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[2short]

Tree house brewery in western mass
good ale, ipa but their milk stout is really fine!

[KGs Knee]

Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin!

Mighty fine...and 9.0% ABV

[Bahku]

Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin!

Mighty fine...and 9.0% ABV

(Pumpknihead, too).

I love this time of year for THAT reason, (the season is through November now).

Somebody told me last year I could get it later at the distirbutor, (one is about a mile from me), but I tried last year to no avail.

TP.

[barefacedmonk]

If you visit Toronto, make sure you visit http://www.beerbistro.com/ and http://barvolo.com/. Great beer selection!!!

[KGs Knee]

Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin!

Mighty fine...and 9.0% ABV

(Pumpknihead, too).

I love this time of year for THAT reason, (the season is through November now).

Somebody told me last year I could get it later at the distirbutor, (one is about a mile from me), but I tried last year to no avail.

TP.

Yeah, I really have taken a liking to the various pumpkin ale's out there.

I haven't tried the Shipyard Pumpkinhead yet, I wonder what the difference between the two is?

My top three favorite pumpkin offerings right now are probably the Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin Ale, Dogfish Head Punkin Ale, and the Harpoon Pumpkin UFO.  I'm sure there are other good one's out there as well, though.

Also, I tried the Moat Mt. Oktoberfest Lager last night as well, very impressed.  As I'm sure of few of you know, I'm not a big fan of IPA's or other more hearty, bitter(ish) beers, and usually don't go to far out of my comfort zone (Bud Light, Heineken, Corona), but I have been trying to broaden my choices lately.  Luckily enough, the store right down the street from me has some really wide ranging selections to sample. But as was expected, the majority of those I have tried were just not to my liking.

[Donoghus]

Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin!

Mighty fine...and 9.0% ABV

(Pumpknihead, too).

I love this time of year for THAT reason, (the season is through November now).

Somebody told me last year I could get it later at the distirbutor, (one is about a mile from me), but I tried last year to no avail.

TP.

Yeah, I really have taken a liking to the various pumpkin ale's out there.

I haven't tried the Shipyard Pumpkinhead yet, I wonder what the difference between the two is?

My top three favorite pumpkin offerings right now are probably the Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin Ale, Dogfish Head Punkin Ale, and the Harpoon Pumpkin UFO.  I'm sure there are other good one's out there as well, though.

Also, I tried the Moat Mt. Oktoberfest Lager last night as well, very impressed.  As I'm sure of few of you know, I'm not a big fan of IPA's or other more hearty, bitter(ish) beers, and usually don't go to far out of my comfort zone (Bud Light, Heineken, Corona), but I have been trying to broaden my choices lately.  Luckily enough, the store right down the street from me has some really wide ranging selections to sample. But as was expected, the majority of those I have tried were just not to my liking.

For my money, Dogfish Head Punkin Ale is the best pumpkin beer out there with Lakefront Brewery's (Milwaukee, WI) Pumpkin Lager being #2.

[KGs Knee]

I'll tell you of two pumpkin beers I did NOT like.  Blue Moon and Sam Adam's.  Turrible!

[Eja117]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_Black_Lager

I can't believe I'm drinking a beer being marketed in Northern Ireland.  I feel betrayed.

[Bahku]

Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin!

Mighty fine...and 9.0% ABV

(Pumpknihead, too).

I love this time of year for THAT reason, (the season is through November now).

Somebody told me last year I could get it later at the distirbutor, (one is about a mile from me), but I tried last year to no avail.

TP.

Yeah, I really have taken a liking to the various pumpkin ale's out there.

I haven't tried the Shipyard Pumpkinhead yet, I wonder what the difference between the two is?

My top three favorite pumpkin offerings right now are probably the Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin Ale, Dogfish Head Punkin Ale, and the Harpoon Pumpkin UFO.  I'm sure there are other good one's out there as well, though.

Also, I tried the Moat Mt. Oktoberfest Lager last night as well, very impressed.  As I'm sure of few of you know, I'm not a big fan of IPA's or other more hearty, bitter(ish) beers, and usually don't go to far out of my comfort zone (Bud Light, Heineken, Corona), but I have been trying to broaden my choices lately.  Luckily enough, the store right down the street from me has some really wide ranging selections to sample. But as was expected, the majority of those I have tried were just not to my liking.

I could be wrong, but I believe it's just the alcohol content, (Smashed is increased), and the slight taste difference would reflect that as well, as it's not much different but the bite.

[ACF]

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/vestfyen-uglens-stout/220927/

[indeedproceed]

Lefthand Brewing Company won me over 100% with their Nitro Milk Stout. (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/418/3434), so I tried their Sawtooth Ale (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/418/1543) and The Stranger (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/418/66154)

Sawtooth is a ESB style ale that was pretty tasty, very drinkable, but ultimately forgettable.

The Stranger..great name, mediocre beer.

Left Hand's Nitro Milk Stout is far and away the best american session stout I've ever tried from a bottle (Shipyard's Blue Fin Stout at Fed Jack's in Kennebunkport, ME is my overall favorite American stout experience).

[fairweatherfan]

Has anybody else tried anything brewed by Evil Twin?  They showed up pretty abruptly in my beer store, and we've tried about 4 kinds and loved all of them.  Very crisp and clear-bodied, even at high ABV levels, and all really tasty.

[indeedproceed]

Has anybody else tried anything brewed by Evil Twin?  They showed up pretty abruptly in my beer store, and we've tried about 4 kinds and loved all of them.  Very crisp and clear-bodied, even at high ABV levels, and all really tasty.

Which ones did you try? They've been knocking around here for about a year and I've avoided them ever since I had the infamous 'Three Heads Brewing' invasion of the cheap bombers of '10. Maybe its time to give them a try.

[fairweatherfan]

Has anybody else tried anything brewed by Evil Twin?  They showed up pretty abruptly in my beer store, and we've tried about 4 kinds and loved all of them.  Very crisp and clear-bodied, even at high ABV levels, and all really tasty.

Which ones did you try? They've been knocking around here for about a year and I've avoided them ever since I had the infamous 'Three Heads Brewing' invasion of the cheap bombers of '10. Maybe its time to give them a try.

Imperial Biscotti Break - nice rich, flavorful double stout.
Falco IPA - My wife loves this, I like it but not quite as much.  Very clear and crisp.
Ryan and the Beaster Bunny - really solid saison, good but not great.
Molotov Cocktail - A pretty excellent double IPA, but dangerous as it doesn't taste like the 11.5% it is.  Very smooth for a high ABV IPA.

They have about 4 more varieties at our store, we'll probably work our way through them.

[CelticG1]

Visited the Blue Hills Brewery recently.

Enjoyed the Quartermile Ipa, Black Hops and Pumpkin lager the most. Pumpkin was surprisingly good.

Place is pretty sweet, cheap bombers and growlers and a relaxed tasting atmosphere