![]() Top it off with some cranberries and cinnamon sticks. A baby made up of bourbon, pumpkin ale, apple cider and lemon juice. I had my whole October planed with all of these pumpkin recipes. These apple, pumpkin beer cocktails…oh my…it’s like pumpkin pie and apple pie got together and had a beautiful baby. Southern Tier Pumpking, and Dogfish Head Punkin.Elysian Night Owl Pumpkin Ale. This beer pours an appropriate medium-deep orange, quite clear with a somewhat thin white head and a very spicy aroma of cinnamon and nutmeg, as well as sweet malt. I mean we are under a week from Halloween, and Thanksgiving is right around the corner. While some brewers use pumpkins or squash in their recipes, many simply add pumpkin pie spices to their beers instead. I don’t think this recipe could be posted at a more appropriate time. These apple, pumpkin beer cocktails are probably the best thing to come out of a shaker glass, and you guys have got to try it this holiday season. Brewed with pumpkin puree and juice, it is spiced in conditioning (aka, the process through which beer is carbonated) with ginger, cinnamon. This may be why I have a not-so-secret obsession with beer that has been aged in bourbon barrels. If you're looking for a beer that epitomizes the Halloween spirit, look no further than Night Owl, a medium-bodied, highly drinkable ale that is lightly bittered with Magnum hops. ![]() Basically if there is bourbon somewhere in the mix I just adore it. I don’t love cocktails, that is, unless bourbon is involved. I’m going to be perfectly honest with you guys. I could smell the pumpkin in here as the beer was being pulled – surely a good sign? The beer is also heavily spiced and noticeably strong.I’m channeling my inner mixologist today and sharing my love for cocktails made with beer. Pumpkin beers are not everybody’s cup of tea, but I like them. The Liberty Bounds, City, Central London Who Brewers used real pumpkin for the recipe and also age the beer in bourbon barrels, giving it slight notes of oak and vanilla, on top of. The Wheatsheaf, Cheadle, Staffordshire Who The Goodman's Field, Aldgate, Central London Who ![]() The Wheatsheaf, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Who Doesn't anyone taste the beers before releasing them? Beating pretty much every other pumpkin beer to market this year, Jack-O beat most of its competitors onto this best. It was as if an inexpert chef had tipped random pre-ground spices into some fruit juice. Together with pumpkin concentrate) and spicing levels badly misjudged. But it was (IMHO) undrinkable.The recipe was overly complicated (spiced with ginger, It looked an inviting dark amber with a long lasting creamy head. Notthin wrong with the condition or presentation. The Archibald Simpson, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Who ![]() Nothing wrong with the beer but not at all to my taste. The Edmund Halley, Lee Green, Greater London Who Our pumpkin spice cupcake, topped with Pumpkin Ale buttercream, both made with Elysians Night Owl Pumpkin ale, and candied spiced pumpkin seeds. The Watch House, Lewisham, Greater London Who On paper, Night Owl looks a lot like most other pumpkin beers: Elysian uses pumpkin puree and pumpkin juice as well as the requisite cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice when brewing the ale. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery. ![]() These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. Wychwood Elysian Night Owl Pumpkin Ale Pub ![]()
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