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10/27/25: Angry Orchard Cider Company's Blood Orange and Headless Pumpkin
Four days out from Halloween. Four days from wandering the streets at night with my kid, calling on strangers' doors for treats. This season is one of my favorites and it always goes by too quickly. I have three posts left (including today's) to see it off. I'll have my annual Vincent Price-esque post next time (no AI is used in its making!), followed by the Halloween post proper. But first, we have to get to the only ciders I'm doing up this month. Out of the four varieties in the Thriller Pack , these are the two I wanted to write about. Without further ado: Angry Orchard's Blood Orange and Headless Pumpkin. Angry Orchard doesn't have an "About" page, but they do have a spot on their FAQ page about their name. Their cider makers noticed that the best cider apples looks a little rough, a little angry, if you will. And there you have it. I'll also quickly point out that the cidery's based out of Walden, NY and they're owned by the Boston Beer Company (who owns Sam Adams and my once-bel
by noreply@blogger.com (John)5 views3-melba-hiffsangry-orchardblood-orangeciderlimitedpumpkin - news
10/21/25: Schlafly Beer's Vanilla Pumpkin Ale
October keeps rolling on. Soon enough, the big night will be here (it's next week!). Until then, I have a small handful of pumpkin and Halloween-inspired beverages to get to. Will I make it to all of them? We'll see. That's the scariest part of the season for me. Tonight, however, we're visiting a variant of an old favorite: Schlafly's Pumpkin Ale . How does adding vanilla to a tried-and-true standby tweak the flavor? Let's dive in and find out. Schlafly changed beer in Missouri when they opened St. Louis' first brewery since Prohibition. Tom Schlafly had become infatuated with New England craft beer in the '80s. After a change in state law in 1991, Schlafly opened it's brewpub doors in AB InBev's backyard. Tom pushed for looser beer distribution regulations in 1993 and his efforts saw Schlafly hitting bars and store shelves. The brewery opened a secondary location in 2003 when the demand for their ales exceeded what they could make. Check out their "History" page for more information
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1/31/2025: Old Milwaukee Non-Alcoholic
This is it--the final day of Dry January. Well, mine's been mostly dry. I had a cheat weekend away with Michelle and had a few drinks when we visited her parents at the beginning of the month. But, that's it. So, before we launch into normal February tomorrow, I figured we'd look at my old reliable NA beer: Old Milwaukee Non-Alcoholic. Old Milwaukee's owned by Pabst. Since there's no "About Us" section on their website , I'm just linking you to this post I did last April that has a little bit of Pabst history in it. I'll also say that, according to Wikipedia , Old Milwaukee was originally brewed in the 1930s by Schlitz, which was acquired by Stroh which was acquired by Pabst. Turns out there're a few old beer brands tied to Old Milwaukee. Non-Alcoholic has a brief entry on the brand's "Beer" page . This bills it simply as a "Classic American Lager with zero alcohol." My can says this is America's non-alcoholic near beer and it contains less than 0.5% ABV. So, not exactly no alcohol, bu
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