I guess it's safe to say that November's gotten away from me. This'll be the first year since I started doing NaNoWriMo that I don't cross the finish line. Our damn heat pump's on the fritz. And, typically, I'd like to be starting into my Christmas beer posts this weekend, but I still have a maple beer or two (or three, if I can) to get around to.

So, without further ado, let's crack into my bottle of Rhinegeist's Maple Peanut Butter Mushhushshu.

I love me some Thirsty Dog. The brewery makes the best seasonal beer around (including my all-time favorite Christmas beer). Last year, I came to the conclusion that, aside from making great Christmas ales and Oktoberfest lagers, the Akron-based brewery also has a killer pumpkin ale in their repertoire. 

Earlier this fall (or late-summer, I guess) (probably sometime in August or September), the brewery posted an Instagram story featuring their Barrel Aged Imperial Pumpkin Ale. I was filled with an immediate curiosity. Where I live, I don't have access to much of the special beers Thirsty Dog puts out, but I kept my fingers crossed that I'd come across a bottle of this supped-up Pumpkin Ale. Luckily for me (and for you, reading this), I found one. Now, here at the very end of Spooky Finger Puppet Ghost Month, I'm ripping the foil off my bottle and seeing if it's as good as I hope it is.