Point Whole Hog Pumpkin Ale
Ale brewed with pumpkin and spices. Handcrafed using real pumpkin and savory pumpkin pie spices and hints of all natural cinnamon and nutmeg. Perle hops balance with rich Munich, Roasted, and Caramel malts for the full-bodied taste and exceptional flavor.
3.6
183 reviews
Stevens Point, United States
Community reviews
12 ounce bottle from Woodman's Green Bay, 9/12/19. Hazy dark brown. Didn't see the head but I wasn't looking too closely. Aroma of pumpkin spice, gingerbread, and pumpkin. Taste is gingerbread, vanilla, pumpkin spice. Medium bodied, nearly flat. Hints of spice. Absolutely freaking delicious.
This is how a pumpkin beer is supposed to taste.....like pumpkin with hints of other spices. Not like other pumpkin beers that just taste like 5 herbs mixed together with no sign of pumpkin. Just went out and bought a case of it.
Amber pour, thumb sized head, off-white head, ok lacing. Aroma of pumpkin pie, cinnamon, nutmeg. Taste of pumpkin pie filling, cinnamon, nutmeg, caramel malt. Medium body. I don't miss the onslaught of pumpkin ales from back in the day but this was pretty on point.
12 oz bottle. Pours hazy amber with short lived white head and nice lacing. Aroma is of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg and caramel malt. Body is medium and crisp. Pumpkin, spices, herbal hops and caramel malt fill the mouth. Finish is long and spicy. Taste like pumpkin pie.
It's a bit sweet but has a nice pumpkin flavor. Strongly spiced but really good.
Pours a light chestnut brown with minimal head. Nose is cinnamon, pumpkin. Taste is classic pumpkin. Sweet, brown sugar. I used to like pumpkin ales more - this is good, but they are all a little too sweet.
12 ounce bottle. Copper red color. Small creamy beige head. Fragrant pumpkin pie spice nose. Tasty toasted malt flavor is redolent of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and cloves. It has resorted my interest in pumpkin brews. This brew is flavorful, well balanced and complex. Worth seeking out.
4 ounce sample at sisters. Smell the nutmeg and cinnamon. Very little head, no film. Dark amber and hazy in color. Medium in body and alcohol well hidden. Light spice after taste. Very nice pumpkin ale! Cheers!
This is my absolute favorite pumpkin beer!
Bottle from 1000s of Beers in Erie. Aroma of pumpkin and pie spices. Pretty standard pumpkin ale.
I had it from the bottle. The aroma is pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg. The taste is the same with some apple and lemon hints. This was flavorful and rich. The alcohol was hid nicely. The spice was definitely out in force. It was good though.
Bottle via trade from backlog notes. Pours a clear amber color with a small off white head. The aroma and flavor have caramel malts, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spices, some earthy notes, not bad for a pumpkin beer, a touch thin.
Good beer. Big aromas and flavors of pumpkin and spice. Hints of sweetness but slightly masked by the nutmeg and cinnamon. Nice coppery-orange color. Full body.
This is one of the best pumpkin beers I’ve ever had. The pumpkin flavor is at the forefront and it has such a nice sweetness to it. It almost tastes like it’s a mix of pumpkin and maple syrup, and it’s fantastic.
Hazy orange with small head that hangs on for a little while. Smells of spices and freshly baked pumpkins, oh man the aroma is so good, just like pumpkin pie. The aroma was just a preview because this tastes just like pumpkin pie. Fairly thick and creamy, by far one of the best pumpkin ales I have ever tried. Had this one last year and loved it then too. Not sure why I didn’t get it on Ratebeer but got it on here now. This beer would be well stocked in my fridge if it wasn’t for that price tag. It is a bit more expensive and comes in a four pack. So guess this will be a four pack each year and nothing more and for that reason overall the cost lost points with me. Still a VERY good brew!
Relatively few spice-infused pumpkin ales deliver on the promise of tasting like pumpkin pie in beer form. This is one of those.
12 oz bottle. Nose of straight pumpkin pie. Poured a murky amber brown with a beige head. Taste of pumpkin, sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Well carbonated, full bodied. Wow, this was a pleasant surprise. Arguably the best pumpkin ale I’ve ever had.
