Saucony Creek Captain Pumpkin's Maple Mistress Ale
Vital Statistics
Type: Pumpkin Ale (Imperial / Double)
Release: Fall Seasonal
ABV: 9.5%
Bitterness: 8 IBU
Color: 12 SRM
From the brewer
In the autumn of 1720, Captain Jack Rachman and his pirate-mates were celebrating their victories in typical hard-drinking tradition. Suddenly a British Navy sloop surprised them. The drunken pirates hid below deck, leaving Captain Jack’s mistresses Anne Bonney and Mary Read to defend the ship. The women shared a reputation as “fierce hell cats,” but the British Navy eventually overtook the pirate ship. Captain Jack and the pirates were sentenced to hang. Anne visited her lover in his cell before his execution, and instead of loving words her scathing comments live on throughout history, “Had you fought like a man, you need not have been hang’d like a dog.” Their legacy inspired us to brew an equally ferocious Imperial Pumpkin Ale brewed with pirate rum spices. We added a touch of autumn flavor with roasted butternut squash and natural maple syrup.
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2013 bottle. Very mellow, sweetly smooth, probably from age. There is a hint of clear alcohol as well, but not enough to detract. Delicious.
Tacky label aside, this is an extremely well-balanced pumpkin beer with nice hints of maple and spice. Not too sweet, but sweet enough, and oh-so-frighteningly easy to drink!