Years ago, around Halloween I came home from work and found the entire neighborhood smelling like a pumpkin pie. I followed my nose to a neighbors house and found him making Pumpkin Ale and I fell in love with home brewing, and pumpkin ale on that night. Over the years I've tried a lot of different recipes, some in kit form, some just crazy experiments. I've stumbled on a lot of interesting things and never made a horrible beer..but still nothing beats a good Pumpkin Lager or Ale..magic in a bottle!

I had an Irish Malt Whiskey beer years ago in France and loved it but can't remember the name to save my life. Anyone familiar with a similar beer or know of a recipe that might produce something similar?

Wil, I've followed you're blogs off and on for years (back to the LJ days) but have lost touch over the last few years and I'm just now trying to catch up again, so forgive me if you've already mentioned this. Home brewing is one of my hobbies and I'm curious if you are using a pre-made kit or something you put together to brew? Also..have you ever tried any of the recipes from mrbeer.com? They are hard to screw up and I fell in love with the Pumpkin Lager years ago..it's become one of my holiday traditions to brew a batch.