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my summer denial is still in full swing, so it's waaaay to early for me to be thinking pumpkin beers but perhaps you're ready for them: STEAMWORKS FAN FAVOURITE PUMPKIN ALE IS BACK About Steamworks Brewing Company:  Named after the steam that flows through and powers its Burnaby brewery & flagship brewpub in Gastown, Steamworks proudly brews distinct, flavourful and award-winning craft beers.  BEER RELEASE: Pike Harlot's Harvest Pumpkin Ale  Pike Harlot's Harvest Pumpkin Ale This brew is a big, bold and voluptuous fall favorite bursting with roasty caramel malt, spices and, of course, pumpkin. Dark and full, Pike Harlot's Harvest Pumpki...

it's pumpkin beer season (although i'd much rather keep my pumpkin spice to lattes and pie...) Cannery Brewing Company Seasonal Release Cannery has created a new line up of limited release beers; blending the enthusiasm of craft beer with the excitement of passionate artists and photographers. The beer in the bottle will be as unique and impressive as the art on the label. Read more about the brewery.   KNUCKLEHEAD PUMPKIN ALE       Nothing says fall better than this gnarly, spiced-up brown ale! Style: Brown Ale  Alc./Vol: 5.0% Featuring locally grown, roasted knucklehead pumpkins along with traditional fall spices creating a seasonal ale that's not your average knucklehead's ale!

my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio's on the coast with gloria macarenko in for stephen quinn: It may look like Fall out there right now, but I absolutely refuse to talk about pumpkin beers yet! Pumpkin beers are already on store shelves, like Central City’s popular red racer pumpkin ale and their brand new Patrick O’ Pumpkin! barrel-aged imperial pumpkin ale which launch at their Beatty Street location this evening, I am fighting seasonal creep for as long as I can! Oh, but look.  Now I'm going to talk about seasonal creep and that's going to lead me into talking about pumpkin beers.  Dagnabbit! Seasonal creep in the case of beer occurs when a seasonal beer, like a pumpkin ale, hits the market while it is still another season.  So while you are still enjoying those radlers and wits on a sunny patio, the store shelves are starting to fill up with pumpkin ales and barrel-aged goodies.   There are several theories about why we have sea...

here is the podcast of my beer column last week talking and tasting pumpkin beers with stephen quinn and one from back in the summer with michelle eliot talking about crafty vs craft beers and from the website: Pumpkin beers flood the shelves for fall On the Coast's beer columnist has four picks to ring in the season By On The Coast, CBC News Posted: Oct 17, 2014 11:58 AM PT Last Updated: Oct 17, 2014 11:58 AM PT Beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says there's a lot of variety amongst pumpkin beers. (CBC)        Related Stories What is a session beer? How far are you willing to travel for a beer? Craft breweries have much to consider in selecting a name 5 summer beers you have to try   In the same way that some retailers have jumped the gun on Christmas and are now stocking egg nog in their coolers, pumpkin beers have been on the shelves of your beer store since the end of Au...

my scant notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with stephen quinn: Often released as a fall seasonal, Pumpkin Ales are quite varied. Some brewers opt to add hand-cut pumpkins and drop them in the mash, while others use puree or pumpkin flavouring. These beers also tend to be spiced with pumpkin pie spices, like: ground ginger, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, and allspice. Pumpkin Ales are typically mild, with little to no bitterness, a malty backbone, with some spice often taking the lead. I brought in 4 examples of local pumpkin ales, all currently available at government liquor stores in 650 ml bombers.   I served them at room temperature so that all of the spice and flavour came out. The beers we sampled were: #1 Phillips Crooked Tooth Plucked from the patch, this Phillips seasonal classic combines fresh pumpkin, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg with a full-bodied ale. It's a witches brew packed full of fall harvest flavour that, like...

i should be back from onterrible in time to be on the radio today! fingers crossed for no delays i'll be taste testing four of b.c.'s pumpkin ales with stephen quinn at 5:50 p.m. tune in at 88.1 fm or 690 am, cbc radio one

hoppy canadian thanksgiving! appropriately enough for my cbc column tomorrow, the 21 best pumpkin beers in america according to thrillist cigar city comes out on top also from thrillist, the best beers in america as judged at gabf and the full list of winners huge congratulations to one of my faves, breakside brewing for their win in the coveted american style ipa category! the next beer trend?  red ipas? and from my hometown, a story about a guy i used to know barry imber, designer hard ciders that are as good as beer (the articles says better, but what do they know) a potential downside to the current craft beer boom ? a bust caused by too many new brewers who haven't learnt their craft before unleashing bad beer into the market be sure to read to the end of the article, where the doom and gloom is lifted! like i always say, the good breweries will remain those who can't put a quality product out there will not survive, boom or otherwise from pike brew...

geesh, those guys over at phillips brewing just never stop!   Cherry Hieter Smoked Cherry Ale   October 6th, 2014: Fresh cherries and generous amounts of smoked malt highlight this fruit fortified seasonal. Crafted from pale malt that was smoked in-house using cherry wood boughs, Cherry Hieter is finished with buckets of fresh cherries.  Pouring a rich ruby-copper colour, flavours of sweet cherries are balanced by a strong malt backbone and bold smoke base. This brew is ripe for the sipping. Cherry Hieter is available for a limited time only from private craft-focused liquor stores.  It's available exclusively in 650mL bottles but join us down here at the brewery this Wednesday from 4-6 to try it on draft. Straight From the Pumpkin Patch TWO seasonal pumpkin releases! September  23rd, 2014 - It's the first day of Autumn and to celebrate the coming harve...

parallel 49 celebrates after their win at whistler village beer festival do you want to see growler fills outside of breweries ? here's camra's take on why you might actually not want such a thing need help planning your next beercation ?  the travel channel can help beermebc's view from gcbf pumpkin beers - love em or hate em? i'm on the dislike side... most of them are just too pumpkin pie spice and not enough actual gourd whistler village beer festival as seen by go-pro molson lays off staff and blames craft beer might be the best thing ever to be blamed for! joe wiebe on the best of craft beer in vancouver and more on the debate over craft beer in cans

following on my naming a brewery bit for cbc radio, read about how ben coli came up with the name for his brewery and what it means to him in this first part of nine in scout magazine about opening up his own belgian-inspired brewery 23 american beers to try before you die 20 belgian beers to try before you die the ultimate top five list - the top 5 beers in the world brewdog takes all the angst out of deciding which beer to drink tonight provided of course it's brewdog beer you're craving video of beer pairings for st. paddy's day interactive chart helps you pick your next beer (and note in the comments how many people hate pumpkin ales!) craftbeer.com is calling all west virginians to lobby the gov't 7 craft beer professionals named james beard award semi-finalists gigantic ben love video - innovative and tasty beer yeast van is hopping bc craft beer industry is hopping