If you think the Dogfish Head Pumpkin Ale is a bit too spicy for you do what I did by accident. I bought a four pack last year (10/10/2008 to be exact) and only managed to drink three. The pic at right shows three of them in my fridge on 10/25/2008. The fourth has been hanging out in my fridge ever since. I happen to be swillin’ it at this very moment. I was worried it wouldn’t keep as most beers aren’t made for long term storage but this ain’t bad. I think it mellowed out the spices a bit. You still get all the flavors but it is much more mature. It may now have more than the stated 7% ABV. Admittedly I haven’t had any yet this year so I don’t have much to compare it with but there is a reason this beer has been sitting in my fridge for a year without having been consumed. Maybe I’ll pick up another four pack this weekend and compare.
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