Not enough time to enjoy a fall beer IN TH FALL before breweries stop making it...........

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Message suprchunk beers 2996 º places 147 º 11:00 Fri 8/3/2012 Originally posted by pepsiedcan Pumpkin beer sales die the day after halloween. Oktoberfest beers in November? You jokin or? Better to be early rather than late for most breweries. I enjoy having a pumpkin beer for Thanksgiving as well. That’s about my cutoff for the pumpkin beers. But August is a bit too soon for me, especially when it is an imperial pumpkin ale.
Message DietPepsican P beers 1592 º places 63 º 11:02 Fri 8/3/2012 Originally posted by suprchunk imperial pumpkin ale. These shouldn’t exist. Then again, neither should Oktoberfests.
Message vollont 14:24 Fri 8/3/2012 no the winter beers should be on the store shelves by December or at least right after Thanksgiving.

Message PhillyBeer2112 beers 3498 º places 102 º 15:25 Fri 8/3/2012 I saw 2 seasonal releases (a pumpkin and a spiced cider) as early as last week, about July 25th, at my supermarket. I imagine it won’t be long that we’re dealing with oktoberfests released in April, Barleywines and winter warmers released in August, wheat beers released in November, and pilsners released in February. Maybe the rush to be the "first" seasonal on the shelf will cycle us back around so that eventually they will line up with the right season, except that we’ll be drinking "next year’s seasonal release"
Message robrules places 1 º 09:04 Thu 8/9/2012 Originally posted by PhillyBeer2112 I saw 2 seasonal releases (a pumpkin and a spiced cider) as early as last week, about July 25th, at my supermarket. Smutty pumpkin was available around here in June - saw someone buy a case 3 days after the summer solstice. They will be out of code by the time holloween rolls around.
Message whaleman beers 2178 º places 25 º 09:23 Thu 8/9/2012 Easy solution: buy seasonal beers from small local brewpubs. Their seasonal beers are almost certain to be released during the appropriate season. Forget about the stale stuff on the beer store shelves.
Message PhillyBeer2112 beers 3498 º places 102 º 09:50 Thu 8/9/2012 Originally posted by whaleman Easy solution: buy seasonal beers from small local brewpubs. Their seasonal beers are almost certain to be released during the appropriate season. Forget about the stale stuff on the beer store shelves. Sure, that works well when you live in SEPA.

Message mattyb83 beers 737 º places 20 º 09:51 Thu 8/9/2012 Originally posted by whaleman Easy solution: buy seasonal beers from small local brewpubs. Their seasonal beers are almost certain to be released during the appropriate season. Forget about the stale stuff on the beer store shelves. Town Hall released a Nelson Sauv hopped Pale Lager on Tuesday. Seems appropriate for the heat and humidity of the late summer in Minnesota.
Message MatSciGuy beers 924 º 10:04 Thu 8/9/2012 It’s not the brewers who are doing it wrong. We need to adjust our calendars to coincide with their brewing schedules. We should probably just forgo the rest of August and September and just skip to October 1 so our calendars can line up with the seasonal brew schedule.
Message ICEatALAMO beers 1366 º places 18 º 13:34 Thu 8/9/2012 The OP is spot on. This stuff drives me crazy as well. Not being able to get an Oktoberfest beer when it is below 60 degrees is just not right.