tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530972841308721533.post7847262347167061915..comments2023-09-01T11:29:18.150+01:00Comments on BeerViking: The problem with pumpkinsBryanBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550482701819539081noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530972841308721533.post-8199106718711273862015-10-29T12:30:09.674+00:002015-10-29T12:30:09.674+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058152900086080879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530972841308721533.post-50379844205275901592014-11-03T11:02:38.582+00:002014-11-03T11:02:38.582+00:00For pie I can well believe it, though hopefully no...For pie I can well believe it, though hopefully not for beer! Although it's presumably the tin's well-known spice mixture that the US brewers ape. BryanBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550482701819539081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530972841308721533.post-80530382274807869942014-11-03T11:01:01.236+00:002014-11-03T11:01:01.236+00:00Yes, pumpkins on this side of the pond seem to be ...Yes, pumpkins on this side of the pond seem to be a thing of the last two or three decades, and to be fair, once suitably spiced to bring out the flavour - and I don't think it is merely that they are good carriers of other flavours! - they do taste of something. I made pumpkin soup with plnty of ginger and some Thai spice, and it worked pretty well. <br /><br />But yes, in beer it's rare to detect much pumpkinness, and perhaps it is not necessary anyway - just go with the spices! But do it subtly please... On which note, I have a new favourite spiced beer: Gale's Firecracker. Apparently (and incredibly) it's Fuller's first spiced ale. Gorgeous stuff, with just enouth spices to make it interesting without being overwhelming. BryanBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550482701819539081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530972841308721533.post-66085591607852789582014-11-01T08:34:11.812+00:002014-11-01T08:34:11.812+00:00Tinned pumpkin? I've heard it all now. Sounds ...Tinned pumpkin? I've heard it all now. Sounds revolting!Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530972841308721533.post-54699751091770416542014-11-01T00:09:08.904+00:002014-11-01T00:09:08.904+00:00A friend of mine from the US explained to me that ...A friend of mine from the US explained to me that pumpkin pie is very big in America, but it's not made from whole pumpkins, it's made from tinned pumpkin, which is heavily sweetened and spiced, and that's where the flavour comes from. I can't say I'm keen to try the pie, let alone the beer, whichever side of the Atlantic it comes from!Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530972841308721533.post-5204244576550868162014-10-31T19:47:31.017+00:002014-10-31T19:47:31.017+00:00I think your statement, about pumpkins being virtu...I think your statement, about pumpkins being virtually tasteless hits the nail on the head, Bryan. We were having a discussion at work today along these very lines; not specifically about pumpkin beer but about pumpkins in general. None of us can understand the American obsession with the things!<br /><br />When I was last in America it was the run-up to Halloween, and pumpkins were everywhere. Now like the “red weed” in the “War of the Worlds”, pumpkins have spread to this side of the Atlantic. I don’t recall ever seeing a pumpkin, when I was a child, but now, at this time of year, the supermarket grocery counters are full of the wretched things. I’m certain that most are sold either as decorations or to be cut out to make pumpkin lanterns.<br /><br />I certainly won’t be going out of my way to try any pumpkin beers!<br />Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.com