Day 299 / October 26, 2011
New Holland Brewing Company / Holland, MI
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It’s the Great Pumpkin Beer
Run, Charlie Brown!
When I was a young kid, I didn’t think I liked pumpkin pie. I mean, gross, right? The only thing I liked about pumpkins was
scooping all the insides out at Halloween and carving a jack’o’lantern. And who’d want to each something made with
all that gunk?
But then, one Thanksgiving at Grandma’s house, I was a brave little boy
and I tried a bite of pumpkin pie… and it was pretty good! And now I’m a fan of most things
pumpkin. My sister-in-law makes a great
pumpkin torte. My wife’s pumpkin
cheesecake with a ginger snap crust is awesome.
And you know what else is good? Take
a regular slice of pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and then drizzle a little
real maple syrup (not Log Cabin) over the top.
But pumpkin soup? Not so much.
And pumpkin beer? Honestly, I haven’t
been the biggest fan. I’ve had a couple
over the years, and I wasn’t too impressed.
But it’s been a while, so I’m willing to try a few, for the benefit of
the blog.
We’ll start off with New Holland’s Ichabod Pumpkin Ale. This beer was a nice copper color, but I didn’t
really taste or smell any noticeable pumpkin or spices. Furthermore, I thought the taste was actually
kind of dry and astringent. So it wasn’t really the pumpkin taste that made me
dislike this beer, it was somewhat a lack of taste overall.
drank this tuesday night. I liked it....its not as good as the dogfish head or the southern tier, but then again, what is....it's fun trying the different pumpkin offerings...but I'll be happy when i can go back to my stand by IPA's...but first i guess i got to get through the other holiday beers coming up
ReplyDeleteI am not a pumpkin beer fan. I will usually try a couple, but they're not usually something care to spend anybquality time with. It will be interesting to see if you find anything to change my mind. For what its worth, a friend has been raving about Schlafly pumpkin, but I have not found any to try.
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