A different kind of Pumpkin Beer thread

Discussion in 'Great Lakes' started by loki993, Aug 20, 2012.

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  1. loki993

    loki993 Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2009 Michigan

    It seems to be the time of year where there is thread after thread talking about the best pumpkin or octoberfest beer. Yes here is another one, but this is different. I want Michigan and maybe Ohio local only. So no Pumpking or Punkin or anything like that. We have enough threads about those anyway. Lets see what we can get from out locals....

    So who all has a Pumpkin beer and which one is the best?

    I've had Ichabod and though it was ok, not a ton of pumpkin flavor though from what I remember, its been a couple years. La Parcela No1

    I also had the Jolly Pumpkin La Parcela No1 last year. That was good, but the same thing didn't get a whole ton of pumpkin and tasted a lot like every other JP beer I've had. Not that that's a bad thing.

    Screaming pumpkin, Never had it, should be gone as that was the now defunct MBC correct?

    How about tap/growler only? I did a little searching and maybe Bastone has one? Dragonmead? I can never seen to find a current taplist for Bastogne though.
     
    #1 loki993, Aug 20, 2012
  2. Nachos4two

    Nachos4two Pooh-Bah (1,944) Nov 26, 2011 Illinois
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    Just had a Southern Tier's Pumking last night, and I must say it is by far my favorite pumpkin tasting beer.
     
    #2 Nachos4two, Aug 20, 2012
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  3. BB1313

    BB1313 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,290) Jul 16, 2009 Ohio
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    Fat Head's Pumpkin Chucker Chocolate Stout and Spooky Tooth Imperial Pumpkin Ale are great (on-tap/growler)

    Hoppin' Frog Frog's Hollow Double Pumpkin is pretty good (bottled)
     
    #3 BB1313, Aug 20, 2012
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  4. loki993

    loki993 Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2009 Michigan

    That Pumpkin Chucker sounds good. I may have to make a trip down for the Hoppin frog this year....well see...
     
    #4 loki993, Aug 20, 2012
  5. trbergman

    trbergman Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2006 England

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  6. loki993

    loki993 Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2009 Michigan

    I figured id probably give it another shot anyway. I know palates change all the time. It wasn't a bad beer at all, I just didn't get a lot of pumpkin from it thats all.
     
    #6 loki993, Aug 20, 2012
  7. HurricaneDitka

    HurricaneDitka Initiate (0) Dec 25, 2011 Michigan

    Liberty Street Punkin Pie is pretty damn good.
     
    #7 HurricaneDitka, Aug 20, 2012
  8. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    Arcadia's Jawjacker Ale is on store shelves now. It never gets any love on this site, but I put it into an average category. I haven't tried this year's batch yet to see if maybe the new head brewer at Arcadia has tweaked it.
     
    #8 PapaGoose03, Aug 20, 2012
  9. Justin_Neff

    Justin_Neff Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2012 Ohio

    HF is doing a Barrel Aged Frog's Hollow. I'm pretty excited to get my hands on that one.
     
    #9 Justin_Neff, Aug 20, 2012
  10. Bay01

    Bay01 Initiate (0) Nov 19, 2008 Illinois


    Do you know if that one is getting distro?
     
    #10 Bay01, Aug 20, 2012
  11. LOCAL

    LOCAL Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2006 New Hampshire

    I find pumpkin beer to be nasty and most oktoberdfests to be boring.
     
    #11 LOCAL, Aug 20, 2012
  12. jjjones

    jjjones Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2011 Kentucky

    Does Bruery bourbon-barrel Autumn maple make it to Chicago/Milwaukee?
     
    #12 jjjones, Aug 21, 2012
  13. loki993

    loki993 Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2009 Michigan

    I may have to check that out, I was on their site looking but I didn't see anything yet. I need to get over there. It looks like they have some good beers.
     
    #13 loki993, Aug 21, 2012
  14. lftwng4

    lftwng4 Zealot (521) Oct 12, 2007 Ohio

    Maumee Bay Brewing(Toledo) makes a pretty good pumpkin ale. A buddy of mine thinks it's the best one he's tasted, I tend to agree. Not too much of anything, nicely balanced.
     
    #14 lftwng4, Aug 21, 2012
  15. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    Another one that I forgot about is Jolly Pumpkin's Old Mission Peninsula location. I was there during the Fall of 2010 and they had one on tap, so I'll assume they brew it every year. It's not the regular JP pumpkin ale (La Parcela?) but one that is brewed on site there and served only at the pub. It's the best pumpkin ale that I've ever had, hands down.
     
    #15 PapaGoose03, Aug 21, 2012
  16. beergod1

    beergod1 Savant (1,123) May 2, 2009 Ohio
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    Well...I'm going to throw in Erie PA...Its Real close to Ohio, So...lavery Stingy Jack is a great one. And Voodoo brewery had a Headless Horseman Last year that was Amazing. But none this year, I hope Matt is using the extra space for His Black Magick ! ! !
     
    #16 beergod1, Aug 21, 2012
  17. loki993

    loki993 Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2009 Michigan

    Hmm, I wonder if they do it at the Ann Arbor location too. Thing is I can never find a tap list for any of their locations, so it makes it hard to go for something specific unless their having some kind of an event.
     
    #17 loki993, Aug 22, 2012
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