Some brewers have jumped in the Way back Machine to dig up old recipes from the way day. Session Lager from Full Steam calls itself "a classic all-malt pre-Prohibition style lager." Nebraska's Lucky Bucket Brewing Company says its pre-Prohibition style "salutes a time when lagers had greater character and more distinct flavor, when beer wasn't full of the additives found in many of today's mainstream lagers." Brooklyn Lager describes itself as "a revival of Brooklyn's pre-Prohibition all-malt beers."

All of these are fine beers. Pure, smooth, malty, refreshing and satisfying, they're Batch 19 from Coors is a Pre-Pro style lager exactly what you might imagine filled those kegs that were smashed with the ax back in 1920.

Only none of them is what our great-grandfathers were actually drinking before the Prohibition. By the time the 18th Amendment rolled around, America was already hooked on corn and rice.

Scroll through the "American Handy-Book of the Brewing, Malting and Auxiliary Trades" by R. Wahl & M. Henius (go ahead, it's on Google Books), and you'll find that by the early 20th century, U.S. brewers had adopted and praised corn and rice as suitable adjuncts to traditional barley malt.

This unfiltered pumpkin beer is perfect for this time of year - when autumn is just around the corner and we are wistfully waiting for the leaves to start turning colors and for the air to get a little crisper. This beer has worked its way effortlessly into our "favorite fall beers" list, and when you try it, you will know why!

ABOUT THIS BEER
UFO Pumpkin is a barley based beer. Pumpkin puree is added at the beginning stages of the brewing process. Along with pumpkin, we also add a hint of spice in order to give the beer a balanced flavor and a finish you won't forget. Like all of our UFO beers, this one is left unfiltered so all of those delicious flavors are right in your glass.

A PEAK AT WHAT TO EXPECT
Appearance: Amber and orange with a slight haze (it's unfiltered!)

Aroma: Malty with hints of pumpkin and spice

Mouth feel: Slightly sweet and smooth

Taste: A solid malt backbone that highlights German, Vienna and Munich malts, along with a nice dose of pumpkin and spice - reminiscent of pumpkin pie!

Finish: Easy drinking with a lingering pumpkin aftertaste on the back of the tongue.

Style:
   

UnFiltered Pumpkin Ale

History:
   

Brewed since 2011

Original Gravity:
   

14.5 P

Color:
   

18 EBC

ABV:
   

5.9%

IBU's:
   

20

WHERE CAN YOU FIND UFO PUMPKIN?
UFO Pumpkin is available in six packs, cases and on draft! You can find UFO Pumpkin at both Harpoon Brewery's stores (Boston, MA and Windsor, VT), or you can ask for it at your local liquor store or pub.

I can talk about this beer all day long - but I won't, because the best way for you to know exactly what I'm talking about is to try it for yourself! Since this is the first year making this beer, we would love to hear what you think of it!

Cheers!