Saturday, October 8, 2011

A Fall Beer Showdown...of questionably epic proportion

The other day I was thinking to myself that I could really go for a beer.  It’s Tepper, happens all the time.  Whilst pondering which beer I would choose to bless me with its alcoholic bounty a thought struck me:  “It’s cold.”  Which can only mean the end of summer is near...or we live in Pittsburgh.  But whatever.  More importantly, it meant that it’s now the time of year again for one of my favorite things:  Pumpkin Beer.  Now I know many of you are thinking, “But there are so many! Which one do I drink?”  Well, have I got news for you.  A beer showdown of epic pumpkiny proportion.  Over the next three weeks I will drink all of these beers and report back my findings and forgettings.  All for your benefit.  You’re welcome, everyone.

The competitors:

Dogfish Head - Punkin Ale—7% ABV
Southern Tier - Pumking—8.6% ABV
Weyerbacher - Imperial Pumpkin—8% ABV
Shipyard - Pumpkinhead Ale—5.1% ABV
Buffalo Bill's - Pumpkin Ale—5.2% ABV
Coors - Blue Moon Pumpkin—5.7% ABV
Shipyard - Smashed Pumpkin—9% ABV
Sam Adams - Harvest Pumpkin—5.7% ABV


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