Projo Beer Blog

October 2005 Archives

Thanks to the advice of Joe A. and Chris, I sampled Dogfish Head's Punkin Ale and Post Road's Pumpkin Ale. I would suggest giving both a try if you like pumpkin ale with your pumpkin pie or even your pizza pie.

>> Continue reading: More searching in the pumpkin patch

Sing it with me, to the tune of Rudolph: "They wouldn't let poor Eli, join in any drinking games!"

Pumpkin ale?
I like pumpkin pie, pumpkin seeds, and I'm a big fan of The Great Pumpkin, but the thought of pumpkin beer made me skeptical until my brother-in-law, Jay, told me of a pleasant experience he'd recently had with a pumpkin beer.

>> Continue reading: Searching for the great pumpkin ale

Three people have eyed the bottle on my desk today very suspiciously, with one even asking whether I had taken up drinking at work.

Nay. But when buying lunch today, the Stewart's Fountain Classic Root Beer, was looking like a mighty tasty non-caffeine balance to the large Dunkin Donuts Turbo Ice and subsequent Starbucks coffee I'd imbibed this morning.

Granted, I probably need a six pack to offset that much caffeine, but it was a start. And to my delight, the root beer was as tasty as anticipated -- neither too sweet, nor too fizzy.