During the holiday season, I have a tendency to gorge on way too much food. Sweets are my vice and when there is pumpkin pie and Cool Whip in the house, I’m all about it.
This time, instead of just eating my pumpkin pie, I realized I had some pumpkin beer in the fridge. Fortunately, I didn’t have just any pumpkin beer, I had Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel 9. The ultimate version of Pumpkinator is this barrel-aged beauty.
One of the reasons why these two things go so well together is because of the shared pumpkin flavor in both the beer and the pie. One thing to remember about the Bishop’s Barrel series is the booziness of beer through the barrel-aging process, so the Cool Whip vanilla sweetness balances out the bourbon and oak flavors well.
Eating the pie and then taking a sip of the beer releases the spiciness of the pumpkin. It allows you to enjoy the full flavor of both the beer and pie and the two compliment each other.
If you have the ability to get your hands on Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel 9 or if you’ve been cellaring this beer, considering cracking this beer open this holiday season and enjoy it with a nice piece of pumpkin pie. You’ll understand the full flavor profile of the beer and you’ll love this beer even more.