If you only go to ONE beer event this month....

Check out the "October Events" page for a full overview of beer happenings this month and pay specific attention to one very special event taking place on the 30th.... the Cambridge Brewing Company's Great Pumpkin Fest 2010! This is BY FAR my most anticipated beer shindig coming up in the near future and I absolutely cannot wait until the 30th rolls around and I can get my pumpkin on. This will be the CBC's 3rd annual pumpkin extravaganza and if last year's party was any indication, it should be a rockin' good time. The party runs from 4pm-1am on Saturday night and the brewery will have 3 bars, including an outdoor beer garden, hooked up and ready to go. Costumes are of course recommended and I'll be there channeling the Wicked Witch of the West, had she been a hard core craft beer addict. Last year, over 1000 people showed up, so be sure to get there early or be prepared to wait in line. DO NOT get there after 10pm though, or you'll miss the main event of the evening.... the ceremonial tapping of a gargantuan (last year's weighed 200lbs) white pumpkin filled with cask pumpkin beer.


The brewery hasn't finalized the beer or food menu for this year's event yet, but they've promised over 22 pumpkin beers on tap and a menu that takes seasonal cooking to a whole new level. Take a peek at last year's offerings to get an idea of what kind of pumpkin craziness I'm talking about:


Cambridge Brewing Co. Beers:
* CBC Great Pumpkin Ale 4.2%
* CBC Spinal Pumpkin Barleywine 11.0%
* CBC Biere de Gourde (French farmhouse pumpkin beer) 5.5%
* CBC Olde Pumpkin Porter (the O.P.P.) 6.8%
* CBC Ich Bin Ein Kurbisweisse (Berlin-style tart wheat beer with pumpkin) 4.2%
* CBC Black Magic Stout (stout with pumpkin, ancho pepper & cacao nibs on cask) 3.8%

Guest Beers:
* The Alchemist Uncle Daddy (Pumpkin weizenbock with vanilla beans and nutmeg) 7.0%
* Allagash Brewing Co. Ghouleschip (The world’s first pumpkin lambic) 7.0%
* The Bruery Autumn Maple (Brewed with yams, spices, molasses & maple syrup) 10.0%
* Cape Ann Brewing Co. Pumpkin Stout (Brewed with pumpkin and spices) 7.0%
* Cisco Brewers Pumple Drumkin (Brewed with fresh Nantucket pumpkins) 7.0%
* Clipper City Brewing Co. Great Pumpkin (Super spicy imperial pumpkin ale) 8.5%
* Dogfish Head Brewery Punkin’ Ale (A full-bodied pumpkin brown ale) 7.0%
* Elysian Brewing Co. Mr. Yuck (Pumpkin Sour ale aged ten months) 5.1%
* Elysian Brewing Co. Jack o’ Bite (Barrel aged Scottish pumpkin ale) 6.4%
* Elysian Brewing Co. Hansel & Gretel (Ginger Pumpkin Pilsner) 4.5% 
* Iron Hill Punktoberfest (Uber Oktoberfest brewed with pumpkin, vanilla & spice) 7.0%
* Martha’s Exchange Pumpkinweizen (Pumpkin Hefeweizen) 5.1%
* Southern Tier Pumking (Pumpkin Ale heavy on the fresh vegetable taste) 7.9%
* Uinta Brewing Co. Punk’n (Crafted with pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg & cloves) 4.0%
* Weyerbacher Brewing Co. Imperial Pumpkin Ale (Spicy Imperial Pumpkin Ale) 8.0%

Annnnddddd the Menu:
* Pumpkin Apple Bisque, Beer Brown Bread Croutons, Cinnamon Crème Fraiche
* Autumn Salad with Roasted Pumpkin and Apple Cider Vinaigrette
* Pumpkin Pizza, Garlic Confit, Fingerling Potato, Kale, Vermont Goat Cheese
* All Natural ½ Pound Burger, Great Hill Bleu Cheese, House Pumpkin Pickles
* Sauteed Gulf Shrimp, Crispy Pumpkin Polenta, Baby Spinach, Chorizo Cream
* Pumpkin Ravioli, Pumpkin Seed Pesto Cream, Heirloom Apples, Whole Wheat Croutons
* Pork Tenderloin Scnitzle, Pumpkin Spaetzle, Broccolini, Apple Cider Cream
* Pumpkin Bread Pudding, Pumpkin Ale Ice Cream, House Butterscotch
* Pumpkin Pie Fritters, Cinnamon Buttercream, Pumpkin Curd


When this year's beer lineup and menu are released (and it should be any day now!) I'll be sure to post it right away.... Hopefully last year's menu got your interest aroused and your taste buds craving a little pumpkin somethin-somethin and I'll see you at the fest on the 30th! Look for me, the drunk witch... cuz I'm sure there won't be many of those! :)