Podcast: Pumpkin Beer

The clear winner in this show, and well worth drinking! I can't wait to find it again!

The clear winner in this show, and well worth drinking! I can’t wait to find it again!

In this show, the Scotsman and Drew drink some Pumpkin beers and talk about some of the local spots in Modesto to get some great beer. Never had a pumpkin beer you liked? Then you want to check out this show, as Drew begins to change his mind about how tasty a well-done pumpkin beer can be. In addition to all of this, a great beer calendar with a fantastic event on November 6th, where the guys will get the chance to interview David Walker of Firestone Walker at 10 EAST!

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Review: A Trifecta of Pumpkin Ales for the harvest-time!

Here in the Central Valley of California, the corn is being harvested, silage and tomato trucks infest the roads, the weather is getting cooler, and the hay bales are showing up at fruit stands all over the countryside.  It must be fall. Around A.E.’s household, the season is better known as pumpkin beer season, and what better way to celebrate it than to share the good news of some good brews I’ve sampled recently (and not-so-recently).  Here are 3 pumpkin ales that I liked and are worth sipping.  Still to come is Southern Tier’s Pumking and Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin Ale.  Enjoy! Continue reading