DaveGerard
Well-Known Member
I recently had a few pints of a pumpkin ale in a bar, did not get the brand, but it was fantastic, and you could definitely taste a pumpkinny flavor. Last nite I had a pumpkin ale by Dogfish Head, which listed on the label that they used real pumpkins, brown sugar, allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon. It was good, but it was definitely thinner than the other beer, and there really wasn't any pumpkin flavor, you could only really taste the spices. I am going to try and nail a pumpkin brew for Thanksgiving, but I would much rather get the flavor of the 1st beer. I am using an extract recipe that I found on the BYO site, but is there anything that can be done to ensure some pumpkin flavor?