CBC PUMPKIN BEERS: All available at CBC’s MAIN BAR

THE GREAT PUMPKIN
The beer that started all the madness, first crafted in 1990! Brewed with organic sugar pumpkins from The Farm School and Wilson Farms, MA-grown barley malt, and gently spiced with cinnamon and allspice. Celebrate 22 years of the Great Pumpkin Ale!
ABV: 4.4%

BIERE DU GOURDE – Biere de Garde farmhouse ale with pumpkin and pepper
Organic Farm School pumpkins, noble Hallertauer hops, a hint of black pepper, and our Belgian yeast offer a unique twist in French farmhouse ales. ABV: 6.6%

WILSON – Barrel aged spiced pumpkin porter
Black as Wilson’s soul, it’s brewed with 200# of Wilson Farms (no relation) pumpkins, subtle spices, and aged briefly in Eagle Rare bourbon barrels. Despite its evil nature, Wilson is still having fun. ABV: 6.5%

EL MARIACHI – Cask-conditioned Pumpkin Stout
A rich Irish stout infused with a molé blend of spicy ancho and chipotle peppers, cacao nibs, and cinnamon sticks, and more. Going one step further, this little beauty is served on cask for this event. Careful, it’s hot! ABV:4.0%

KRAFTWERK – Wine barrel aged pumpkin Tripel
The “power station” of pumpkin beers!Aged in sauvignon blanc barrels, wine character compliments notes of fall fruits and oak and totally crazy fruitiness, hiding it’s formidable strength. ABV: 9.75%

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS – American Brett ale with pumpkin and good vibes
The infamous OM, barrel-fermented blonde ale with Brettanomyces, gets the pumpkin treatment in a blend with the Great Pumpkin. Vibrated at 136Hz for optimum enlightenment. No beer is safe from the pumpkin! ABV: 8.0%

THE O.P.P. (2008) – Barrel aged Wild Pumpkin Porter
Oude Pumpkin Porter is a recreation of colonial pumpkin beers. Brewed with pale and roasted malts and fresh organic sugar pumpkins, it has whiled away the past years in used bourbon barrels with cinnamon sticks and candied ginger, inoculated by Brettanomyces and Lactobacillus naturally occurring in the CBC Barrel Cellar. Its tart and roasty palate transports you back to 18th Century Boston. ABV:6.8%

VALLEY GHOUL – Strong Scotch ale with pumpkins and local barley
Our Valley Girl series of local-ingredient-beers beers gets ghoulish with barley grown and malted in MA from our Valley Malt BSA (Brewery Supported Agriculture). Super rich malt character presides over pumpkin, brown sugar, molasses, and heather flowers in the finish. Subtle, like a swift kick in the kilt. ABV: 8.5%

PUNJABI PUMPKIN – Pumpkin Saison with Curry Spices
Inspired by a really great bowl of curried pumpkin soup, brewed with pumpkins and very subtly spiced with a bespoke curry blend. Fruit and spice from our house Belgian yeast meld with hints of squash and malt, curry leaves, black pepper, cardamom, cumin, and coriander. ABV:5.5%

Also On Tap from CBC:

Regatta Golden – 4.2%
Tall Tale Pale Ale – 5.7%
Cambridge Amber – 4.7%
Charles River Porter – 6.0%
Flower Child I.P.A. – 6.5%
Blackout Stout – 4.0%

GUEST BREWERIES AT THE BREWHOUSE BAR!

1) Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME
GHOULSCHIP - Barrel aged sour pumpkin ale brewed on Halloween night 2008, spontaneously fermented ale with pumpkin, pumpkin seeds, and molasses, aged in oak. Super rare! ABV:6.9% LIMITED RELEASE! TAP TIME: 8PM!

