The verdict:: They may be just a few barrels shy of mass-produced but Sam Adams often beats the craft brewers at their own game. There’s a big bite and the front end that doesn’t let you forget you’re drinking beer. The verdict:: Elysian manages a massively pumpkin-y beer without the puckery sweetness of some of its fellow bombers. Perfect for: When you really want to taste the pumpkin The verdict:: Nutmeg and cinnamon are the basis for this spicy, complex, but smooth pumpkin ale that’s surprisingly flavorful for its low ABV. Perfect for: Getting ready for the haunted house It’s a more accessible version of last year’s Kick from New Belgium’s Lips of Faith series. The verdict:: Made with cranberry juice and lemongrass in addition to the usual pumpkin and fall spices, Pumpkick has a pleasant tartness not found elsewhere on this list. Perfect for: A non-traditional Thanksgiving meal The pumpkin is mild, but the beer is very drinkable. The verdict:: This is a year-round pumpkin beer, ‘cause that’s how they roll out in California.
The verdict:: This is no hop bomb, but the floral notes still overpower the pumpkin and spice flavors. Perfect for: People who want to get in the spirit of the season but frankly would rather just drink an IPA. But be warned that this is full-on sour-and the combination of pumpkin and sour takes a little getting used to. The verdict:: Jolly Pumpkin must have felt some pressure to brew a pumpkin beer-it’s in the name for crying out loud. Perfect for: People who only drink sours. Jolly Pumpkin La Parcela No 1 Pumpkin Ale The verdict:: A flavorful beer with more hops and even malts peeking through the always-present pumpkin notes-all the more surprising since this is technically a pumpkin lager, not an ale. Perfect for: Carving a masterpiece in your jack-o-lantern A cider-like effervescence gives it a lightness that balances the spice. The verdict:: The McAuslan is unique in that the pumpkin flavor is at the front without the beer becoming too syrupy sweet. The hoppiest beer of the bunch, The Great Pumpkin is a little soapy on the head but with hints of spice that still make for a tasty fall beer. That’s not to say that it’s not still yummy. The verdict:: Heavy Seas took the best name for a pumpkin ale, but it’s a PINO (pumpkin in name only). We prefer the rest of Timmermans line-up to this one. “Sour” and “vegetables” don’t necessarily go together well, though. The verdict:: This is a lambic without the fruity sweetness. Perfect for: Celebrating The King’s Feast in Belgium (Nov. The verdict:: In addition to pumpkin and spices, molasses gives Tommyknocker an almost smoky malt flavor
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Tommyknocker Small Patch Pumpkin Harvest Ale The verdict:: This unfiltered ale smells like pumpkin bread with mild but tasty pumpkin and spice notes.Ģ1.
Perfect for: Making sure First Contact is a friendly affair. Tastes like: It just came out of the oven It tastes more like whoever dreamed up the Bud Light Lime Lime-a-Rita imagines pumpkin beer should taste like.
The verdict:: This is everything wrong with pumpkin ales. Note: We’ve updated our guide with seven more beers, including commenter-favorite Schlafly (which was delicious!). Let us know which ones we need to add to next year’s tasting in the comments section below. Here, ranked from worst to best, is our Guide to Pumpkin Beer. The secret is that pumpkin ales and lagers are really more about the spices-the gourd is usually just there for decoration. Thankfully a handful of breweries have taken the somewhat gimmicky style and created liquid works of art-the perfect blend of fall spices with a hint of pumpkin sweetness. It’s decorative gourd season, That means it’s also time for beer that includes the more edible varieties-pumpkin ales are everywhere.Īfter three years of tasting every pumpkin beer we could get our hands on-28 that are still commercially available-we’ve learned that there are a lot of bad pumpkin beers out there.
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