Review: Samuel Adams 20 Pounds of Pumpkin
Samuel Adams 20 Pounds of Pumpkin is a new seasonal pumpkin ale. Samuel Adams has a long history of crafting pumpkin ales and this years lineup also includes Fat Jack Pumpkin Ale, and Harvest Pumpkin Ale. Pumpkin Batch no longer appears on their web site, so it may not be available this year. Most pumpkin beers contain as much real pumpkin as a bottle of Bud Light. If you read their labels you will find they are Pumpkin Spice flavored. As the name implies, 20 Pounds of Pumpkin is brewed with 20 pounds of pumpkin in each barrel. This compares to the 11 pounds Samuel Adams uses to craft their Harvest Pumpkin Ale. Spices including ginger, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg are included in the brewing process. Read more 
Review: Elysian Night Owl Pumpkin Ale
Elysian Night Owl Pumpkin Ale was introduced in 2002. It is one of four pumpkin flavored beers the Elysian Brewery crafts in Seattle Washington. The other three beers include Punkuccino Coffee Pumpkin Ale, Great Pumpkin Imperial Pumpkin Ale, and Dark O The Moon Pumpkin Stout. If you have any doubt they take their pumpkin beer seriously, you have obviously not been to their annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival. This year the festival is on October 8th, and there will be over 80 unique pumpkin beers brewed from across the country. Night Owl Pumpkin Ale is a pumpkin ale that has scored high on many top ten pumpkin beer lists for years, but it has never been available in my market. The Elysian Brewery was acquired by Anhueser-Busch Inbev January 2015, and say what you will about the big breweries buying up the craft breweries, I am finally able to find this beer at my local liquor store. I believe pumpkin flavored beers have more of a tendency of changing their recipe or ABV, than any type of beer. Night Owl Pumpkin Ale is no exception, as previous years reviews post the ABV at 5.9. This years bottle lists a 6.7 ABV. Night Owl Pumpkin Ale is brewed with 7 1/2 pounds of pumpkin per barrel with roasted and raw pumpkin seeds included in the mash. It is also spiced with ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice. Read more
Review: OFallon Vanilla Pumpkin Beer
OFallon Vanilla Pumpkin Beer was just released. It joins a pumpkin beer lineup that already includes OFallon Imperial Pumpkin, and OFallon Pumpkin Beer. Each is brewed at their 40,000 square foot brewery in Maryland Heights Missouri. Last year OFallon Pumpkin Beer was one of my favorite pumpkin flavored beers. OFallon Vanilla Pumpkin is sold in 6 packs of 12 ounce bottles and is also featured in their Pumpkin Pack variety 12 pack. If you don’t think three pumpkin flavored beers is enough for one brewery to craft you will be happy to learn this twelve pack includes three bottles each of OFallon Vanilla Pumpkin, Pumpkin Peach, Apple Cinnamon Pumpkin, and Jack O Latte, their Pumpkin Cream Beer. Read more
Review: Point Pumpkin Peach Ale
Point Pumpkin Peach Ale is one of four Limited Edition Harvest Craft creations brewed by the Stevens Point Brewery. This brewery has developed an impressive lineup of fruit flavored beers and it also brews the very tasty Cider Boys line of hard ciders. The other three Harvest Craft flavors include Cranberry Wheat Ale, Squash Ale, and Blood Orange Ale. Point Pumpkin Peach Ale is brewed with fresh peach juice and real plump pumpkin. Read more
Review: Punk In Drublic
Punk In Drublic is one of 7 Crown Series beers brewed at the Coronado Brewing Company that join their 6 Core, and 3 Coronado Collection beers. The name is borrowed from the fifth studio album from the punk rock band NOFX. This seasonal beer is available on draft and in 22 ounce bottles. It is brewed with brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and pumpkin. Weighing in at 8%, Punk In Drublic is an Imperial Pumpkin Ale. Read more
Review: Sea Dog Pumpkin Ale
Sea Dog Pumpkin Ale is one of 14 beers they brew and bottle in Maine. The Sea Dog Brewery was founded in 1993 on the coast of Maine. They currently brew beer in Maine, New Hampshire, and Florida. Sea Dog is named after Barney a Great Pyrenees who loved boating and his image is included on each bottle of their beer. Sea Dog Pumpkin is brewed with cinnamon and nutmeg flavor. Read more
Review: Samuel Adams Harvest Pumpkin Ale
Samuel Adams Harvest Pumpkin Ale was introduced in 2010. It is crafted with Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg, Allspice and 11 pounds of real pumpkin per barrel. Pumpkin Harvest is sold in their Fall Seasonal 12 packs with three bottles each of Boston Lager, Octoberfest, Hoppy Red, and Pumpkin Harvest. Read more
Review: Magic Hat Wilhelm Scream Pumpkin Ale
Magic Hat Wilhelm Scream Pumpkin Ale was introduced in 2014. It is one of 4 seasonal beers crafted by Magic Hat in South Burlington Vermont. They also brew 5 year round beers. It is named after the iconic scream sound effect used in over 200 movies. Wilhelm Scream is brewed with pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice. Read more
Review: Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale
Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale was first introduced on draft in 1996 and in bottles in 2002. While the beer has been around for awhile, the formula has changed over the years. Last year this beer was brewed at 5.1% ABV. This years version is 4.5%. Pumpkinhead is one of seven seasonal beers that along with 8 year round and 8 specialty beers are brewed in Portland Maine. They also brew 9% ABV Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin Ale, which is sold in 22 ounce bottles. Very little flavoring information is available. The bottle states this is an ale with natural flavor added. Read more
Review: Samuel Adams Pumpkin Batch Ale
Samuel Adams Pumpkin Batch Ale is one of three pumpkin ales crafted by Sam Adams. The others are Harvest Pumpkin Ale, and Fat Jack Double Pumpkin. It is brewed with real pumpkin, Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg, and Allspice. Pumpkin Batch is one of eight Seasonal Beers crafted by Samuel Adams, and one of over 80 different beers they craft each year. Read more