... apparently it's time for pumpkin beers. Saw Smutty Pumpkin and Southern Tier Pumking out in the wild today. Ugh.
Tweets from Neil...
Neil McCormick @YazooBrew Jul 15
The average temp for Nashville & Jackson MS. , in August are 89 & 91. FYI the arms race for pumpkin & oktoberfest beers starts next week.
Neil McCormick @YazooBrew Jul 15
Summer officially started June 21st. Therefore Yazoo Summer will be around until Mid/Late August, with Fall Lager arriving Sept. 1st.
I like that Yazoo has resisted the urge to skew the calendars for the seasonals like so many others...
Swenocha is a vast bastard of brewing knowledge - Wings_Fan_In_KC
Fermenting:
nada... zip...
Drinking:
nada... zip... maybe an N/A beer here and there...
Guess it's all about marketing, Just like the stores push the holidays. I'm going to stop in at Southern Tier this coming Sat' and I will see if they have Pumpking on tap, might have one if they do but will ask whats the hurry...............
Happy Hound Brewery
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
― Thomas A. Edison
That explains why I saw some Defiant pumpkin beer just yesterday. Anyway, I'm not even tempted. I've pretty much gone off pumpkin beers, fruit beers, etc. I'll take one now and then, but I'm not going to buy a whole six-pack of it. And I'm definitely not going to brew an entire batch of it.
I'm also going to wait to keg my Ottertoberfest until mid-September, so it's ready to tap in October. It's been lagering since April!
Up Next: FedoraDave's American Ale Fermenting/Conditioning Natural 20 Pale Ale -- Bull Terrier Best Bitter -- King Duncan's Porter -- Schöenwald Schwarzbier -- Littlejohn's Ale Drinking: Crown Top Pale Ale
Call me a traditionalist but I'm in no rush to try a doughnut, or chocolate peanut butter, or jalapeno burrito, or pumpkin beer any time soon, or in fact ever. I'm still infatuated with brewing my Orange Sunshine Belgian Witbier and Hiphopapocalypse IPA. Right now they're the most sought after styles and have definitely earned permanent spots in my summer brewing schedule.
Fyi: I can't even get myself to think about Fall or Winter brewing yet because that'll just signal that Summer is nearly over...
swenocha wrote:I'm gonna guess at least one of the Nashville crew still has 2014 bottles from Blackstone...
Tis not I.
It's Jim's wife. Remember.
Naked Cat Brewery On Tap
Yazoo Sue Smoked Porter
Octoberfest
Le Petite Saison
Czech Pale Lager
A Toast to Big Fuzzy Russian Imperial Stout at 10%
Belgian Blond
Flower Power IPA
4 Kilts Clueless Belgian Strong
One Wort Two Yeast with Wyeast 2206
One Wort Two Yeast with WLP940
Shipwreck Saison
We might have a bottle left, won't know for another week though, yep Jim's wife did like it. It is definately way too early to be seeing these beers on shelves. It isn't bad enough that in just about another 2 month and retailers are going to start with Xmas commercials!
Currently Conditioning:
Cherry Mead
California Moscato
Currently enjoying:
Hardly Apple Cider on tap
Hardly Cherry Lime-Aid on tap
Oktoberfestive-Ale on tap
PGA Cider (Pear, Ginger, Apple) on tap 3rd Founders Cup 2016 King Of The Mountain on tap
Bottoms Up Brown on tap GOLD 2016 Ohio Brew Week Silver 2016 Ohio State Fair Silver 2016 Son of Brewzilla, Silver 2015 Son of Brewzilla, Bronze 2015 King Of The Mountain on tap
NITWIT BELGIAN STRONG ALE Banjo-Dawg RCE bottled
DAWG LB PALE ALE bottled
CITRA SLAPPED AMBER ALE bottle
MO FREEDOM SMaSH bottle
HOP TO IT IMPERIAL IPA bottle
Pumpkin beers are my fave. I love everything about Autumn, probably because we don't really have one in FL, and i miss it. I can't wait to brew and drink many pumpkin beers, but even i won't have one till sept.
What is best in life?" "To crush your enemies -- See them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women!"
ScrewyBrewer wrote:Call me a traditionalist but I'm in no rush to try a doughnut, or chocolate peanut butter, or jalapeno burrito, or pumpkin beer any time soon, or in fact ever.
SB, I never thought Pumpkin beer sounded good to me either. One of my daughters kept teasing me to brew a Pumpkin, so I tried a couple from a few different breweries and I liked them. So last year I made a couple batches and they were excellent, going to make even more this year.
I brewed these for my neighbor/friend last year and they were a hit with everyone that tried one, even the folks that said Pumpkin beer doesn't sound good.
But you are right Swen in your OP, it's way to early to start thinking of Fall. It's Summer beer time right now
Happy Hound Brewery
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
― Thomas A. Edison