2) Avery Brewing Company, Boulder, CO
RUMPKIN - Imperial pumpkin ale with spices, aged in Old Rum barrels from the Goslings Distillery in Hamilton, Bermuda. Liquid awesomeness, but be careful with this one!
ABV:16.0%

3) Cisco Brewers, Nantucket, MA
PUMPLE DRUMKIN - Deep orange hue and big pumpkin pie aroma balance robust malt and a toasted pie crust finish. ABV:6.8%

4) Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE
PUNKIN ALE - A full bodied ale with pumpkin, organic brown sugar, and subtle spices. Brewed in honor of DE’s annual and famous Pumpkin Chunkin’ event. ABV:7.0%

5) Elysian Brewing Company, Seattle, WA
HANSEL & GRETEL - Ginger Pumpkin Pilsner Brewed with pumpkin added in the mash, kettle and fermenter. Spiced with fresh ginger and hopped with lots of Czech Saaz hops (otherwise it wouldn’t be traditional). ABV:5.3%

6) Heavy Seas Beers, Baltimore, MD
HEAVY SEAS GREAT PUMPKIN – Imperial pumpkin ale, richly flavored, BIG beer made with real pumpkins in the mash and just the right balance of spice. ABV:8.5%
SPECIAL RELEASE! TAP TIME: 2 PM!

7) Iron Hill Brewery, West Chester, PA
ICHABOD IMPERIAL PUMPKIN ALE - Don’t lose your head! This imperial pumpkin has plenty of spice balanced with lots of roasted pumpkin, and a caramel finish. ABV: 9.5%

8) Iron Hill Brewery, West Chester, PA
PUNKTOBERFEST - Über Octoberfest-style lager with pumpkin and subtle vanilla and cinnamon adding to a noble hop aroma. Ein Pumpkin Prosit! ABV:7.0%

9) Martha’s Exchange Restaurant and Brewery, Nashua, NH
PUMPKINWEIZEN - Melding fresh and baked pumpkin with unfiltered traditional Bavarian style strong wheat beer, the brew gets a light spicing of Cinnamon and Nutmeg to sprinkle in the season. A perennial Pumpkin Fest favorite! ABV:6.7%

10) New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO
KICK – New Belgium in MA! NBBC and Elysian team up for a rich, tart pumpkin cranberry beer for a complex harvest sour ale. A 1st for New Belgium and a major score for CBC’s Great Pumpkin Fest! Wow! ABV: 8.5%

11) Nøgne Ø, Grimstad, NORWAY
PUMPKIN – Yes, that’s right, NORWAY! Pumpkin beers finally go international as our friends from the uncompromising brewery Nøgne Ø give into temptation and brew up a pumpkin beer. Thanks to Kjetil Jikiun and his crew for sending this to us! ABV: 7.0%
LIMITED RELEASE! TAP TIME: 4 PM!

12) Samuel Adams (Boston Beer Company), Boston, MA
SAM ADAMS DOUBLE PUMPKIN - Pumpkin and spices meet deep roasted malts and a hint of smoke in this full-bodied, rich harvest ale. ABV: 8.5%

13) Sixpoint Craft Ales, Brooklyn, NY
AUTUMNATION - Pumpkin plus ginger, pepper, and spices meet fresh-harvested, wet, sticky Amarillo hops for an extraordinary pumpkin beer. ABV: 6.7%
LIMITED RELEASE! TAP TIME: 6 PM!

14) Smuttynose Brewing Co., Portsmouth, NH
PUMPKIN ALE - Smutty’s homage to this American heritage is a well-balanced blend of pumpkin flavor, clean caramel malt, and balanced spice. ABV:5.6%

15) Stewart’s Brewing Co., Bear, DE
MISCHIEF NIGHT – Many innocent pumpkins met a gruesome fate so that you sadistic people could have your annual spiced treat.  We hope you’re happy. ABV: 5.5%

16) Wachusett Brewing Co., Westminster, MA
IMPERIAL PUMPKIN ALE – Their first ever pumpkin beer. Brewed with pumpkins, Belgian candi sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Waa-waa-waa-chusett! ABV: 8.0%

17) Zero Gravity Brewing at American Flatbread, Burlington, VT
CORNUCOPIA – Brewed with organic butternut squash, our friends in Burlington deftly balance spices and malt in their Autumn seasonal beer. ABV:6.5%

GUEST BREWERIES IN THE BEER GARDEN!

