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# Brews You Can Use III
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/2442/
- Published: 2005-09-23T15:01:56.000Z
- Updated: 2005-09-23T15:01:56.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: Food and Drink, #wpChunk

It's the time of the year for pumpkin ale:

> The spicy suds were originally brewed by early New England colonist who sought to stretch their supply of costly imported malt by fusing it with fresh indigenous ingredients.

> The trick of this adult treat is sweetening the brew with nutmeg, cinnamon, clove and of course the orange fruit of fall. Most of the autumn ales contain a higher alcohol content than the norm, peaking at 5.77 percent alcohol by volume.

The same article then ranks six good pumpkin ales. Here are one and two:

> 2\. Sam Adam's Octoberfest -- Stop the hunt for red October, I found it in a local favorite brown bottle. The secret ingredients, caramel and toffee, in these smooth sippers satisfies that yen for a seasonal brew when the leaves change. A definite crowd-pleaser, this classic cooler will leave you wanting more after the last sip.

> 1\. Shipyard PumkinHead Ale -- Shipyard takes the cake by resembling a liquid pumpkin pie. All that's missing is the whip cream and a fork. The spicy strawberry blond beverage has distinct nutmeg undertones and lacks that bitter beer aftertaste. Great for the light or occasional beer drinker with a sweet tooth.

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