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Pumpkin season is, along with fresh hop season (and, let’s face it, Oktoberfest), my favorite beer season of the year, and I’m always excited about pumpkin beer releases. Or, in this case, cider! 2 Towns Ciderhouse announced the release of Hollow Jack, its pumpkin cider, and this year’s edition is … Continue reading
Over a month ago, Elysian Brewing Company sent out its Pumpkin Pack of its four core pumpkin beers, to accompany a virtual media tasting designed to get some press on the seasonal specialties as well as promote the brewery’s annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival (which took place at the beginning … Continue reading
This is one of the more random bits of pumpkin beer news from Elysian Brewing that came down the pipe: Elysian is going full Halloween and teaming up with Seattle’s Georgetown Morgue, billed as its premier haunted house, to offer beer delivery of its pumpkin beer variety pack in time … Continue reading
It’s been all fresh hop posts around here lately, so here’s an interlude to round up the latest pumpkin beer news and announcements that have crossed my inbox since I last posted on the subject. Beachcrest Brewing currently has two pumpkin ales on tap. Beachcrest, located in Gleneden Beach on … Continue reading
It was earlier this month when the press releases for pumpkin beers started coming out. Is August too early? With the pandemic still raging I’m going to say no, drink what makes you happy, though I hate to miss the opportunity to link to my Pumpkin Beer Manifesto from a … Continue reading
Since today’s Beer Advent Calendar post highlighted Winter Warmer from Harpoon Brewery, I decided to post the reviews of Harpoon’s fall beers the brewery recently sent me. Harpoon leaned heavily into the autumn theme with these offerings (three beers and a cider), three of which are brewed with pumpkin. (By … Continue reading
Yesterday I received fall themed beers (and a cider) from Harpoon Brewery / Mass. Bay Brewing—three of which are pumpkin, which I can’t help but admire. Here’s the PR email I got for the beers: Mass. Bay Brewing Company, the brewers of Harpoon, UFO Beer, and City Roots Cider, have released all your … Continue reading
In my latest article for The Bulletin, out last week, I revisited one of my favorite seasonal styles: pumpkin beer! It had actually been three years since I wrote about pumpkin beers for the paper, and Immersion Brewing recently released its small batch Stingy Jack which gave me an excuse … Continue reading
Several weeks back, while shopping at Trader Joe’s, I came across Howling Gourds Pumpkin Ale, released under the company’s house brand of JosephsBrau Brewing. You won’t find a website for JosephsBrau, but the beers are brewed by Gordon Biersch Brewing out of San Jose, California. To be fair, other breweries … Continue reading
Technically not “beer” but still incorporating pumpkin, 2 Towns Ciderhouse crafts a pumpkin cider each year with its Hollow Jack’d. (This is the “Pumpkin Cider Project” post in the series.) 2 Towns recently sent me two bottles of this year’s version which is always a fun one to drink. 2 … Continue reading