Thread: Pumpkin Ale.

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Tis the season for Pumpkin Ale to hit the shelves at your local liquor store (normally late August through late November) Personally, its one of my favorite types of beer but its really like a love it or hate it kinda thing. Its about a 50-50 Split amongst my circle of friends of yays to nays when it comes to this seasonal beverage.

Personally I think, Wild Bills Brewery is probably the best, but Sarnac, Smutty Nose, and Sam Adams are also pretty good.

So what are yous thought? Like it? Hate it? Never had it?

Never had it. But I definitely want to try it! Sounds YUMMY!

Well I guess a lot of it comes from how you feel about pumpkins, the beer totally has that Pumpkin Spice taste to it. Pumpkin Ale was originally brewed by the colonists to conserve their supply of malt. In Modern times Buffalo Bill's Brewary of San Fran was the company that really brought it back into production. A lot of the companies that make it (outside of Sam Adams) are Micro-brews so they'll charge you a bit more at the register.


Buffalo Bill-


Smutty Nose-

I tried it last year. Didn't really care for it. I couldn't taste the pumpkin spice.

Great thread! I shall be following it closely!

Blue Moon makes a pumpkin ale called Harvest Moon. It's not bad though I really don't think it's very pumpkiny. Shipyard also makes a pumpkin ale called Pumpkinhead. I've never tried it but it has a cool looking bottle.

I just found out that Schlafly, the local microbrewery (that I do luvs so much) has a pumpkin ale; I'm gonna try it this year. I hope I like it.

I love it! I look for it every year. My favorite is Buffalo Bill.

Last year CostPlus World Market carried a number of halloween spirits including some pumpkin ale. I was impressed with their variety.

i've tried the blue moon and the sam adams. sam adams was the best. i look for other brands each fall, but the stores near me don't seem to offer much of a selection. most of the time when i ask for any pumpkin brews, rhe clerk looks at me like i'm crazy.