Shipyard Brewing Co.
Portland, ME
Available: 35 states around the United States
Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale was first brewed in August of 2002.
ABV: 4.7
ABW: 3.74
Color: golden
Bitterness: 18
Original gravity: 1048
Beer Talk
Pumpkinhead Ale
Published November 2009, Volume 30, Number 5
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Charles Finkel
Disclaimer: I am not much of a pumpkin beer enthusiast! Creative label, the headless horseman’s head replaced with a jack o’ lantern, is perfect for Halloween parties. Bright yellow with slight, quickly disappearing head. Nice nose with subtle spicy aromatics though it, too, fades quickly. Clean, well-brewed beer relies more on nutmeg and cinnamon than malt and hops for flavor and aftertaste. Served chilled on an autumn day with freshly picked, crisp apples, a wedge of cloth-wrapped New England cheddar, and a chunk of honeycomb.
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Charlie Papazian
Pale yellow glows through this mild brew with immense honey aroma and flavor tempered mint-like spiciness. Very low hop character. Subtle malt sweetness. It’s called “Pumpkinhead,” but one doesn’t know from the label whether there is pumpkin as an ingredient. Goes down simply and without intrigue. Well made and conversational.
