Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale:
Greetings once again my dear beer drinking fans and readers of my beer reviews in general (I know there are some of you out there so don’t deny it).  Today we break from the beer’s of the East and focus back on the reason for the season- pumpkin beer, and candy, yeah candy and beer… Whoa, sorry, lost focus for a second but I’m back so lets talk about Blue Moon’s Seasonal offering: Harvest Pumpkin Ale.  The beer itself is a regular, seen in store shelves since August and staying till mid-November so you still have plenty of time to grab some.  The beer pours a golden brown color with a thick head with about half a fingers worth in thickness that leaves a nice lacing and a nose that is a well balanced mix of pumpkin and malts.  The first thing when sipping is that I noticed how carbonated it is with a fizz that is almost comparable to champagne while the very next thing I noticed is the overwhelming pumpkin and spice flavor of the beer.  The taste is so strong that it starts out almost artificial but it mellows quickly on the mid- and back-end to a nice flavor of pumpkin pie (albeit store bought pie).  So here’s my thought while drinking this beer: if regular Blue Moon is best with an orange slice, how would this beer  be with a topping of whipped cream or even stirred in?  Think about it, we put whipped cream of tons of things, why not a glass of pumpkin beer?  Might work, might not but it’s a thought.  For the beer itself, not bad for a mass market pumpkin but there are still a lot to go.