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St Arnolds Pumpkinator

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by moestavern19, Oct 13, 2011.

  1. Buck Turgidson

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    Now that you mention it, red cars are for chics and Italians.
     
  2. crose

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    What sets pumpkinator apart from other pumpkin beers and is there something comparable that is available on the west coast?
     
  3. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    I have seen some very small batch stuff out here but cannot recall the names off the top of my head. You just have to hit a store with a good long selection list. (Plump Jack does nicely in SF, for one).

    I don't go near the novelty stuff, but to each his/her own of course.
     
  4. Mr. Clutch

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    Well no beer is exactly the same. It's a good stout on it's own. It's also a lot more "pumpkin forward" than other pumpkin beers which may just have a hint of pumpkin.

    Southern Tier Pumpking is good too, though not a stout.

    There are a lot of pumpkin beers out there.
     
  5. moestavern19

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    Pumking is too much for me. Also, not impressed with this year's Pumkinator so far. Will age for a year.
     
  6. donkeypunch

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    Same here. This years batch, seems to fall a little short.
     
  7. mtbrays

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    I just opened one from 2014 and aging really helped it out.
     
  8. rhino17

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    Southern tier almost exclusively makes garbage aNd pumpking is among their worst. I took 2 sips and threw it away. Absolutely terrible

    I did get my hands on 2 Avery Rumpkins this week (18%abv). Although I have not found any Pumpkyn this year which is better
     
  9. Mr. Clutch

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    I've read that the latest batches of Pumpking sucked. I liked it when I had it a couple years ago.
     
  10. BenignDMD

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    Flying Dog has a good imperial pumpkin ale
     
  11. donkeypunch

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    Avery makes such great beers. Avery 5 Monks is probably my favorite beer of all time. At 19% abv, they do such a great job of masking it. Best bourbon barrel aged ale out there.
     
  12. Mr. Clutch

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    I've tried Avery beers and I know they're good, but I usually just taste alcohol and get hammered
     
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    Bump

    Anyone going pumpkinator hunting ?
     
  14. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    No need to hunt. It's overproduced now.
     
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  15. Mr. Clutch

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    I'll buy it on tap when I see it
     
  16. McNultyisDrunk

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    Was at Specs earlier...there's a 4 bottle/person limit. So yeah they make a lot now.
     
  17. donkeypunch

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    I still got a case of them, seasoned/aged from last year. Bout to pop some this weekend. Really waiting on the weather to fully change though.
     
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    dam Daniel
    Sell me a bottle or 2
     
  19. Kam

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    Was just thinking about this yesterday.
     
  20. donkeypunch

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    Id be willing to sell a few of them, if anybody else is interested.
     

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