Reader, I have suffered pumpkin injustice! Pumpkin dissapointment and lies! My tale of woe began when I skipped lunch to go to Macy's to get some pumpkin spice Keurig cups. Starving, I grabbed a Atkins protein bar (which I wasn't aware was still a viable diet option) and marched through the rain to Macy's, where I took the escalator to devastation. Instead of the pumpkin spice K-cups, Macy's already has their Christmas variety pack! It's October 13th!
As if this wasn't enough, my boyfriend and I went to happy hour at Barbuzzo, hoping to get this amazing concotion- Chestnut and Sheep's Milk Ricotta Canoli When I asked the bartender, he said they did not have it and knew nothing about it! Sulkily, I finished my ricotta, balsamic, olive oil, and fig combination (Just kidding, that thing is off the CHAIN. Definitely the best thing I've had at Barbuzzo).
We stopped by McGillin's Old Ale House, and I was just about to panic at the fact that I had not ingested any pumpkin that day, when I saw it. The Drunkin Pumpkin! It's a combination of Crispin Ale and Post Road pumpkin ale. Now, Post Road has never been my favorite pumpkin ale, but the concept was intriguing. And that's actually a good way of describing the taste. The Crispin Ale is overpowering, and a little bit off-putting at first. However, the taste grew on me, and while it wasn't as pumpkinny as I would have liked, it wasn't too shabby. I'd give it a C+. I was just happy to find a pumpkin savior for the day.
Oh! And check out this article on the history of pumpkin ale that Jeff Sorge found. Article by Clay Risen.
McGillin's is on 13th and Drury in center city, Philadelphia. Photo by Huron Tours & Travel on Flickr.
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