Octoberfest

Source Photo from Sam Adams web site.

I love nothing more than cracking open that first brew of the fall season. And being a huge Leinekugel fan I was out to find something different.

The popularity of Samuel Adams peeked my curiosity. As the bartender poured my first glass you can instantly see the dark ruby red color fill. The color quickly fades into a crisp copper looking beer with a very small head. The aroma was kind of a citrus and caramelized sugar with a distinct malt flavor.

And the taste being pretty close to a sweet citrus malt. Put them all together and you defiantly have that  wind blowing in the colored leaves on a gorgeous fall afternoon feel and taste. This is truly a fall beer and can defiantly be enjoyed on a fun football Sunday with the guys or while raking the yard.

I would rate Samuel Adams Octoberfest a 3.5 out of 5.

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*I love how a beer review gets to start out my Count Down To Halloween 2014! Tomorrow Family Fun Night.

AMC Fear Fest

Here is a small taste of the fan favorite AMC Fear Fest. Will post more when they happen.

Friday, October 17, 2014
9:00am – Graveyard Shift
11:00am – Silver Bullet
1:00pm – Thinner
3:00pm – Cujo
5:00pm – Dreamcatcher
8:00pm – Firestarter
10:30pm – Children of the Corn (1984)

Saturday, October 18, 2014
12:30am – Riding the Bullet
4:00am – Cujo
6:00am - Children of the Corn (1984)
8:00am – Tremors
10:00am – Tremors 2: Aftershocks
12:15pm – Tremors 3: Back to Perfection
2:45pm – Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
5:15pm – Tremors
7:15pm – Tremors 2: Aftershocks
9:30pm – Tremors 3: Back to Perfection

Sunday, October 19, 2014
12:00am – Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
2:30am – Creation of the Humanoids
4:00am – Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
6:00am – The Howling
8:00am – Pumpkinhead
10:00am – Child’s Play 2
12:00pm – Child’s Play 3
2:00pm – Bride of Chucky
4:00pm – Seed of Chucky

Monday, October 20, 2014
7:00am – Friday the 13th (1980)
9:00am – Friday the 13th, Part 2
11:00am – Friday the 13th – Part III
1:00pm – Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
3:00pm – Friday the 13th (1980)
5:00pm – Friday the 13th, Part 2
7:00pm – Friday the 13th – Part III
9:00pm – Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
11:00pm – Friday the 13th – A New Beginning

Tuesday, October 21, 2014
1:00am – Friday the 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives
3:00am – War of the Colossal Beast
7:00am – Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
9:00am – Friday the 13th – A New Beginning
11:00am – Friday the 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives
1:00pm – Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
3:15pm – Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
5:15pm – Jazon X
7:15pm – Friday the 13th (2009)
9:15pm – Friday the 13th (1980)
11:15pm – Friday the 13th, Part 2

Wednesday, October 22, 2014
1:15am – Friday the 13th – Part III
3:15am – Violent Midnight
3:30am – Corridors of Blood
3:45am – Invasion of the Neptune Men
7:00am – Slaughter of the Vampires
7:15am – Invasion of the Neptune Men
7:30am – How to Make a Monster
7:45am – The Funhouse
10:00am – Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
12:00pm – The Fog
2:00pm – Survival of the Dead
4:00pm – Land of the Dead
6:00pm – Lake Placid
8:00pm – House on Haunted Hill
10:00pm – Return to House on Haunted Hill
11:45pm – An American Werewolf in Paris

Phineas and Ferb to see Shaun and Ed This Halloween

With news breaking that Nick Frost and Simon Pegg will be "stepping into Shaun and Ed's Shoes" this Halloween season on Phineas and Ferb I can't wait!!

Witch's Night Out hits DVD

A haunting Halloween Classic staring Gilda Radner & Catherine O’Hara its the store shelves for the first time on DVD this season. This Halloween Special first aired October 28,1978 on NBC. And  later aired on the Disney Channel every year from 1983 to the late 1990s.

It’s a spooky surprise when a witch’s magic wand falls into the wrong hands in this nostalgic Halloween special! A treat for the whole family, this magical animated adventure returns to you just in time to celebrate this spooktacular season!

When a witch hears of a party being held at her haunted mansion, she decides to bring on the fun! Showing off her magical tricks by turning the kids into whatever they want to be for Halloween. However, when her wand disappears the town is turned upside down!

Also on the DVD will be loaded with 9 bonus Hallween Cartoon's and The Witch's Night Out Comic Book (Video?). The following bonus episodes are,

Casper the Friendly Ghost: 

  There's Good Boos To

  Night - The Friendly Ghost 

  Boo Moon
Felix The Cat: Skulls and Sculls
Hoppity Hooper: Ghost
Space Angel: The Ghost and Crystal Mace
Popeye the Sailor Man: Spooky Swabs
New 3 Stooges: Mummies Boys
Meany, Miny & Moe: House of Magic

I'm not sure that I remeber this so should be a fun ride back to the 70's. Witch's Night was produced in Canada and was the sequel to the 1974 special The Gift of Winter. Mill's Creek will street Gift of Winter this Octover. Witch's Night streets September 16, 2014.

TV's Spookiest Halloween Episodes hitting DVD

Mills Creek has done it again! They have put together a great group of TV gold for us Halloween junkies. This DVD set clock's in at 5 hours and 33 minutes and stars the like of  Elizabeth Montgomery, Barbara Eden, Sherman Hemsley Sarah Jessica Parker, Roseanne and John Lithgow. We will all be diving into the dump bins at all the big box stores tracking this one down. Here are the details from Mills Creek.

Unleash The Greatest TV Tricks & Treats In One Spooktacular Collection!

Discover the buried treasures of TV’s Halloween hits! This ghoulishly good collection is packed with 13 eerie episodes from your favorite TV shows. These are the spooky specials that celebrated the magic and creativity of network TV. Filled with kooky characters and haunted hilarity this DVD collection is sure to be a boo-rific time!

Episodes Include:

BEWITCHED – A Safe and Sane Halloween
I DREAM OF JEANNIE – My Master, the Ghost Breaker
THE JEFFERSONS – Now You See It, Now You Don’t – Part 1 & 2
SQUARE PEGS – Halloween XII
THE FACTS OF LIFE – The Halloween Show
MARRIED…WITH CHILDREN – Take My Wife, Please
ROSEANNE – Boo!
THE COSBY SHOW – Halloween
NEWSRADIO – Halloween
MAD ABOUT YOU – The Unplanned Child
3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN – Scaredy Dick
NED AND STACEY – Halloween Story
THAT ‘70S SHOW – Halloween

Suggested retail is $9.98