Pumpkinhead doesn t typically make headlines until late summer/early fall but Portland s Shipyard Brewing Company is rolling out a unique version of the iconic brew that just can t wait.
This is in partnership with Novel Beverage. According to Novel s website they [P]rovide a fully licensed, end-to-end supply chain platform with customized service offerings to support branded production in the emerging, legal cannabis beverage market.
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Sun Journal reports that this batch of Pumpkinhead is infused with THC and is alcohol-free. The brew will still have the grainy and hoppy flavor like one would expect from a beer but with an experience similar to ingesting edibles but with a shorter high.
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THC-Infused Beers are About to Drop in Maine
If there s one thing you know about New Englanders, it s that we thrive in Fall. It s not too hot but not too cold, football is back, and during said football games, we usually sit back and sip on easily the most popular pumpkin beer in the area Shipyard s Pumpkinhead Ale.
And while sometimes we roll our eyes when it s available at the end of July/beginning of August, since we cherish our few summer months and don t necessarily want an early fall, that still doesn t stop us from buying it. But will this version that s about to roll out be different?
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Cannabis version of Shipyard’s Pumpkinhead ale to launch in Maine
The upcoming product launch stems from a partnership between Novel Beverage of Scarborough and Portland s Shipyard Brewing Co.
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Matt Hawes of Novel Beverage in Scarborough on Wednesday. Novel Beverage’s first batch of cannabis-infused beverages will be hitting stores soon.
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Matt Hawes admits it’s a little late – or early – in the year for Shipyard Brewing’s Pumpkinhead ale to hit stores and bars again, but when his company tested the first batch of its Pumpkinhead “THC elixir,” Hawes said he and his colleagues decided the brew was too tasty to wait.