Pumpkin

New Belgium & Elysian Create “Kick”

New Belgium Brewing (Ft. Collins, CO) is collaborating with Elysian Brewing (Seattle, WA).  This is a pumpkin-y beer, like the soon to be collaboration just announced by Stone Brewing & The Bruery.  “Kick” is bound for the Lips Continue Reading →

Stone, Elysian, The Bruery, Pumpkins

Steve Wagner & Greg Koch published a video to the Stone Blog today about all the excitement surrounding the Stone Brewing’s recent big news.  Stone takes a few minutes to put whole $26 million dollar story in their own words. Continue Reading →

A UFO Pumpkin For Harpoon

Harpoon Brewing (Boston, MA) looks to be brewing up a pumpkin beer this year – UFO Pumpkin Ale. For those of you that don’t know, UFO= Un Filtered Offering.

Details yet to be released about pumpkin except the label Continue Reading →

CASK ALERT: 5 Seasons “Great Pumpkin”

I love Halloween &  pumpkin beers.  This cask screams both.  I’m sitting here talking with Crawford Moran @5SeasonsWest about today’s beer.  “The Great Pumpkin” makes it’s debut tonight, with a twist- a great pumpkin.

This is where it gets freaking cool. Continue Reading →

Lakefront Pumpkin Lager

Here’s another pumpkin beer to add to your drinking lineup.  Lakefront’s “Pumpkin Lager”.  Lakefront Brewing travels here from Milwaukee, WI.  Let’s get to know this beer.

History: In 1989, Lakefront Brewery owner, Russ Klisch was ready dusty brewing tome, tipping Continue Reading →

Posted in Coming Soon, Elysian Brewing, New Belgium

New Belgium & Elysian Create “Kick”

New Belgium Brewing (Ft. Collins, CO) is collaborating with Elysian Brewing (Seattle, WA).  This is a pumpkin-y beer, like the soon to be collaboration just announced by Stone Brewing & The Bruery.  “Kick” is bound for the Lips Of Faith series by NB.  The beer as the label reveals, is a funky pumpkin meets cranberry ale.  80% is an ale with pumpkin & cranberry juice.  20% is an ale aged in wooden barrels.  [Speculation: Elysian has a Dark Sour Pumpkin Ale that just appeared on RateBeer. Might have a relationship.]

We get a kick out of collaborating.  Havesting the creativity of Kim Jordan of New Belgium and Dick Cantwell of Elysian produced this ruby-hued, slightly sour, pumpkin, cranberry ale. It’s a treat that does the trick.

Style: Pumpkin Beer

Availability: 22oz bombers, draft.

8.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Elysian Brewing, Stone Brewing Co., The Bruery, Videos

Stone, Elysian, The Bruery, Pumpkins

Steve Wagner & Greg Koch published a video to the Stone Blog today about all the excitement surrounding the Stone Brewing’s recent big news.  Stone takes a few minutes to put whole $26 million dollar story in their own words.  Interestingly, there is a collaboration in the works with Stone, Elysian, & The Bruery.  It involves the new farm, pumpkins, & October.

Stone’s Upcoming Projects from stonebrew on Vimeo.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Harpoon Brewing, Uncategorized

A UFO Pumpkin For Harpoon

Harpoon Brewing (Boston, MA) looks to be brewing up a pumpkin beer this year – UFO Pumpkin Ale. For those of you that don’t know, UFO= Un Filtered Offering.

Details yet to be released about pumpkin except the label states: Ale brewed with pumpkin & spices with spices added.

SPECULATION:  Bottle & Draft, early Fall, 2011

Other UFO beers in Harpoon’s lineup include: Hefeweizen, White, Raspberry Hefeweizen, & Pale Ale

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Casks

CASK ALERT: 5 Seasons “Great Pumpkin”

I love Halloween &  pumpkin beers.  This cask screams both.  I’m sitting here talking with Crawford Moran @5SeasonsWest about today’s beer.  “The Great Pumpkin” makes it’s debut tonight, with a twist- a great pumpkin.

This is where it gets freaking cool.  This big pumpkin is gutted  and filled with cask conditioned pumpkin ale.  The pumpkin itself will be tapped, and beer poured from the pumpkin.  Always pushing the limits!  I love it.

The Great Pumpkin taps tonight @ 7:55 pm!

5 Seasons West
1000 Marietta St
Atlanta, GA 30318-0683

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases

NEW RELEASE: Jolly Pumpkin La Parcela

La Parcela No. 1 Pumpkin Ale by Jolly Pumpkin (Dexter, MI) was first brewed in 2008 and released only at the brewery.  2010 sees an expanded release for this fall seasonal.  It, like all of Jolly Pumpkin’s beers is aged in oak.  Ironically this is the brewery’s first pumpkin ale.  30 lbs of pumpkin were used per 310 gallons of beer.  The beer is also bottle conditioned.

Commercial Description:
OK, so the joke was Jolly Pumpkin  doesn’t brew a pumpkin beer.  Well, now we do.  Just this one.  Packed with real pumpkins, hints of spice, and a gentle kiss of cacao to liven the soul.  An everyday easy way to fill your squashy quotient.  Guess now folks will have to find something else to joke about…

Style: Pumpkin Ale

Taste Expectations: Flavors of pumpkin & cinnamon.  Subtle notes of oak, cacao, & wild yeast funk.  (Good stuff) Slightly sour & tart.

Food Pairings: Pumpkin pie, chocolate, desserts.

Availability: 22oz bottles. Capped. Bottle conditioned. 1/6 barrel draft offerings.

5.9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Lakefront Brewing, Seasonal Return

Lakefront Pumpkin Lager

Here’s another pumpkin beer to add to your drinking lineup.  Lakefront’s “Pumpkin Lager”.  Lakefront Brewing travels here from Milwaukee, WI.  Let’s get to know this beer.

History: In 1989, Lakefront Brewery owner, Russ Klisch was ready dusty brewing tome, tipping one of our fine lagers and came across a beer recipe that Thomas Jefferson had brewed with pumpkin at his home in Monticello.

Taste Expectations: Pours a light orange with an off-white head.  Flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves meld well with a slightly sweet background that actually does taste a bit like pumpkin.  Caramel and munich malts reinforce this beer’s mouthfeel and lend to the malty sweetness.

Availability: 12oz/6pks. No Draft.  Seasonal offering.

6% ABV

Fun Fact: This beer is a lager – while most pumpkin beers are ales.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Casks, Heavy Seas

CASK ALERT: Heavy Seas Great Pumpkin

Tapping Friday, 6pm at The Fred Bar is Heavy Seas “Great Pumpkin”!

Beer Bio:
The secret is in the 2.5 pounds of spice per barrel for this fall brew. We add the pumpkin during the mash at precisely the right time to create just the perfect balance of malt, hops, pumpkin and spice.

Taste Expectations: Lot’s of pumpkin flavor, followed by spices.  Cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, allspice.  Smells sweet, and has sweet notes in the brew.  Slight alcohol in finish.

Availability: 22 oz Bombers. Draft.  500 cases total produced. Less than 100 kegs available.  Seasonal.

8.5% ABV
25 IBU’s

The Fred Bar – 10/1/10, 6 pm
5600 Roswell Rd
Atlanta, GA 30342

by Reid Ramsay