-balanced pumpkin beer is and serves as an excellent entry point to the style. \u00a0Unlike most other pumpkin beers, I feel like I could drink about 4-5 of \u2018em at a stretch, whereas the majority in this style are a one-and-done type of drink.<\/p>\n That said, I\u2019d have to have those 4-5 Punkins pretty quickly – within minutes the extra flavors wisp away, leaving a brown-sugar brown ale with some cream soda flavor as well. \u00a0There\u2019s a phrase in more mainstream criticism that\u2019s almost cliche at this point: \u201cYes, but is it art?\u201d \u00a0It came to mind with the DFH: \u00a0Yes, but is it pumpkin?<\/p>\n Ryan:<\/strong> I am okay with Dogfish Head’s Punkin Ale not being, “the most pumpkinny of beers,” as Karl described it.\u00a0 I think of\u00a0 a pumpkin ale kind of like a Christmas beer.\u00a0 Christmas has no definable taste but there are flavors you can associate with the seasonal style.\u00a0 Same goes for a pumpkin beer.\u00a0 There are general flavors you should expect but for the most part it doesn’t have<\/em> to taste like pumpkin.\u00a0 But the closer you can get to it the better, in my book.\u00a0 And Punkin does that.<\/p>\n It gives off a nice nose of nutmeg, graham cracker and brown sugar.\u00a0 The aromas are warming.\u00a0 They kind of make you feel like you’re wrapped in a blanket of Fall spices.\u00a0 Take a sip and you get splashes of allspice and nutmeg up front, followed by a hint of pumpkin and some brown sugar.\u00a0 Cinnamon encompasses the finish, so much so that it burns a little on the way down.<\/p>\n I love the idea of using a brown ale as the base for a pumpkin beer.\u00a0 The subtle sweetness that is built-in blends very well with the pumpkin pie spices.\u00a0 And the cinnamon on the finish makes this a nice Fall warmer.\u00a0 Better for those first few nights of using the fireplace than the first somewhat cool days of Fall.<\/p>\n Also, this beer is great for a pumpkin ale bread.\u00a0 I tried it last year and it turned out great.\u00a0 I used the recipe below from Epicurious<\/a>, omitting the walnuts and using Punkin Ale instead of the Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin.<\/p>\n Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n 4. Pour dough into loaf pan and smooth the top with a spoon or rubber spatula. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Dogfish Head Punkin Ale was one of the first pumpkin beers I stumbled into, and I’ve always enjoyed its general restraint in comparison to other offerings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2056,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[945,330],"yoast_head":"\n
\nDogfish Head says<\/a>:<\/p>\n
\nPumpkin Ale, 7% ABV
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\n1 tablespoon baking powder
\n1\/2 teaspoon salt
\n1\/2 cup dark brown sugar
\n1\/2 teaspoon cinnamon
\n1\/2 teaspoon ground ginger
\n1\/4 teaspoon allspice
\n1\/2 cup chopped walnuts
\n1\/2 cup raisins
\n1 12 oz bottle of Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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