Sample from bottle at Hy-Vee Oktoberfest. Poured amber, white head. Aroma was pumpkin pie, nutmeg, cinnamon. Taste was sweet, pumpkin pie.
Liquid pumpkin pie -- nothing else comes to mind. A 3-oz sample of this tonight was just perfect.
Pours a light brown with limited head. Not much co2. Aroma and taste of pumpkin pie. Spice note stronger in this one. A bit too much for me it’s kinda like drinking a fall candle. If you like that liquid pie style fall beer this is for you.
Pours a dark brown/caramel color. Not much head. Nice aroma of pumpkin, spices. Medium body and carbonation. The spice flavor is a little too prominent in the taste, but overall this is a decent pumpkin beer.
Seriously good for a pumpkin ale. Tastes like a great pumpkin pie - enough sweet that you know it’s a dessert, but enough spice to keep it from being cloying. Great mouthfeel from the pumpkin as well, making it feel full and lush. All three flavors play together well - the spice, the sweet, the pumpkin - in the nose, the flavor and palate, and the lingering finish. Easily one of the best pumpkin ales I’ve had, and I’ve had my share.
Amber, caramel color, nice lace. Very spice smell of orange, coriander, nutmeg. Far too spicy in taste, that lingers, but wish wouldn’t. It’s like drinking a pumpkin pie.
Outstanding pumpkin beer with a perfect blend of pumpkin and spice that still tastes like a beer.
Bottled. Pours deep copper, murky, white head. Aroma is huge huge pumpkin pie. I mean, this is straight up pumpkin pie. It may be over the top, but it’s one of the best smelling pumpkin beers I’ve come across. The nutmeg, cinnamon, pumpkin, it all pops. Flavor is surprisingly not overpowering. It’s like a brown ale, sorta German style-y (I can see the Munich malts), sweet as a pumpkin ale should be, but not disgustingly so. Good cinnamon and pumpkin flavor. Only the second beer I’ve had from Stevens Point brewing, but I’m so far quite pleased. Affordable and good fridge beer to keep.
A very decent pumpkin beer. The aroma of nutmeg, cinnamon, and pepper is great. The flavor is surprisingly balanced between malty vegetable and the spicy characteristics you’d expect from a pumpkin beer.
Pours a hazy amber-orange. Has an incredibly strong cinnamon and nutmeg aroma. A sweet taste from cinnamon and nutmeg with some malts, caramel, and spices. A medium body with lingering cinnamon and spices.
Pours a very cloudy, dull amber color with a short light khaki head. Pumpkin pie on the nose. The spices aren’t over done, which was worth pleasnt to discover. Rich pumpkin pie flavor.
12 oz bottle served in a pint glass. Beer is a beautiful amber in color. Dense one finger off white head thins quickly but then hangs around a while. Not much lacing. Nice aroma. Moderate notes of cinnamon and nutmeg. Taste is lightly sweet with good balanced notes of cinnamon and nutmeg. Some true pumpkin. Taste resembles that of ginger snap cookies. Medium bodied beer with average carbonation. Overall very good pumpkin spice ale. On the spiced side but not overly so. A well balaced beer with good spices and not overly malty or sweet.
Intrigued by this at the 2015 Lakeshore Beverage Trade Show in Chicago, so I was generously offered a 12 oz. bottle to enjoy once more at home. Poured to a mini Czech-pils glass, showing a clear, coppery amber color, with a frothy, persistent layer of tan head foam, and lacing of clingy ribbons & spots. The nose presented some caramel apple sweetness to start, then a perfumey, expressive, and balanced blend of pie spices, with an additional scent of pumpkin puree. Medium bodied, with decent carbonation, the taste added a bit of estery tanginess, moderate, earthy bitterness, and a touch of alcohol warmth to the finish. Sometimes I’ve missed with Point offerings, but this was a successfully balanced & tasty seasonal. Next time on tap at Miller’s Ale House in Lombard, IL.. Same clear, coppery amber and presentable head & lacing, with an aroma of expressive pie spices highlighting cinnamon & clove, with mellower nutmeg toward the back. Pumpkin was more evident in the taste, along with a medium, earthy bitterness. Same successful outcome.