F*kin Pumpkin, sold by the brewery as F*k'in Pum'kin Ale, is a non-alcoholic pumpkin ale on a malty brown ale base from Go Brewing of Naperville, Illinois.
Award
| Category |
Medal |
Entries |
Brewery |
Location |
| 16, Specialty Non-Alcohol Beer |
Silver (2nd place) |
26 |
Go Brewing |
Naperville, IL |
Specs
Brewery Description
a pumpkin ale brewed with real pumpkin purée and warming fall spices
Source: Go Brewing: pumpkin ale
Tasting Notes
Expect aromas of cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, pie crust, and pumpkin with moderate sweetness, warming baking spices, and a smooth medium-bodied mouthfeel with light, tingling carbonation.
Source: gobrewing.com
Ingredients
The brewery's ingredient list reads "Water, malted barley, pumpkin puree, lactose, spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, allspice, ginger)." Its description adds pumpkin pie notes, moderate sweetness and a smooth, medium bodied finish, and its FAQ mentions yeast without naming a strain (Go Brewing).
Hop Profile
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Brewing Details
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Style Context
As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline Non-Alcohol Malt Beverage entry caps alcohol below 0.5% ABV (0.4% ABW), says these beers can emulate amber to dark styles and should not be penalized for lacking alcohol; the guideline page read did not include a separate specialty non-alcohol entry. The published 0.39% sits under that cap.
Awards History
| Year |
Competition |
Category |
Medal |
| 2026 |
Great American Beer Festival |
Specialty Non-Alcohol Beer |
Silver |
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
Brewery Context
Go Brewing is in Naperville, IL.
Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Instagram, Untappd.
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- Not Found: IBU. Checked gobrewing.com, gobrewing.com, gobrewing.com, untappd.com, web searches recorded in the research notes, Catalog.beer search by beer and brewery name, gobrewing.com, gobrewing.com, gobrewing.com, gobrewing.com, gobrewing.com, nombase.com, napervillemagazine.com, fox6now.com, lps.pagedeck.com, brewbound.com.
- Not Found: Color (SRM), Original gravity, Final gravity, Hops, Hop form, Hop use, Hop lot or farm, Yeast, Water, Process. Checked gobrewing.com, gobrewing.com, gobrewing.com, untappd.com, web searches recorded in the research notes, gobrewing.com, gobrewing.com, gobrewing.com, gobrewing.com, gobrewing.com, nombase.com, napervillemagazine.com, fox6now.com, lps.pagedeck.com, brewbound.com.
Research Notes
- Name differs: the GABF list prints "F*kin Pumpkin"; the brewery sells it as "F*k'in Pum'kin Ale". The brewery home page banner reads "GABF results are in! Silver for F*k'in Pum'kin and Bronze for New School."
- The page gives 0.39% ABV and separately says "Under 0.5% ABV"; 0.39 is used.
- Lactose is recorded as an adjunct because it appears in the ingredient list.
- Researched 2026-10-13.
- Field pass 2026-10-13: The matching Untappd listing gives N/A IBU and names no hops. It reports 0.4% ABV against the existing brewery 0.39%; the existing value is retained.
- Deep dive pass 2026-10-14: the brewery product page lists ingredients (water, malted barley, pumpkin puree, lactose, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, allspice, ginger, yeast), a brown ale base, 0.39% ABV and tasting notes; it names no hop and no yeast strain.
- Brewery site scrape 2026-10-14: found nothing new; 8 pages tried (robots.txt obeyed, one request every few seconds per host).
- Second deep dive pass 2026-10-14 (brewery site; press quoting the brewery): found nothing new; 6 pages tried. Product page confirms existing values; no hops, IBU, yeast strain or process for this beer. Naperville Magazine describes a general Go Brewing shortened-fermentation approach, not stated for this beer, so it is not recorded. Second round: Naperville Magazine describes a general Go Brewing method of shortened fermentation that arrests alcohol formation, with head brewer James Bigler; it is brewery-wide, not stated for this beer, so not recorded. No pumpkin-specific release post, hops or yeast strain found; the distributor sheet page returned 429.