The 10 Best Pumpkin Beers To Try This Fall
Autumn is on its way like a pumpkin spice-fueled train filled with Halloween candy and crunchy, multi-colored leaves.
While there are reasons to be sad about the end of summer and its seemingly endless, sunny, hot days, fall has its perks, too. One of our favorites is the seasonal release of the autumn staple: pumpkin beer.
For those unaware, a pumpkin beer is exactly as the name suggests. This fall seasonal beer is brewed with pumpkin flavor, real pumpkins, or pumpkin puree, as well as autumn spices and flavors like cinnamon, allspice, ginger, clove, vanilla, and more.
Now that you have a little background on pumpkin beers, it’s time to find some to add to your fall beer rotation. Keep scrolling to see ten of our favorite, balanced, flavorful pumpkin beers to drink until the snow begins to fall (and beyond).
Schlafly Pumpkin Ale
This 8% ABV pumpkin ale was crafted to taste just like a slice of pumpkin pie in beer form from being brewed with real pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove.
Elysian Punkuccino
Fans of coffee and pumpkin ales eagerly await Elysian Punkuccino with its mix of Pale, brown, biscuit, C-77 Crystal, chocolate, and kiln-coffee malts. It gets its seasonal flavor from the addition of cinnamon, nutmeg, and lots of real pumpkin.
New Holland Ichabod
Named for the main character from ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,’ New Holland Ichabod is brewed with malted barley and real pumpkin with cinnamon and nutmeg.
Southern Tier Pumpking
One of the most popular pumpkin beers ever brewed, Southern Tier Pumpking is an 8.6% ABV imperial pumpkin ale featuring notes of cinnamon, clove, pumpkin, pie crust, and toasted vanilla beans.
New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin
If you’re looking for a little spice this fall, look no further than Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin. This seasonal favorite features pumpkin, cinnamon, and habanero chili peppers.
Dogfish Head Punkin’ Ale
A favorite since 1994, Dogfish Head Punkin’ Ale is the subtle, seasonal brew eagerly awaited each fall. This balanced, memorable brown ale is brewed with brown sugar and pumpkin.
Two Roads Roadsmary’s Baby
Named for the popular horror film ‘Rosemary’s Baby’, this fall staple begins as a pumpkin ale that’s flavored with fall spices. It’s elevated by being aged in rum barrels.
Samuel Adams Jack-O
You can’t go wrong with a classic Samuel Adams Jack-O. Brewed with real pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a healthy does of citrus flavor, this is one of the better balanced pumpkin ales on the market.
Cigar City Good Gourd
After you’re done with Cigar City Jai Alai for the fall, grab a sixer of imperial pumpkin ale Cigar City Good Gourd with its mix of pumpkin cinnamon, allspice, cloves, nutmeg, and vanilla.
Saint Arnold Pumpkinator
First brewed in 2009, Saint Arnold Pumpkinator is a 10.3% ABV imperial pumpkin stout known for its mix of sweet pumpkin, brown sugar, molasses, and fall baking spices.
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