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From your comments and an informal survey I took of my fellow tailgaters on Friday night at the pathetic excuse for football that was the UCF game, everyone likes pumpkin ales. Except me. Someone gave me a Blue Moon Pumpkin Ale and I actually liked it but that was because it didn't taste like pumpkin spice. Coors says it has pumpkin spices but neither I nor anyone else that had one thought so.

For those of you that likey the pumpkin, check out BeerAdvocate's list of over 100 pumpkin ales. 

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A few weeks ago, I wrote that I hoped I'd see Anchor Summer Ale here before summer ended. Well, Whole Foods must have been listening since I was able to pick up a 6-pack before football yesterday which made me very happy (it's the little things, really). The flavor wasn't as strong as Anchor Steam, but this was a solid ale and went well with the chips, dips, and nachos we had during the game. I'd give it a 4 out of 5 if I was into that sort of thing.

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I love my fellow beer bloggers that take the time to write up nice reviews. Today's installment is Hedonist Beer Jive's review of summer/wheat beers.

I'm hoping I'll see the Anchor Summer Beer here before summer is over. I had Anchor Steam on draft for the first time on Saturday and love it just as much as the bottled variety. Unfortuntely, they didn't have the Anchor Porter on draft.

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Dilema: I lover Porters. I suck at reviews. Solution: Read Alan's post over at A Good Beer Blog where he starts his review of seven porters. I'm interested to see what his take on the Flying Dog will be since I have mixed feelings on their beers.

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I found out what part of the $50m Heineken is spending for the launch of Heineken Light went to: launch schwag. Their PR agency was kind enough to send us one of the launch kits. The pictures below don't do it justice but what they did was take a fancy metal wine carrying case…

… and modified it to hold a Heineken Light, a branded bottle opener, and a business card CD with more info:

For what it's worth, the bottle opener is nice and heavy and has an adjustable, uh, whatever you call the part that lifts the cap up. A tang maybe?

So, after admiring their packaging I put the bottle in the fridge and waited until the next day to try it. The verdict: I was happily surprised. I normally don't like Heineken which to me it is a little too bitter. The Light version has most of the body of a lager but much less of the bitterness. It weighs in at 99 calories, 6.8 grams of carbs, 1 gram of protein, and no fat.

Hopefully my taste buds weren't influence by the bottle opener (did I mention it is very nice?). I did an informal survey at a bar the other night and everyone I talked to that had tried it had liked it. Give it a try and let us know what you think in the comments.