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Tap That Pumpkin
Trick-or-Treaters delight in all of the sights of All Hallow's Eve. Clearly not just for children anymore, Halloween has become a great celebration to stop being yourself for a night and become whoever or whatever you want to be. Cities across America have dedicated Halloween parties to bring out the ghoulie in you. Are you throwing your own Halloween party? Then wow your guest by serving beer from a pumpkin! As seen across the internet in the last few years, serving beer from a pumpkin isn't all that difficult and only requires a few tools: Pumpkin, Drill, Spigot, & Beer.
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Get a pumpkin. The bigger the better and depending on your party size, you might want to get two. Hollow out the pumpkin and thin the inside of the walls a bit.
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Drill a hole where your spigot will go near the bottom of the pumpkin. Make sure the hole is big enough to push the spigot through but small enough that it creates a tight fit and doesn't leak
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Insert spigot. Ensure tight fit. Test spigot with water first. If everything is pouring correctly and there's no leaks....
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BEER! Don't limit yourself to a pumpkin beer either. Yes, this seem like the best fit here but experiment a little with a brown sugar maple porter or a malty Scotch ale. The pumpkin will have a slight effect on the beer, very subtle but fresh pumpkin taste, but in no way will over power what ever beer you choose to use.
Happy Halloween folks!
(This is the part where we tell you to be safe and make good choices.)
Cheers!
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By: Jacki Morisi via Boston.com
INGREDIENTS
Shipyard Pumpkinhead
Your favorite vanilla vodka
Optional: sugar and cinnamon for the rim!
DIRECTIONS
Drop a shot of your favorite vanilla vodka into a glass of delicious Shipyard Pumpkinhead and whabam! You can even rim your glass with some cinnamon and sugar for an extra kick.
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Featured Recipe:
Pumpkin Beer Bread Pudding
By: Ashley at Quarter Life Crisis Cuisine
INGREDIENTS
1 loaf pumpkin beer bread, cubed (I tore mine by hand, you can slice for a prettier presentation)
1 can organic pumpkin puree (or 12 oz of homemade)
3 tbs butter, melted
1 large apple, cubes
5 eggs
2 cups milk
2/3 cup sugar
1 heaping tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp vanilla extract
caramel sauce (optional topping)
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter or grease a square baking dish, or a casserole dish as I have here.
Toss bread with melted butter, set aside.
Whisk together pumpkin puree, eggs, milk, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and vanilla extract until smooth and well combined. Toss with bread and apple chunks, and pour into baking dish.
Bake for 45 minutes, or until set. The pudding should be moist but spring back when poked. Drizzle with caramel.
Enjoy!
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