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[geekchick]

There aren't many better ways to get homework done than sitting out on your balcony watching the sunset with a cold bottle of pumpkin ale, a laptop and a wireless card. I suppose that means I should actually start my homework now. ;)

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[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

Pumpkin Ale? Is it a strong flavor?

[geekchick]

No, not really. Every once in a while I can taste a bit of the spices, but it's not overwhelming. The label says it's "Pumpkin Ale, Buffalo Bill's Brewery, Hayward, CA." Then it claims to be brewed and bottled by the Portland Brewing Co. in Portland, OR.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

I'll guess that when Buffalo Bill's needed to sell nationwide, they found that their facilities weren't big enough, and farmed it out. It's their recipe, done by someone else. Some beers have been ruined this way. (I remember when Sam Adams was a decent beer.) Some are okay.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

http://www.buffalobillsbrewery.com (A quick check at the web site tells me that it's as I thought. I remember when these folks started in Berkeley. Some famous guy who used to be Someone Else around Berkeley started it, and I saw when it was suddenly not there anymore. I assumed it had died, but it just moved.)

[geekchick]

I thought something like that might probably be the case, given the way the label is designed. I had never heard of this stuff before, but it was right there by the checkout line at Cost Plus and I am compelled to try nearly anything with "pumpkin" in the name. =)

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

I have a very few bottles of homebrewed Pumpkin Ale still remaining at home, if you're interested :-).