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[Bahku]

Shipyard Pumpkinhead is readily available in pretty much every liquor store in Metrowest MA, for what it's worth.

Year-round? Completely contrary to what I've been told ... by the distributor, no less.

Live and learn, guess I'll not take his advice again.

[crownsy]

Got my first dog fish head Punks of the season great beer when in season.

Also tried the left hand brewery's Nitro milk stout...not as impressed as I have been with other Left hand offerings. It's not a bad stout, just kinda...there.

I expect more outta Left hand.

[CDawg834]

Shipyard Pumpkinhead is readily available in pretty much every liquor store in Metrowest MA, for what it's worth.

Year-round? Completely contrary to what I've been told ... by the distributor, no less.

Live and learn, guess I'll not take his advice again.

Sorry, didn't realize you meant year round...thought we were talking seasonal only.  Yeah outside fall beer season you're not gonna find it down here.  Sorry bout that!

[Donoghus]

Got my first dog fish head Punks of the season great beer when in season.
Also tried the left hand brewery's Nitro milk stout...not as impressed as I have been with other Left hand offerings. It's not a bad stout, just kinda...there.

I expect more outta Left hand.

So good.  Liquor stores are pretty much out of the stuff already out here.  Bar I went to last night said they sold their last Punkin Ales a couple of nights ago.  Major bummer although I have 2 four packs sitting on my counter at home waiting for the right time to get toss them in the fridge.  Also stocked up on Pumpking this fall.

[Lucky17]

Going here after work tonight:

http://www.belmont-station.com/

NEXT EVENT: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 FROM 5-8PM
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 5-8PM PUMPKIN PARTY AND BOTTLE TASTING.

Gorge yourself with gourds and celebrate Autumn with us at the Pumpkin Party.  We will tap an array of pumpkin selections, including Uinta Punk'n, Southern Tier Pumking, Elysian Imperial Great Pumpkin & Blight Pumpkin Ale (the 9th beer of the Apocalypse series)!  Curious about what you haven't tried? We'll also have a free tasting in the bottle shop, including Southern Tier Pumking, Shipyard Pumpkinhead & Smashed Pumpkin, Wasatch, Blue Moon Harvest, Uinta Punk'n, Epic/DC Brau Imperial Pumpkin Porter, Dogfish Head Punkin, and Buffalo Bills Original Ale, plus Ace and Woodchuck Pumpkin Ciders! Wow, that's a lot of Pumpkin! Dogfish Head Punkin is very limited this year, so we will start selling it at 5PM today and limit it to two per person.

Sounds like I absolutely need to try the Wasatch, So Tier, Shipyard, and Dogfish Head selections. Any other recommendations?

[Donoghus]

Going here after work tonight:

http://www.belmont-station.com/

NEXT EVENT: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 FROM 5-8PM
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 5-8PM PUMPKIN PARTY AND BOTTLE TASTING.

Gorge yourself with gourds and celebrate Autumn with us at the Pumpkin Party.  We will tap an array of pumpkin selections, including Uinta Punk'n, Southern Tier Pumking, Elysian Imperial Great Pumpkin & Blight Pumpkin Ale (the 9th beer of the Apocalypse series)!  Curious about what you haven't tried? We'll also have a free tasting in the bottle shop, including Southern Tier Pumking, Shipyard Pumpkinhead & Smashed Pumpkin, Wasatch, Blue Moon Harvest, Uinta Punk'n, Epic/DC Brau Imperial Pumpkin Porter, Dogfish Head Punkin, and Buffalo Bills Original Ale, plus Ace and Woodchuck Pumpkin Ciders! Wow, that's a lot of Pumpkin! Dogfish Head Punkin is very limited this year, so we will start selling it at 5PM today and limit it to two per person.

Sounds like I absolutely need to try the Wasatch, So Tier, Shipyard, and Dogfish Head selections. Any other recommendations?

Sounds like an awesome event. 

I'd be interested to hear how the Elysian Imperial Pumpkin tastes.  I don't what an Apocalypes Series of beers entails but its gotta be interesting.

