Saturday, September 29, 2007   Kennebunkport Brewing Company  If
you've been to Trader Joe's recently you may have noticed a new
line of beers they're selling. Bottles read Kennebunkport
Brewing Company, which is also known as Federal Jack's. The
bottles say that they are brewed at The Pugsley Brewing Company
in Portland, Maine. Along with Shipyard and Sea Dog, these are
all under the same parent company. I wouldn't be surprised if
these beers and Sea Dog's are exactly the same.  Pumpkin Ale 49
/ 100  This time of year is glorious for pumpkin ales but there
is a dearth of them available in SoCal. Trader Joe's often has
"orphans" (singles) available; so with the jonesing for a
pumpkin ale, I had to give this a try.   Why did I buy 2?  70 /
100  This was thankfully much better, but still nothing special.
Probably more of an English IPA than the American hop monsters
I'm used to; I could taste the Fuggle hops but they weren't that
in your face. This is definitely more on the malty side. There
was a little butter