‘Tis the season for… pumpkin ales! And every year, I have to talk about the one pumpkin ale that is far and away my favorite in this style!
It all started in 2008. I was living in the Philadelphia area and exploring the craft beer world the same way I do now. I had already discovered a few good pumpkin ales, but had not yet found anything that was truly outstanding. Then one day, I stopped by one of the places where I bought my beer and found that they had put together a mixed case of pumpkin ales, including the first release of Pumking from Southern Tier Brewing. And that’s the pumpkin ale I’m talking about!
A couple years ago, I came across an awesome video featuring Matt Dunn, Southern Tier’s Director of Brewing and Quality talking about Pumking. So with Fall in full swing, I thought you’d enjoy hearing the video, along with a couple comments that I’ll make to add context to what you’re listening to.
The video starts with Southern Tier’s Matt Dunn sitting at a round high-top bar table inside the brewery with a pilgrim hat on and a bottle of Pumking, a logoed Pumking glass, and a plate with a slice of pumpkin pie.
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Pumking is poured into the glass.
(Southern Tier’s Matt Dunn talks)
Matt is seen with a blindfold on and whipped cream is now on the slice of pumpkin pie. He swirls the Pumking in the glass and brings it to his nose.
(Southern Tier’s Matt Dunn talks)
Matt Dunn then takes a nice drink of Pumking and swirls it in his mouth.
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Matt takes his fork while blindfolded and stabs the plate until he gets a fork full of pumpkin pie. Matt is laughing as he puts the pumpkin pie in his mouth.
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Matt then takes another drink of Pumking.
(Southern Tier’s Matt Dunn talks)
Celebrate the season! Enjoy a Pumking this weekend!
Cheers!
Jefferson
The Craft Beer Guy
Email: jward@thebayonline.com
