If you know anything about craft beer, you know the industry is known for themed beers when it comes to the holidays and that couldn’t be more true with Halloween around the corner. That time of the year when the creepy crawlers come out to play and when the stores are packed with candy. But beer nerds know what this means, Pumking!
Southern Tier Brewing Company located out Lakewood, NY is hands down the brewery in our opinion that has the most sought after if not most known pumpkin beer around. When I first got into beer some plus 10 years ago I remember learning of this at the time hard to get pumpkin beer. But why? It’s just a pumpkin beer. No it’s not just any pumpkin beer, it is the pumpkin beer.
Unlike other pumpkin beers who say they are pumpkin beers this not your standard brown ale brewed with spices and pumpkin that taste mid at best. No this bad boy legit taste like your biting into pumpkin pie.
Full of flavor from the sweet bread like pie crust notes, rich cooked pumpkin notes balanced with soft sweet malt hints that burst with all spice and cinnamon. This beer is well rounded and makes you want to savor every drink. Here is the story of Pumking.
THE STORY OF THE PUMKINGDOM
Welcome to Pumkingdom—a land fueled by the magical powers of pumpkin flavor, where potions, spells and creatures meet mystery, mischief, and liquid sorcery. It is also here where the masters of the 5 Flavor Realms reside led by the great Pumking. His royal highness dubbed each member of His Family, the royal court, a protector of a realm.
The Pumkingdom is a jovial and jubilant commonwealth. Its denizens work hard and pay tribute to the power of the Great Pumking Patch which has magic that powers its machinery, ensures protection of the realms and provides everything one would need to live a life full of merriment. With the support of the Great Pumking Patch, there is much time to enjoy festivals, parties, contests, and most importantly some serious Pumking crafted beer and spirits.
THE FIVE REALMS
Each realm has its own unique strength, ultimately coming together as one universe and uniting its citizens as one Pumkingdom.
To the North, in the Warlock Realm, Warlock dabbles in the “dark arts.” This mischievous conjurer uses his magic and fiery furnaces to provide roasty toasty malty warmth. Folks that live in this realm love gathering around the fire on a cold and crisp night to watch Warlock perform one of his realm-renown magic shows complete with a Styx cover band.
In the Cold Brew Realm to the West, Cold Brew, always awake for the job, tils his lands not only for the Great Pumking Patch but also for an experimental dancing bean that he adds to his beverages. It provides an energized experience for all the townsfolks. Festivals go late when Cold Brew is around
Heading East to the Nitro Realm, Pumking Nitro – the smooth-talking sibling, likes to keep things cool with just a hint of intensity. In this realm, the commoners enjoy a not-so-common rich and decadent lifestyle. This realm became famous for harnessing the power of tiny bubbles which, alongside the Great Pumking Patch, help smoothly operate the realms mass transit system
To the South, things move a little differently. While fizzy bubbles may be good enough for the other realms, sometimes it doesn’t get the job done. Pumking Whiskey, always in high spirits, tends to take things up a notch. He rules with such a strength and powerful punch, he leaves little for people to do! So, they party.
Located in the center is Pumking, the founder of the Pumkingdom, who sits on his throne ensuring that all libations in every realm are fit for His loyal Pumkingdonians. He is beloved by many, envied by his enemies, and when the time is right, he uses the extraordinary power of The Great Pumking Patch to spread ultimate flavor to everything it touches. As the commander-in-chief to the flavor realms, he ensures His kingdom is a rich and vibrant land fit with the best life has to offer.
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