Apr
Sea Dog Pumpkin Ale
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Name: Pumpkin Ale
Brand: The Sea Dog Brewing Company
Purchased At: Trader Joe’s
Price: $5.99, give or take a dollar
What happened to Sea Dog? I use to see several different types of Sea Dog Ales at Traders Joes but they don’t seem to carry it at all any more. Does this mean no Sea Dog Pumpkin Ale next year? If so, I’m not all that upset.
The taste of this ale is just weak and flat. When I first opened the bottle I caught a whiff of pumpkin spice but the taste just wasn’t there. Not being a beer person, I enjoyed that it didn’t much taste like beer. It wasn’t bitter and there wasn’t any aftertaste. I’d say that it tasted more like beer-flavored soda that was left out overnight. You could probably drink an entire six-pack and still be able to follow the dialogue of an episode of “Gilmore Girls.”
It’s still going to rank pretty high on the Pumpkin Ale Off, primarily because it’s not gross but not because it’s particularly good.