{"id":14567,"date":"2011-11-04T10:38:59","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T14:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=14567"},"modified":"2011-11-04T10:38:59","modified_gmt":"2011-11-04T14:38:59","slug":"2011-hal-and-als-pumpkin-beer-tasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2011\/11\/2011-hal-and-als-pumpkin-beer-tasting\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 Hal and Al’s Pumpkin Beer Tasting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The last time we talked about Hal and Al’s<\/a> I mentioned that we went for their pumpkin beer tasting. \u00a0Can you imagine how excited I was for that event!<\/p>\n

When we were in last, I was informed that they were going to be hosting a pumpkin beer tasting the following week which would include pumpkin beers and ciders.<\/p>\n

I may or may not have almost toppled over a parton and bartender as I eagerly inquired more about the event,\u00a0embarrassing\u00a0both my friend John<\/a> and Scott.<\/p>\n

Okay, not really, they both know me well enough to not get\u00a0embarrassed\u00a0by my antics any more.<\/p>\n

I immedately marked the event on our calendar and off we went to the pumpkin beer tasting!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We were serious about this tasting. \u00a0I busted out the camera and my handy notebook featuring Snoopy with a pumpkin on green paper.<\/p>\n

This was an intense tasting as well, there were 9 samples to get through.<\/p>\n

Let me repeat, 9 samples<\/em>!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Signing up for the tasting meant that we also got a sample of the pumpkin soup! \u00a0It was creamy and savory with a hint of heat on the backend that increased the more you ate.<\/p>\n

After that it was time to dive in!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Bottoms up!<\/p>\n

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In order the 9 beers we had were:<\/p>\n

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  1. Shock Top<\/a>: Good smell and color. \u00a0It had decent pumpkin and spice tasting along with being a very light ale. It almost evaporated off your tongue at the finish.<\/li>\n
  2. Ichabod<\/a>: Icky! Read our previous review<\/a>. Still hold the same opinion.<\/li>\n
  3. Blue Moon<\/a>: It tastes just like a regular beer to us. \u00a0Nothing really of note.<\/li>\n
  4. Woodchuck Pumpkin Cider<\/a>: I’m lukewarm on ciders so I didn’t care for this. \u00a0Scott likes ciders a lot so he enjoyed this one. \u00a0This is a very limited edition cider and can be hard to find. We’ve previously purchased it at The Anderson’s<\/a> but you need to get it quick because it sells fast.<\/li>\n
  5. Brooklyn Post Road<\/a>: I couldn’t even finish this beer. \u00a0It was so light that to me it tasted like water. \u00a0I love Brooklyn Brewery so I was disappointed in their version of pumpkin beer.<\/li>\n
  6. Harpoon UFO<\/a>: This was an unfiltered wheat pumpkin beer and we both really enjoyed this beer. \u00a0It has a pretty strong cinnamon flavor to it that gets more intense at the finish. \u00a0However the pumpkin flavor isn’t that strong.<\/li>\n
  7. Rivertown<\/a>: I thought this beer had more of a cinnamon flavor than the Harpoon but Scott didn’t agree. \u00a0He said Harpoon has much more cinnamon to it. \u00a0It was alright but nothing we’d purchase again.<\/li>\n
  8. Pumpking<\/a>: Read our previous review<\/a>. Thoughts still the same. \u00a0Scott and I ended up switching, I gave him my Pumpking and took his Rivertown.<\/li>\n
  9. Your pick! #9 was a bonus and you could pick your favorite of the bunch. \u00a0We each got Harpoon’s UFO.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"\"<\/a>We had a great evening full of chit chat and pumpkin beer. \u00a0Hal and Al’s is the perfect place to chill and relax from your busy day or week.<\/p>\n

    We also got the best glasses at the end of this tasting!<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a>A pint glass with a pumpkin on it?! \u00a0OH YES! \u00a0This is a huge part of the reason that I came to this tasting because I caught a glimpse of this glass on their facebook page.<\/p>\n

    That wraps up the pumpkin beer tasting for 2011! \u00a0Now it’s time to plan for next year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The last time we talked about Hal and Al’s I mentioned that we went for their pumpkin beer tasting. \u00a0Can you imagine how excited I was for that event! When we were in last, I was informed that they were going to be hosting a pumpkin beer tasting the following week which would include pumpkin […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58,79],"tags":[32,62,84],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-3MX","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14567"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14567\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}