By Joe Ferro (@FranchiseFerro) Well, it’s that time of year when everyone starts putting pumpkin in my beer. Usually this is a problem for me since I’m don't really like fruits and veggies in my alcohol, however I’ve recently been exposed to some great offerings that include this big orange squash. In my opinion, the best I’ve gotten to try this season so far is Harpoon UFO Pumpkin. Before the first taste, the color of this beer would lend me to automatically assume this includes pumpkin, due to its wonderful and warm orange color. Great nose of pumpkin and spice, which brings me to my favorite part of this beer; the taste. This beer is reminiscent of a crisp fall day, easy drinking light and tasty. In most similar beers, the pumpkin taste can be quite overpowerin,g and after a few you just can’t keep putting them down. Not the UFO Pumpkin, it’s just the right beer to sit outside and enjoy once the sweater weather starts to hit. Take one or two of these and pour them in the crock pot with all your beef stew fixings, cook low and slow for a few hours, then thank me later. So pick yourself up a 6-pack (or more) and enjoy while listening to your favorite 990WBOB.COM program, The Franchise. Check out all of Harpoon's line at www.harpoonbrewery.com The Franchise can be heard every Tuesday at 8PM... or check out the podcast for your fix! By Rob Duguay As a rock & roll fanatic who gets bombarded with all different kinds of music on a daily basis either via the internet or during a face to face conversation with a friendly stranger, I'm always looking for that album that has the power to impact the way I feel about things on a higher level. When I say a higher level, I mean songs that have the electricity and emotion to touch your soul in a way you can wholeheartedly relate to. That's what The Young Leaves, a sludge-punk trio from Holliston, MA, have with their brand new album Alive & Well that's out today. Abundant with energy and angst, this album is as vintage as their late 80's and early 90's alternative rock influences as well as being contemporary with the fury and fire that's becoming a trademark of the underground DIY music scene in New England.
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