Elysian Night Owl Pumpkin Ale

20130915:
I absolutely loved how close this beer was to smelling and tasting like pumpkin. Not everyone will enjoy such a strongly pumpkin tasting beer, but its a characteristic of pumpkin beers which I seek (more pumpkin = more please).

I wrote: "The Elysian actually smells like pumpkin pie! [Lemon Shandy][Ruby Redbird]" 12:19AM
I also wrote: "Having finished the summer brews [Lemon Shandy][Ruby Redbird], I returned to the Elysian which is very much a fall brew. This beer is sooooo tasty." 12:26AM

[20131221]

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Elysian Night Owl Pumpkin Ale

Relevant Links:
Night Owl Pumpkin Ale (Elysian Website)
Night Owl Pumpkin Ale (BeerAdvocate.com)
Elysian Night Owl Pumpkin Ale (RateBeer.com)
Elysian Brewing Company (Wikipedia.org)

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Website Information:

NIGHT OWL PUMPKIN ALE

Our Original Pumpkin Ale

STYLE Pumpkin Ale
BODY Light to Medium
TASTING NOTES A very drinkable pumpkin ale—brewed with seven and a half pounds of pumpkin per barrel and spiced in conditioning with ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and allspice.
MALTS Pale, Munich, Crystal
HOPS Lightly bittered with Magnum
SPECIAL Both roasted and raw pumpkin seeds are in the mash, with pumpkin added to the mash, kettle and fermenter.
ABV: 5.9%
IBU: 18
AVAILABILITY Fall Seasonal — Draft, 22 oz bottles, Six Packs/12oz bottles

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Website Information:

ELYSIAN BEER

The Wise ESB was the first beer we brewed, back in April of 1996; it was soon followed by Dragonstooth Stout, the Immortal IPA, Zephyrus Pilsner and Perseus Porter. Along with the Avatar Jasmine IPA, which has been with us since 2005, these beers constitute the core of our lineup. They have changed a bit over time, as new hop varieties have arisen and new ideas have struck us.

Night Owl Pumpkin Ale is our most popular seasonal offering. It began its life in the tiny Gameworks brewery we operated from 1997 to 2002, but soon outgrew even our Capitol Hill brewery. Night Owl and the rest of our seasonals – Bete Blanche, our deceptive and delicious spring Tripel, Loser, our substantial summer ale, and Bifrost Winter Ale – are now brewed at our production brewery in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood.