Grateful Harvest Ale

The idea for Harpoon Grateful Harvest Ale was born out of the relationships the brewery has cultivated with food banks throughout New England over the years. Harpoon was founded on two basic principles: to make great beer and to be good neighbors within their community.

Since the brewery bottled its first beer in 1986, Harpoon has endeavored to make meaningful contributions to causes that are important to them and their customers. What started as beer donations here and there, hosting fundraisers for friends from time to time, and producing small fundraisers, has developed into one of the brewery’s most cherished programs: Harpoon Helps.  So far in 2010 alone, the Harpoon Helps program has raised more than $230,000 for local charities, donated 16,320 pints toward local charity events with approximately 144 local non-profits supported, and has performed hundreds of volunteer hours at local organizations.

Harpoon Grateful Harvest Ale will help raise desperately needed funds for the fight against hunger, with $1 from every 6-pack sold going to the local food bank in the area from which it was purchased.

ABOUT THE STYLE

Harpoon Grateful Harvest is a beer brewed with Thanks
giving celebrations in mind. A puree of freshly harvested cranberries, donated by local cranberry farm AD Makepeace, lends a subtle tartness to the beer. The cranberry flavor complements the malty character derived by the combination of Munich and Vienna malts. An addition of CaraMunich malt enhances the beer’s reddish hue and adds a touch of sweetness, while Northern Brewer bittering hops complement the slight cranberry tartness.

BEER CHARACTER

Harpoon Grateful Harvest Ale is a medium-bodied, malty, mildly sweet amber ale with a bready aroma and subtle cranberry flavor.



AVAILABILITY

Limited Edition: Early October to December in 6-packs

BEER SPECIFICATIONS
Style:    Cranberry Amber Ale
History:
brewed since 2010
(limited edition)
Orig. Gravity:     15.5 P
Color:     46 EBC
ABV:    5.9%
IBU’S:     25

PAIRING SUGGESTIONS
Turkey with all the fixing’s

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