Monday Rant: The Hilarity of Pumpkin Season

I went into this past weekend's beer shopping adventure with my mind set on two cases of pumpkin beer. The two aforementioned cases were Wolaver's Organic Pumpkin Ale and the ellusive Dogfish Punkin Ale. Going in I knew very well that the Punkin supply this year was extremely limited. Even the distributor I visited announced via Facebook that it had only received about 10 percent of what they ordered. I know that most distributors receive only a portion of what they actually put in for with seasonal brews, but 10 percent seemed very low to me.

I arrived to find that the Dogfish Punkin was pretty much gone. There were two cases of Southern Tier Pumking adorned with a Sharpie-written sign saying :Limit of 2 per-customer." I cruised around the seasonal beer section twice to find that the cases of Pumking were gone upon the completion of the second lap.

The Wolaver's supply was plentiful and I snagged one for myself to take home. Still, the hilarity of this beer season always amuses me. Luckily, I can laugh at the quick disappearance of the Pumking cases and the Punkin stock since I still have bottles of both from last year.

I haven't been able to try this year's versions of either, but I've heard a few rumors in the thicket that Pumking has finally taken a step backwards. We'll see, though.

Hope everyone saved a 2012 Pumking from last year it makes this year's look like a hobo
— OffTheTriBoro (@OffTheTriBoro) September 1, 2013