[Kwhit10]

Going here after work tonight:

http://www.belmont-station.com/

NEXT EVENT: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 FROM 5-8PM
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 5-8PM PUMPKIN PARTY AND BOTTLE TASTING.

Gorge yourself with gourds and celebrate Autumn with us at the Pumpkin Party.  We will tap an array of pumpkin selections, including Uinta Punk'n, Southern Tier Pumking, Elysian Imperial Great Pumpkin & Blight Pumpkin Ale (the 9th beer of the Apocalypse series)!  Curious about what you haven't tried? We'll also have a free tasting in the bottle shop, including Southern Tier Pumking, Shipyard Pumpkinhead & Smashed Pumpkin, Wasatch, Blue Moon Harvest, Uinta Punk'n, Epic/DC Brau Imperial Pumpkin Porter, Dogfish Head Punkin, and Buffalo Bills Original Ale, plus Ace and Woodchuck Pumpkin Ciders! Wow, that's a lot of Pumpkin! Dogfish Head Punkin is very limited this year, so we will start selling it at 5PM today and limit it to two per person.

Sounds like I absolutely need to try the Wasatch, So Tier, Shipyard, and Dogfish Head selections. Any other recommendations?

For shipyard the smashing pumpkin is their premium pumpkin beer. If they have Saranac I'd recommend trying that one, or the Cambridge brewing company if they are there. Those are two of my favorite pumpkin beers.

[Redz]

I just  wrote a really good review on a few Dogfish Head beers then my browser froze up  .

Short version:  Theobroma: love it

World Wide Stout: over the top stoutness...take small sips!

90 Minute IPA:  perfect IPA

[Eja117]

There is no beer strong enough for this debate. I'm getting out the Jameson Whisky

[Redz]

There is no beer strong enough for this debate. I'm getting out the Jameson Whisky

In my review that got zapped, I mentioned that a pint of the Dogfish Head Theobroma is making the debate doable.

[fairweatherfan]

There is no beer strong enough for this debate. I'm getting out the Jameson Whisky

In my review that got zapped, I mentioned that a pint of the Dogfish Head Theobroma is making the debate doable.

Awesome, like Theobroma, love WWStout.  And there's a Palo Santo Marron in my fridge that's starting to call my name...

[Eja117]

So if I get a large beer mug...and I fill the mug with the whiskey like soooo...

[Eja117]

Wow. I just found a cure for the next 4 years.

[thirstyboots18]

There is no beer strong enough for this debate. I'm getting out the Jameson Whisky

In my review that got zapped, I mentioned that a pint of the Dogfish Head Theobroma is making the debate doable.

I don't even drink beer much, and that makes me wish I had one,  .  If it can do that, it must be great!

[Lucky17]

Well, that was fun.

Started with Southern Tier. Probably not a wise move, since it provided a skewed baseline for comparison. My immediate reaction: it's what Willy Wonka would brew. Whimsical, but still really well executed.

Elysian had four brews to sample. Dark of the Moon was their pumpkin stout, with hints of cinnamon, quite nice. Blight (the Beer of the Apocalypse) is a pumpkin ale also brewed with cinnamon; I found it a little malty for my taste, like a warmer. I did like their imperial, Great Pumpkin, and their Night Owl, both of which were brewed with pumpkin seeds, which added a nice roastiness to them. They were all pretty good.

Epic Brewing did a really nice pumpkin porter. Tried the Wasatch, which I did like, even though it was an amber. The Shipyard Pumpkinhead and the Smashed Pumpkin were OK, too, but only just.

I was getting restless/hungry by this point, so I left before trying them all (skipped on Uinta, Bill's, Brew Moon, and some pumpkin ciders). Last one I tried was the Dogfish Head, which actually left me a little wanting. Perhaps I had unreasonable expectations. I did think it had good balance, but maybe not as much pumpkin-ness compared to some of the others.

Bought a bomber of the Southern Tier on my way out. Might save that for later in the season; I may go back to drink the Pumpking while it's still on tap this week (and beyond?).