1) The Bruery, Placentia, CA
AUTUMN MAPLE - Belgian-style brown ale brewed with yams, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, vanilla, molasses, and maple syrup. Fermented with a traditional Belgian yeast strain, this bold and spicy beer is perfect on a cold autumn evening. ABV: 10.0%

2) Cape Ann Brewing Company, Gloucester, MA
FISHERMAN’S PUMPKIN STOUT - A rich stout with inviting aromas of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice, and a roasty finish. ABV:7.0%

3) Elysian Brewing Company, Seattle, WA
COCHE DE MEDIANOCHE - Muy interesante! Mexican-themed pumpkin ale with cumin, cinnamon, black pepper, chilies, epazote, pumpkin seeds, and Ursa Orange. ABV: 7.5%

4) Elysian Brewing Company, Seattle, WA
KÜRBITINUS PUMPKIN DUNKELHEFEWEIZENBOCK – When you talk to German brewers about pumpkin beer at first they’re horrified. Then they laugh. Then, like everybody else, they want some. Kürbitinus is a rare brew profaning a noble tradition of strong, dark Bavarian-style wheat beer. ABV: 6.6%

5) Heavy Seas Beers, Baltimore, MD
HEAVY SEAS GREATER PUMPKIN – Heavy Seas’ Great Pumpkin aged in bourbon barrels. Now with more Yo ho ho! ABV:9.0%
SPECIAL RELEASE! TAP TIME: 5 PM!

6) Jackie O’s Pub and Brewery, Athens, OH
BARKING PUMPKIN - Roasted pumpkins glazed with brown sugar and honey, American hops, ginger, vanilla beans, coriander in this beer from an upstart Ohio brewpub. ABV:7.5%

7) Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales, Dexter, MI
LA PARCELA - Oak aged sour pumpkin ale, packed with real pumpkins, hints of spice and a gentle kiss of cacao to liven the soul. Super rare beer, first brewed for CBC Great Pumpkin Fest #1! ABV:5.9% SPECIAL RELEASE! TAP TIME: 3 PM!

8) Rock Art Brewery, Morrisville, VT
IMPERIAL SPRUCE PUMPKIN STOUT - Colonial-style big stout with local pumpkins and spruce tips complementing malt and roasted barley. ABV:8.0%

9) Silver City Brewing Co., Silverdale, WA
PUNK RAUCHEN – From the Kitsap Peninsula comes this Rauchbier (smoked beer) in the Keller Bock style with applewood smoked pumpkins! Punk Rauch! ABV: 6.5%
SPECIAL RELEASE! TAP TIME: 7 PM!

10) Southern Tier Brewing Company, Lakewood, NY
PUMKING - Imperial Pumpkin Ale brewed with pagan spirit, pumpkin and spice, and a whole lotta malt, this pumpkin ale takes you on the ride of your life! ABV:8.6%

11) Southampton Publick House, Southampton, NY
SOUTHAMPTON PUMPKIN ALE - This amber-colored brew features generous amounts of pumpkin and autumn spices. Cheers! ABV: 5.5%

12) Stone Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
LA CITRUEILLE CELESTE DE CITRICADO – We can’t pronounce it either. Stone collaborates w/Elysian and The Bruery using pumpkins, yams, fenugreek, lemon verbena, and birch bark. Yowza!! ABV: 5.0%

13) Watch City Brewing Co., Waltham, MA
PIE-EYED PUMPKIN ALE
Well balanced beer with over 240 lbs. of locally grown sugar pumpkins for each batch, plus traditional spices tuned to the perfect flavor. we objectively seek for our beer appreciating devotees. ABV:6.3%

14) Weyerbacher Brewing Company, Easton, PA
IMPERIAL PUMPKIN ALE - Heartier, spicier, more “caramelly” and “pumpkiny” than its faint brethren! This truly is an Imperial Pumpkin Ale.ABV:8.0%

15) Wormtown Brewing Company, Worcester, MA
WORMTOWN PUMPKIN ALE - CBC alum Ben Roesch crafts his own take on pumpkin beers. Light bodied, clean, very drinkable with subtle pumpkin and spice. ABV:4.3%