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Is there such a thing as a 'good' pumpkin ale/beer? (Original Post) LongTomH Sep 2017 OP
I go to a Fall beer fest every year, 50 local breweries each with 2 beers to sample. FSogol Sep 2017 #1
No. TomSlick Sep 2017 #2
Dogfish Punkin, not sweet. we can do it Sep 2017 #3
not my style at all - I am strictly a stout/porter drinker NRaleighLiberal Sep 2017 #4
No. And I say this as someone who drinks and brews a wide variety of beer. Nt Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2017 #5
No! And keep your god damn raspberries to yourself, too. longship Sep 2017 #6
Not sure where you live, but my fave is Shipyard's Pumpkinhead Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #7

FSogol

(45,488 posts)
1. I go to a Fall beer fest every year, 50 local breweries each with 2 beers to sample.
Tue Sep 26, 2017, 10:01 PM
Sep 2017

Everyone has been bringing Pumpkin beers in the last few years, but only a few really pull it off. They are usually over-spiced, hamfisted, or cloyingly sweet. There are a few goods ones, but can't remember any at the moment besides Starr Hill's Boxcar, a pumpkin porter.

longship

(40,416 posts)
6. No! And keep your god damn raspberries to yourself, too.
Tue Sep 26, 2017, 11:15 PM
Sep 2017

Fruit and beer!!!! BAH!!!

Stout and porter for me, too. Or a good Czech Pilsner or an India Pale Ale.

Yummy!!!

Docreed2003

(16,862 posts)
7. Not sure where you live, but my fave is Shipyard's Pumpkinhead
Tue Sep 26, 2017, 11:18 PM
Sep 2017

I'm not usually a fan of "themed beers" but I fell in love with Pumpkinhead the first fall I lived in New England. It's not terribly sweet and retains the spicyness one would expect from pumpkin, but if you get a pint in a pub, they will usually serve it in a pint glass with a brown sugar rim, which obviously adds a level of sweetness. Sadly, it's hard to find outside of the Northeast, unless you're going to a specialty beer shop that can order it.

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