This ongoing craze escaped my notice: pumpkin beer craze.
Although the colonists, including President George Washington, made pumpkin beer, the seasonal brew essentially disappeared from brewers' repertoire. It wasn't until 1986 that Bill Owens, owner of Buffalo Bill's Brewery in Hayward, Calif., commercially produced and distributed the first pumpkin beer in 200-plus years.
Portland Brewing took over Buffalo Bill's in 1997 and continued making the beer using Owens' recipe. Since then, annual production has risen from 15,000 cases to about 100,000 cases.
I don't know. I definitely want to try it, but it sounds like they use a lot of spices, which strikes me as a good recipe for a hangover. Any of you try it? If so, please post below.
Similar story.
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This made me chuckle:
In another sign of the growing trend of Latinization, Trader Joe's appears to be pushing into private label Mexican beers.
Over the course of the year, Trader Joe's has filed label applications for “Trader Jose” branded beers.
"Trader Jose"? It makes sense, of course, but might someone find it unacceptably ethnic?
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"Ancient man so wise.
Long before lawnmower, had
Foresight to make beer"
I understand haiku about as well as I do S&M recreational pursuits, but at least it's different.
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Top 10 cold weather beers, according to one beer blogger.
(Careful, number 3 supports abortion.)
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Best beer picture from this week's surfing:
