Many people have asked me if I am obsessed with pumpkin spice. I would say that anyone who likes eating weird artificially flavored coffee, cheerios, cereal, and even pop-tarts because it has the name 'pumpkin spice' in it, or hitting up Starbucks everyday for their PSL fix is obsessed. I am not obsessed. That doesn't mean I haven't tried my fair share of pumpkin infused items that most would not rationally think would make it taste good. Let's talk about what I ate/drank recently that I would encourage anyone to try, and might change the minds of those that think us pumpkin lovers are crazy.
Schlafly Pumpkin Ale
This would surprise you. If the idea of eating froufrou beer turns you away from this seasonal flavor, I get it. I didn't try it until yesterday, which happened to be National Pumpkin Day. I thought, today I will try this in light of the holiday. AND it might suck. It didn't! Not overly sweet, not artificial. it's literally made from the mash of the pumpkin that's malty, and spiced with clove, cinnamon, and nutmeg. I'm biased since I haven't had any pumpkin beer before this, but I will say it seems Schlafly never disappoints me in flavor.
I drank this beer with ...get ready...remember it was National Pumpkin Day...BBQ Pumpkin Ale Sauce wings
Buffalo Wild Wings Boneless Wings with BBQ Pumpkin Ale Sauce
Yes. BWW comes out with these limited editions from their 'Sauce Lab'. This creation made me hesitant to try, but why not? This was surprisingly good. The sweetness from the BBQ sauce, with the robust flavor from the Ale without that artificial pumpkin taste. In fact, the pumpkin spice did not jump out at you. Instead it gave it a slightly spicy zing to the sauce.
From BWW website :)
Smoothie King's Slim-n-trim pumpkin
If you like pumpkin pie, you'll love how refreshing this is. They put a spice blend in it that gives it that flavor, but it also has real organic pumpkin puree, dates, bananas, and protein powder. That's it.
Schlafly Pumpkin Ale
This would surprise you. If the idea of eating froufrou beer turns you away from this seasonal flavor, I get it. I didn't try it until yesterday, which happened to be National Pumpkin Day. I thought, today I will try this in light of the holiday. AND it might suck. It didn't! Not overly sweet, not artificial. it's literally made from the mash of the pumpkin that's malty, and spiced with clove, cinnamon, and nutmeg. I'm biased since I haven't had any pumpkin beer before this, but I will say it seems Schlafly never disappoints me in flavor.
I drank this beer with ...get ready...remember it was National Pumpkin Day...BBQ Pumpkin Ale Sauce wings
Buffalo Wild Wings Boneless Wings with BBQ Pumpkin Ale Sauce
Yes. BWW comes out with these limited editions from their 'Sauce Lab'. This creation made me hesitant to try, but why not? This was surprisingly good. The sweetness from the BBQ sauce, with the robust flavor from the Ale without that artificial pumpkin taste. In fact, the pumpkin spice did not jump out at you. Instead it gave it a slightly spicy zing to the sauce.
From BWW website :)
Smoothie King's Slim-n-trim pumpkin
If you like pumpkin pie, you'll love how refreshing this is. They put a spice blend in it that gives it that flavor, but it also has real organic pumpkin puree, dates, bananas, and protein powder. That's it.
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