Pumking - Southern Tier Brewing Company

BeerFiend2002

Pennsylvania

4.97/5  rDev +21.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Poured from 22 oz bomber into Goblet:

A: Light copper to burnt orange color with one finger of frothy off-white head. Interesting shade, with a lot of the pumpkin beers being darker.

S: Graham cracker. Little bit of cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla in there as well. The smell lets you know that you are in for a real treat.

T: Graham cracker, pie crust, vanilla, and biscuity malt that comes alive and gives it a rich buttery taste. Taste like your grandmother's pumpkin pie with a dollop of whipped cream put into a blender and poured into a glass. Alcohol is practically non-existent in the taste though. It actually gets better as it warms up. Phenomenal! Its actually too good. Im now concerned that after drinking this one, that my capacity to enjoy any other pumpkin beer will be diminished.

M: Rich, buttery, full-bodied, creamy, and thick...but not syrupy or resinous. Just perfect.

O: This beer is the best pumpkin beer I've had and one of the top 5 overall beers I've ever had. The Schlafly was really good, but this is the one against which all pumpkin beers are measured. Drink carefully though. It tastes good enough to slug down, but it is still a 9% ABV brew. Cant wait to revisit this one!

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2011 16:18:35 | More by BeerFiend2002

Kegatron

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

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MikeyC37

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -26.7%

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spw109

New York

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

06-17-2013 07:21:34 | More by spw109

AJ01923

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -2.2%

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TheBeeraholic

Ontario (Canada)

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

06-16-2013 14:25:45 | More by TheBeeraholic

nmatch

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

06-15-2013 03:57:32 | More by nmatch

ScottK22

New York

4.5/5  rDev +10%

06-15-2013 02:01:57 | More by ScottK22

bdaggett

Vermont

4.5/5  rDev +10%

06-13-2013 22:50:37 | More by bdaggett

dscott421

Kentucky

4/5  rDev -2.2%

06-13-2013 19:08:34 | More by dscott421

Eazy28

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +10%

06-13-2013 04:57:19 | More by Eazy28

DCH

New York

4.5/5  rDev +10%

06-12-2013 22:53:05 | More by DCH

kinmundy77

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +10%

06-12-2013 02:17:20 | More by kinmundy77

goblin7704

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

06-11-2013 22:16:46 | More by goblin7704

dsnyder61

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +22.2%

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Fargrow

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

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thehappybelgian

Ohio

3.4/5  rDev -16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Please understand when I say I loved the 2012 version of this "classic". It tasted so true to pumpkin pie my wife, who is not a beer drinker, and I couldn't get enough. The 2013 version, of which my wife had me buy a case, tastes to me like burnt brown sugar. I can't get past it. There is a half case in my cellar.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 03:10:41 | More by thehappybelgian

righteousbucks

Georgia

5/5  rDev +22.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

This is by far my favorite beer that I have tasted. The Pumking is the perfect drink during the fall with great pumpkin, cinnamon, and vanilla flavors. Great to have with dinner or just having a casual drink. I can't wait until this is on tap again!

Serving type: on-tap

06-11-2013 00:01:08 | More by righteousbucks

revo

Virginia

5/5  rDev +22.2%

06-10-2013 12:19:24 | More by revo

jarrgal

North Dakota

3.25/5  rDev -20.5%

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Satsuma

Florida

3/5  rDev -26.7%

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MNPikey

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -2.2%

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jreindl

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -2.2%

06-08-2013 14:26:52 | More by jreindl

jaxon53

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

06-08-2013 00:41:18 | More by jaxon53

Matt_Rodgers

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.2%

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