#23 Pumping it up for pumpkin

Each year it seems like we’re willing to accept a bit more eccentricity with
our beer and not even bat an eye while drinking the latest blueberry IPA or
milkshake-flavoured stout. But mention pumpkin beer and the eyes roll back,
hands clasp the stomach, and 999 calls are made for a medic.

How, we ask, could any brewer put pumpkin in a beer and still sleep at
night?

But, head west across the ocean and you’ll come to a strange land where
not only do they drink pumpkin beer, it makes the news when the seasonal brew
is released. Every year American beer snobs laugh with distain at those who
brew or drink it. Every year, the cash registers get a bit more fuller from
sales.

In this exciting episode, we’ll be talking about pumpkin beer, what’s it
all about, why you’d be an idiot to make it, why you’d be an idiot NOT to make
it, and we’ll be giving you a recipe so can get the flavour of it, without
having to brew. So, have your pencils and paper handy.