On October 14th, around 6 o’clock, the Thirsty Monk will be tapping a cask of Autumn Maple from the Bruery. I am not alone in being very excited to get a taste of this delicious “brue.” Autumn Maple is the Bruery’s interpretation of Pumpkin Beers. Instead of the traditional pumpkin, they use yams (quite a lot of them, to be imprecise.) And, of course, they throw in cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, vanilla, yadda, yadda, yadda, and maple syrup and molasses. Fermented with a Belgian yeast strain, the result is nothing short of fantastically delicious. Just the sort of beer you would imagine if you could combine your entire Thanksgiving dinner into one blended beverage (heavy on the sweet potato pie, please.) And Thanksgiving is the key here. This is a dark, sweet and spicy beer, but it aint’ no Christmas beer. Granted, Thanksgiving won’t be along for a month or two, but Autumn is here and now. So, join me in the tapping of Autumn Maple next week.
