It's Officially October

Yesterday was the first day of October so Mark and I decided it was a good day to begin our pumpkin beer sampling.  We went out to BevMo to check out the selection and make our first picks of the fall season.  After much store wandering, we walked out with the Sam Adams fall variety 12 pack and the Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale 6 pack.  Upon returning home, we opened a Sam Adams Pumpkin Ale while waiting for the the Shipyard to get cold. 

We both definately enjoyed the Sam Adams Pumpkin.  It had enough Pumpkin flavor to taste but did not take over the brew. 

By then, the Shipyard had received an acceptable level of coldness.  Had it been another company, the Rockies would not have yet been cold but close enough for impatient tasters...

The initial smell of the Shipyard was not overwhelming.  However, the taste of the pumpkin was definately stronger in the Shipyard.  It still had a nice spice to it giving it a very nice fall flavor.  We both agreed that we liked the Shipyard better. 

As yesterday was only the 1st day of October, I'm sure there will be more pumpkin and Oktober brews to sample so we'll be updating our favorites as we find them.