CBC Beer Description
The following beer description is from our archive. For currently available beers, please refer to our House Beers, Seasonal Beers on Tap, and Cask Special pages
Great Pumpkin Ale
The Original
Good Grief, It’s….
Cambridge Brewing Company’s
GREAT PUMPKIN ALE!!!
Egad! Perhaps CBC’s most sought after seasonal beer, Great Pumpkin Ale flows from the taps through Thanksgiving ‘cuz we’re makin’ a LOT of it.
We are very proud to be brewing with local, organic sugar pumpkins from our friends at The Farm School in Athol, and Wilson Farms in Lexington. Promoting and supporting local, organic and sustainable farming is as important to us at CBC as promoting local, seasonal beer and cuisine. Check them out at http://www.FarmSchool.org and http://www.WilsonFarm.com. Cool!
Beer brewed with pumpkins has been around since the days of colonial New England, when brewers often had to supplement the traditional barley and hops with other ingredients that were more readily available. CBC, the first New England craft brewery to produce pumpkin ale, revived the style in the Boston area in 1990 and continues to brew this beer according to Phil “Brewdaddy” Bannatyne’s original recipe! Other craft breweries have followed suit since then, and pumpkin beer has developed a loyal following across the country and beyond.
CBC’s Great Pumpkin Ale is brewed with 150 pounds of fresh, locally grown, organic sugar pumpkins in each batch, and it has an appropriately distinct orange hue. The subtle fresh pumpkin flavor is enhanced by the addition of a touch of traditional autumn spices, and is guaranteed to please even the most finicky of harvest-time ale fanatics. Come raise a glass in honor of the Great Pumpkin!
Trick or Treat,
~Your fiendish neighborhood brewers at CBC.
OG: 1.044 FG: 1.012 ABV: 4.2%