Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant will be debuting The Great Imperial Pumpkin Ale on September 23rd.
From Iron Hill:
The Great Imperial Pumpkin Ale was brewed with more than 200 pounds of Crookneck pumpkins from Lancaster, PA, as well as pumpkin pie Continue Reading →
Cigar City Brewing’s Good Gourd is being bottled today, heading for distributors tomorrow. Gourd is an imperial pumpkin beer. To celebrate the 2011 release, a rum aged edition of Good Gourd taps this Friday at the tap room.
Shock Top’s new seasonal collection is upon us. The first release is Shock Top Pumpkin. From the sales sheet; Shock Top Pumpkin Wheat is a traditional Belgian-style wheat ale brewed with ripe pumpkins and a variety of autumnal spices, including nutmeg, Continue Reading →
Seems like 2011 is the year for pumpkin ales. Sam Adams already has a pumpkin beer in their lineup, launched last year and available seasonally in their harvest pack. Sammy looks to be adding an imperial pumpkin offering – “Double Continue Reading →
Joining Tilted Smile Pilsner, Cockeyed Cooper, Labyrinth, and Detour is Oak Jacked from Uinta Brewing. Jacked is a pumpkin ale aged on wood.
Jacked is brewed with fresh pumpkin and fall spices and has been aging in Oak barrels for 6 months. The oak barrels add subtle nuances of toasted vanilla and bourbon notes. With an ABV of 10.31% (a play on the date of Halloween), Jacked is a big, unique pumpkin ale.
Continuing with the spirit of the Crooked Line, Utah artist Trent Call was commissioned to design the Jacked label. Each bottle is a work of art.
Pop the cork and pair Oak Jacked with flavors of the season!
Style: Pumpkin Ale (oak aged)
Taste Expections: See above
Availability: 750ml bottles, corked & caged. Limited to 850 cases
Iron Hill Debuts Great Imperial Pumpkin. Beagle Not Included.
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant will be debuting The Great Imperial Pumpkin Ale on September 23rd.
From Iron Hill:
The Great Imperial Pumpkin Ale was brewed with more than 200 pounds of Crookneck pumpkins from Lancaster, PA, as well as pumpkin pie spices, molasses and Belgian candi sugar, giving it a rich flavor and heady aroma, evocative of all things fall.
“We think of this beer as a big brother to our popular Pumpkin Ale,” says Iron Hill Director of Brewing Operations, Mark Edelson. “It’s fuller bodied and more intensely flavorful — perfect for drinking on its own on a crisp autumn afternoon or pairing with the season’s heartier dishes.”
The Great Imperial Pumpkin Ale will feature a custom-designed label from local artist Jeff Schaller. Note the Peanuts theme. Schaller also does the wall murals at the various Iron Hill locations.
Style: Pumpkin Ale
Availability: 750ml Bottles, Corked & Caged. All 8 Iron Hill locations.
Cigar City Brewing’s Good Gourd is being bottled today, heading for distributors tomorrow. Gourd is an imperial pumpkin beer. To celebrate the 2011 release, a rum aged edition of Good Gourd taps this Friday at the tap room.
This high gravity gob of gourd-y goodness incorporates pumpkin in the mashing process and then gets wicked with the spices including Ceylon cinnamon, Jamaican all spice, Zanzibar cloves and nutmeg.
Dogfish Head’s Punkin Ale is on the way. Another wildly popular pumpkin beer returns for a new season. First released in 1994.
A full-bodied brown ale with smooth hints of pumpkin and brown sugar. We brew our Punkin Ale with pumpkin meat, organic brown sugar and spices. This is the perfect beer to warm-up with, as the season cools.
The beer is named for the famous “Punkin Chunkin” that takes place on Thanksgiving night. Basically, it’s how far can you shoot a pumpkin. Engineering at it’s finest. Check the video below.
New Belgium Brewing’s newest beers – Kick and Clutch arrive in August. They are collaborations with Elysian Brewing.
Press Release
Ft. Collins, CO, — New Belgium Brewing today announced two new releases in its Lips of Faith series, “Kick” and “Clutch.” Both are collaboration beers suitably named in honor of their collaborative counterparts and each offers something fine and rare in the Lips of Faith tradition.
Lips of Faith beers are New Belgium’s more esoteric creations, delivering palate-elevating brews that are only available for a limited time.
New Belgium’s Founder and CEO, Kim Jordan, and Seattle-based Elysian Brewing Founder and Head Brewer, Dick Cantwell, are in cahoots again with Kick, a ruby-hued, slightly sour ale. The rich and tart pumpkin cranberry ale is blended with wood-aged beer to deliver a uniquely complex harvest season sour. Kick’s ABV is 8.5%. Elysian and New Belgium have a history of celebrated creations with past “collabeerations,” including eight beers in the Trip Series.
Clutch is the result of synchronicity with the Maryland-based hard rock band with the same name. The sour stout has a pronounced bass line of dark chocolate, coffee and black malts that bridge the sourness of the dark wood ale for a fluid riff. Clutch’s ABV is 9%.
“Clutch is one of my favorite bands and this collaboration derives from the perfect storm of random happenings,” said New Belgium brewer Eric Salazar. “The band made a stop in Ft. Collins to tour our brewery, but we were closed. That day, I happened to run into them at a Ft. Collins restaurant and we started talking. I offered them a tour and the next thing you know, we’ve produced a soulful beer together.”
Kick and Clutch are available August through October. Pricing varies by market.
To find New Belgium beers in your area, you can use the New Belgium Libation Location tool: www.newbelgium.com/beer.aspx. You can also follow New Belgium on Facebook at www.facebook.com/newbelgium.
About New Belgium Brewing Company
New Belgium Brewing Company, makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of Belgian-inspired beers, began operations in a tiny Fort Collins basement in 1991. Today, the third largest craft brewer in the U.S., New Belgium produces seven year-round beers; Fat Tire Amber Ale, Sunshine Wheat, Blue Paddle Pilsner, 1554 Black Ale, Abbey, Mothership Wit and Trippel, as well as a host of seasonal releases. In addition to producing world-class beers, New Belgium takes pride in being a responsible corporate role model with progressive programs such as employee ownership, open book management and a commitment to environmental stewardship. For more information, visit www.newbelgium.com.
Shock Top’s new seasonal collection is upon us. The first release is Shock Top Pumpkin. From the sales sheet; Shock Top Pumpkin Wheat is a traditional Belgian-style wheat ale brewed with ripe pumpkins and a variety of autumnal spices, including nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves, for a refreshingly smooth beer that fully captures all the flavors of fall.
Label:
Belgian-style wheat ale brewed with ripe pumpkins, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves. Pour down side of glass until 1/2 inch is left in bottle. Swirl and pour remaining beer to properly blend spices and release the aroma and flavor. Enjoy!
Style: Witbier, with pumpkin Availability: 120z/6pks,Draft. Arrival: Estimated August, 2011.
Seems like 2011 is the year for pumpkin ales. Sam Adams already has a pumpkin beer in their lineup, launched last year and available seasonally in their harvest pack. Sammy looks to be adding an imperial pumpkin offering – “Double Pumpkin” in draft approval only at the moment.
