Seasonal Return

SEASONAL RETURN: Post Road Pumpkin

You wouldn’t know it immediately by the label, but Post Road Pumpkin is brewed by Brooklyn Brewing Company (Brooklyn, New York).  Post Road Pumpkin is the latest in pumpkin beers to hit shelves for the season.

Commerical Description:

Early American Colonialists, seeking Continue Reading →

SEASONAL RETURN: Smuttynose Pumpkin

Arriving from it’s home in Portsmouth, New Hampshire it’s the brewery’s newest seasonal – Smuttynose Pumpkin.  According to their press release, it was contract brewed by Matt Brewing Company (brewers of Saranac beers, Utica, New York.) While the packaging has Continue Reading →

SEASONAL RETURN: Rogue Maierfest

Another fall lager for ya!  Rogue Maierfest makes it’s seasonal return from Newport, Oregon.  Maierfest derives it’s name from Rogue brewmaster John Maier.  He writes –

“Over the years, the traditional Oktoberfest style from the major Munich breweries has lost a Continue Reading →

SEASONAL RETURN: Shipyard Pumpkinhead

It’s the time of the season where summer beers are still in full fashion and fall ales start to make their fall appearance.  The first pumpkin beer of the season – Shipyard’s Pumpkinhead is now on shelves.  Pumpkinhead was first Continue Reading →

Sweetwater Motorboat Returns!

Sweetwater’s Motorboat, part of the breweries seasonal “Catch & Release” series is back.  Motorboat is an ESB or Extra Special Bitter.  An ESB is a fairly broad English term for a hoppy pale ale.   A pale ale with variations. Hops Continue Reading →

SEASONAL RETURN: Lagunitas Lucky 13

Lagunitas Brewing’s 13th anniversary was a big hit when it was first brewed.  Now it is brewed once a year in June.  Lucky 13 is a red ale, with a big hop palette.

Ingredients –

Hops – Amarillo

Malts – Dark malts, Marris Continue Reading →