Sip of the Week: Pumpkin Ale
It’s time to get your pumpkin on. I’m a big fan of the bright orange gourd and love making pumpkin bread, pumpkin fudge (sans marshmallow creme) and may need to try my hand at these pumpkin bars. I don’t have the patience for precision, so proper baking tends to elude me but things usually turns out pretty tasty whether that 1/3 cup of brown sugar was precisely measured or not. If you all have any favorite pumpkin recipes, please send them my way.
Now to the sip at hand, I’m enjoying a few different pumpkin brews as of late, specifically Brooklyn Brewery’s Post Road Pumpkin Ale (absolutely delicious and worth investing in a case or two, you will not be sorry) and- wait for it- Ichabod Crandall. Yes Crandall. For those of you who knew me when, ’tis my maiden name and considering that there aren’t many of us in the world especial with the “-all” spelling, I kind of had to try this. Why Ichabod Crandall you say? Apparently the owner of the brewing co. shares my name, so I partook.
Was it the best pumpkin ale ever? No. What is it tasty, fall-like and delicious? To paraphrase Robert Evans, “You’re damn right it was”. Did it give me that warm and fuzzy feeling of crisp air, cinnamon sticks, falling leaves and a college stadium roar? Absolutely. Added bonus- it’s made right here in my newfound home state of Virginia. If you read this blog, you know that VA. and I are currently engaged in a fantastic love affair- I’m a big fan of this beautiful state and the deliciousness it has to offer.
From the Devil’s Backbone Brewing Company, here’s what I got:
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Ichabod Crandall! I want some.
I love Sleepy Hollow, I love beer, I love pumpkins, and I’m a narcissist.
Sign me up!
Ha ha, you are so NOT a narcissist.
Love it!
If you’re on the hunt for pumpkin ales, I’m a big fan of the Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale. I’ve had it served with a cinnamon sugar rim, which I debuted at The Bunker this weekend. It was delish.
I love it and loved the idea with the cinnamon sugar rim- such a pretty drink! Will have to pick it up!
How have I missed this? Halloween being my birthday and all…wish I liked pumpkin better, but I dig the label. Will have to get some just for that alone