Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale:
Hello all and welcome back to our continuing look at pumpkin beers.  Yes, pumpkin, that great gourd that Linus so desperately sought on a cool October night as well as the melon that sat atop a really pissed-off Hessian soldier that chased some dude named Ichabod around Sleepy Hollow.  Well we know it makes a great pie and it does make a great beer as well.  Today’s beer: Pumpkinhead Ale from Shipyard Brewing is a actually a very enjoyable and refreshing fall brew despite what a lot online reviewers say.  The beer pours a nice golden color with a respectable stark white head that never really gets above a thin film which dissipates quickly and a nose of pumpkin and spice, lots of spice.  The initial taste is very carbonated with a noticeable fizz on the tongue that lasts throughout the tasting and it seems to enhance the blend of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, and all spice (which is, believe me, very important in pumpkin pie).  Probably the most noticeable thing about this beer is how light it is on the palate and leaves no after taste what so ever.  This is a very nice beer, a bit stronger on the Dogfish Punkin but it is very enjoyable and should be enjoyed if you can find it.