This Ain’t Your Grandma’s Pumpkin Pie

19Nov/104

This Ain’t Your Grandma’s Pumpkin Pie

11. Schlafly's Pumpkin Ale. I've never been a beer drinker. Never really liked the taste of it. I mean, why drink a beer when a Cabernet Sauvignon tastes so delicious? Well, now I have seen the light, and boy have I been missing out. I think my problem with beer is that I have expensive tastes. I don't mean to, I just do. So when I tried a Michelob Ultra, or a Bud light, it just did nothing for me. And then this past summer sitting at a Braves game, I don't really know why, but I ordered a Blue Moon with an orange, and it was like the clouds rolled back the the heavenly choir sang. Needless to say, I've liked beer ever since.

So I say all that to say this, I bought this Schlafly Pumpkin Ale a few weeks ago, and now I'm addicted. But I must warn you, it's kind of hard to drink more than two at a time. It's like desert, deep and rich, and cinnamon-y, and nutmeg-y. Kind of like real pumpkin pie except better, and not so sweet. In Tennessee you can only buy it at the liquor store because the alcohol content is higher, and in Jackson, you can only get them at one liquor store, so the owner laughs at me every time I come in. He only ordered 30 six-packs, and I think I've bought half of them. If you get a chance, try one with your meal this Thanksgiving. You won't regret it.

Cross-posted at Johanna Hopes.

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Dan Collins
November 19th, 2010 - 16:31

Agree that it is delicious stuff. Have you tried Otter Creek’s Alpine(paradoxically) Black IPA? Very wine-like, not too heavy. You might like it.

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Bob Reed
November 19th, 2010 - 16:46

Seconded, er, thirded! I haven’t had the particular brand you mentioned here, but have enjoyed some local Long Island variations of it. As you mention, it has some lovely spices and is reminiscent of pumpkin pie.

Our only disagreement would be on it’s “heaviness”; but being a Guinness man, well, everything else seems like light beer!

All the best.

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Johanna
November 19th, 2010 - 17:05

Bob, being a new beer drinker, I haven’t been brave enough to try Guinness yet. I’ll get there.
And Dan, I’ve tried an IPA before and really liked it, so I’ll look for the kind you mention.

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snaqwells
November 19th, 2010 - 18:00

I’ll have to see if they have it locally. I’m like you, there aren’t many beers that I like. Socially, I’ll drink Bud Light because I can tolerate it.
My favorite is an import that I can only find at a local restaurant that costs too much; Wiehenstephaner. Perhaps the smoothest Lager I’ve ever had.
Domestically, this past summer I fell in love with Leinenkugels while in Wisconsin for some secret-squirrel training.
The Pumpkin Ale would be perfect for Mrs. Snaqwells, it seems.

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