![]() ![]() Under this definition, the Atlantic giant would be a squash. ![]() “Squash are said to have a softer, round stem. To call a squash a pumpkin, it has to be a hard fall or winter squash with a generally round shape and an orange, cream, or white color. All the same species! The Atlantic Giant pumpkin, which is what the keg was made from, Holland told me, is also a member of this tribe. That one species includes such seemingly unrelated varieties as zucchini, sugar baby pumpkins, and pattypan squash. It turns out that “pumpkin” is not a strict categorization-it’s more like a loose description of a squash, and most squash are just variants of one species, Cucurbita pepo, that’s been selectively bred to have thousands of different shapes and colors. We got the chance to talk with Holland, and the first question was obvious: what exactly are these insane, jumbo-sized things? Pumpkin or Squash? The chosen pumpkin was a 1,790-pound monster provided by Joel Holland, a local farmer who grew it specifically for the festival. (This year, their selection included Hi-P, a hibiscus-pumpkin blend Night Owl ale One-Eye Jackie pumpkin wheatwine and Crust Punk pumpkin kvass.) Each year, Seattle-based Elysian Brewing Company takes an insanely huge pumpkin and turns it into a keg for one of their dozen-plus pumpkin beers. The festival has all your normal fall activities-carving stations, food trucks, costume competitions, and such. (That's the family name for squash and gourds.)Ī whopping 50 breweries, mostly from the western United States, treked to the Seattle Center, just north of Pike Place Market, to participate in the festival, which spanned the last two weekends of September. Select appetizers like-ahem, the onion ring tower-are half off, as well as a few pizza combos.This year marks the 13th annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival, a Seattle tradition to celebrate autumn's favorite cucurbit. Rouge Pumpkin Patch, Dogfish Head Pumpkin Ale, and Samuel Adams Fat Jack are just a few seasonal ales available. Pricing starts at $2.25 for the shorty and goes up to $10 for the yards depending on beverage choice. If you’re not familiar the half yard, it's a tall and skinny almost beaker-shaped yard of beer that's 32oz. It’s all about the glassware here, in shortys, pints, import pints, goblets, and half yards. This huge sports bar with 130 taps holds happy hour Monday through Friday from 3 to 6pm and a late night round Sunday through Wednesday 10pm to close. Or try the pizza and a pint special for ten bucks. Food items are $3 to $5, including spicy wings, organic radishes with truffle salt, and soft pretzels served with stout mustard. And you know it’s fall when the Pike Harlot’s Harvest pumpkin ale is on draft. It’s “hoppy hour” here Monday through Friday from 4 to 6pm, which means Pike pints are $1 off and pitchers are $4 off. Each brewery has its own food menu of classic pub grub ranging from $2 to $6. At all locations it’s a $1 off Elysian brews, including the Great Pumpkin ale. ![]() The Tangletown location HH is Monday through Friday from 4:30 to 6:30, and the Pioneer Square spot does 4 to 6pm and 9 to 11pm Monday through Friday, with the exception of game days. The Capitol Hill brewpub’s is from 4:30 to 6:30pm Sunday through Thursday. All three Elysian locations offer happy hour specials. ![]()
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