Shipyard Pumpkinhead

It’s a funny thing.  Every year I try the Pumpkin Ale offering from Shipyard Brewing Co. out of Maine.  And every year I’m disappointed.  Must be a genetic defect on my part.
I tried it for the first time a couple of weeks ago and my string of un-impressed tastings has reached 4 or 5 years [...]

Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale

Had an ice-cold Pumpkin Ale from Smuttynose Brewing Co. out of New Hampshire last night.  I don’t recall if I’ve had it in past years so the only thing I can compare it to is the other pumpkins I’ve tried thus far here in 2008.  And I’m a big fan of the pumpkins, so I’ve [...]

Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale

I started to enjoy this Pumpkin Ale from Weyerbacher Brewery out of Pennsylvania more and more as I worked my way through it.  The initial taste left me a little flat.  Not enough pumpkin…too much pumpkin…not enough spice…too much spice.  It was all swirling around and I couldn’t get a handle on it.  Then I [...]

Southern Tier

We sat down prior to a delicious meal of pasta and meatballs from Maroni’s this evening to try a couple of seasonal brews from Southern Tier Brewing Companyout of Lakewood New York. The two we tried were the PumKing (an Imperial Pumpkin Ale) and the Creme Brulee (an Imperial Milk Stout). They like the word [...]