SlyFox Pikeland Pils

First from the beer swap. Not a fan of this one. I have a feeling that pilsners are not my thing.

Office Beer Swap

We had an beer swap after work today at the office. About 20 people brought a case of beer. Every body got one of each beer then the rest were picked in a couple rounds and you could trade as well. Good fun a a good variety pack was the result.

New Holland Brewing's Ichabod pumpkin ale...

Tasted Before?: Yes. First tasted in  2010

Design: A very well done headless horseman..

Color: Good color < That helps a lot, eh?

Pumpkin Taste: Just a little.

Pumpkin Smell: eh, nah.

Overall: I think, this is one you would call Hoppy.

Buy again? Not if I was looking for a Pumpkin beer and had other choices but it is still a good beer.

Fegley's Brewworks Devious Imperial Pumpkin

Tasted Before?: Yes. First tasted in  2010 but in a larger bottle.

Design: Great label that is very descriptive of this brew; pumpkin (pie) in a bottle.

Color: Looks like dark pumpkin pie.

Pumpkin Taste: My god... yes.

Pumpkin Smell: Yes

Overall: Great, I was happy to find this in the smaller bottle and hope to find the big bottles as well.

Buy again? Yes! This is one to search out and choose, if you see it don't pass it up.

Shipyard's Pumpkinhead

 Tasted Before?: First time.

Design: Scary, headless horseman design.

Color: You can see it in the picture, very lite.

Pumpkin Taste: Just a hint.

Pumpkin Smell: Just a hint

Overall: Another carbonated brew. Not what I am looking for.

Buy again? No.

Southhampton's Pumpkin Ale...

 Tasted Before?: First time.

Design:Nice label. I don't know if this is there standard label for all of there beers or not. I guess I could look on the web for it but that's not happening right now :)

Color: Looks like dark pumpkin pie even though it's an ale.

Pumpkin Taste: Yes, very much.

Pumpkin Smell: Yes

Overall: Very good all around

Buy again? Yes! This is a good one for me.

America's Original Pumpkin Ale

Tasted Before?: 2nd time review. First one was in 2010.

Design:They changed up the text layout but otherwise it's the same bad pumpkin graphic.

Color: Looks like pumpkin pie

Pumpkin Taste: Yes, but not strong.

Pumpkin Smell: Very lite

Overall: Not bad, this one was more carbonated than I remember.

Buy again? I wouldn't buy a case and I wouldn't go searching for this one (there are some that I would search for), but I might pick up a single again.

Lakefront Brewery's Pumpkin Lager Beer

Tasted Before?: First time on my blog.

Design: Nice, it has a pumpkin on it and it says pumpkin really big. Nothing special.

Color: Darker than a normal lager

Pumpkin Taste: Yes, but not strong.

Pumpkin Smell: Very pumpkin pie like.

Overall: Not bad, I tend to like the darker pumpkins.

Buy again? I wouldn't buy a case and I wouldn't go searching for this one (there are some that I would search for), but I might pick up a single again.

Harpoon's UFO Pumpkin...

Design: Fun and it says UFO.


Color: Not dark but not see through either.


Pumpkin Taste: Yes, but not strong.


Pumpkin Smell: Yes, again not strong.


Overall: To carbinated for my taste.


Buy again? No

Pumpkin Beer Tasting starts for 2011

Last year I started in mid October and misses out on some companies pumpkins.

Williamsburg Alewerks Pumpkin Ale

Not a fan of this one.

Fegley's BREW WORKS' Devious Imperial Pumpkin

Very yummy with a cork top to boot. It has a pumpkin being squeezed into a beer glass on the front. 

DogFish Head Punkin Ale...

Smutty Nose Pumpkin Ale...

America's Original Pumpkin Ale

Best one yet for this season. Good pumpkin smell and good taste.

Gritty's Halloween Ale...

A nice bitter pumpkin beer. Thumbs up.
They went with the headless guy on the label trend.

New Holland Brewing's Ichabod pumpkin ale...

A new one this year. It doesn't have a much of a smell at all. It has a strong taste but not a strong pumpkin taste.
The label is cool with the headless horseman holding the jack-o-lanturn.

Blue Moon Harvest Moon Pumpkin Ale...

I don't think I had this one last year. Nice light Pumpkin smell but very subtle almost no Pumpkin taste.
Overall an OK beer for my taste.  But not on my repeat buy list.

Pumpkin Brew 2010 season coming up...

Gritty McDuff's Christmas Ale

On the heavier, let's say a 7 or 8 out of ten. Great drawing of Santa with a glass of beer and stockings full of bottles. There is also an angle or cupid thing holding a bottle opener.