Best pumpkin beers.

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  1. slander

    slander Pooh-Bah (2,568) Nov 5, 2001 New York
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    'Best pumpkin beer' is like saying 'best STD'.
     
    #141 slander, Aug 12, 2015
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  2. Mangbus

    Mangbus Initiate (0) Aug 25, 2014 Florida

    Terrible comparison. No one loves an STD.
     
    #142 Mangbus, Aug 12, 2015
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  3. SammyJaxxxx

    SammyJaxxxx Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 New Jersey

    I am not a fan of pumpkin beers and haven't bothered to try one for years.
    However, I feel the need to try a bottle of Schlafly's now that I see the overwhelming acclaim for this beer.
     
    #143 SammyJaxxxx, Aug 12, 2015
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  4. Bshaw22

    Bshaw22 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2013 Wisconsin
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    Lakefront Brandy Barrel Pumpkin - Delish!
     
    #144 Bshaw22, Aug 12, 2015
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  5. Bshaw22

    Bshaw22 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2013 Wisconsin
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    It's not. They made it 2 years in a row, and I think I heard they are making it again this year!
     
    #145 Bshaw22, Aug 12, 2015
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  6. stickboy1125

    stickboy1125 Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2012 Virginia

    Dogfish Head is the only one I'm buying this year.
     
    #146 stickboy1125, Aug 12, 2015
  7. deleted_user_357747

    deleted_user_357747 Initiate (0) Aug 7, 2009

    Avery's Rumpkin or Dark O' the Moon.
     
    #147 deleted_user_357747, Aug 12, 2015
  8. nmyers462000

    nmyers462000 Initiate (0) Oct 1, 2013 Florida

    +1 for Good Gourd
     
    #148 nmyers462000, Aug 12, 2015
  9. orcrist_cleaver

    orcrist_cleaver Initiate (0) May 3, 2014 New York
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    I love a good pumpkin beer forum. So my 2 clear winners are Schlafly (surprise, surprise) and Whole Hog (which I will drive to NJ every year to get). Less national but equally notable are two local faves: Horseheads Pumpkin and Brewery at Bacchus' Country Bumpkin--a Berliner Weiss with spiced pumpkin syrup. Not sure if the latter technically counts but it's still so good.
     
    #149 orcrist_cleaver, Aug 12, 2015
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  10. Reemer686

    Reemer686 Crusader (451) Oct 13, 2014 Maryland

    As many have stated above the best pumpkin beers out there are Southern Tier's Pumking and Dogfish Head's Punkin. A local favorite of mine is Flying Dog's The Fear.
     
    #150 Reemer686, Aug 12, 2015
  11. Hesscabob

    Hesscabob Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2014 Illinois

    .... And you joined on Halloween!
     
    #151 Hesscabob, Aug 12, 2015
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  12. Mark-Leggett

    Mark-Leggett Pooh-Bah (2,317) Jul 30, 2014 Missouri
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    This!
     
    #152 Mark-Leggett, Aug 12, 2015
  13. geodonnokepyo

    geodonnokepyo Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 Pennsylvania

    Haha, that's funny. I just realized that now. I assure you none of that was planned.
     
    #153 geodonnokepyo, Aug 12, 2015
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  14. tbryan5

    tbryan5 Pooh-Bah (1,916) Sep 22, 2012 Louisiana
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    St. Arnold Pumpkinator. They also threw it some in rum and bourbon barrels, and now I know what true love really is...
     
    #154 tbryan5, Aug 12, 2015
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  15. geodonnokepyo

    geodonnokepyo Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 Pennsylvania

    Night Owl is in PA now.
     
    #155 geodonnokepyo, Aug 12, 2015
  16. SpartanMatt

    SpartanMatt Initiate (0) Jun 24, 2014 Michigan

    Oscar Blues does a Pumpkin Chub which is out of this world. My favorite might be the barrel aged version of Griffin Claw's Screaming Pumpkin. They also do a pumpkin spiced Norm's IPA which was surprisingly good though obviously not a traditional pumpkin beer.

    Never had it, but I bought a bottle of Shipyards BBA Smashed Pumpkin that I am looking forward to trying. Just can't bring myself to crack it until at least September.
     
    #156 SpartanMatt, Aug 12, 2015
  17. Tooth_Jackson

    Tooth_Jackson Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2013 Pennsylvania

    My favorites
    Schlafly
    Alewerks
    Whole hog
    Any Elysian
    Troegs
     
    #157 Tooth_Jackson, Aug 12, 2015
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  18. BeerMeInStl

    BeerMeInStl Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2013 Missouri

    I'm not a big fan of pumpkin beers in general but probably the best one that I've had is Crown Valley Imperial Pumpkin Smash. It might be the only one that I buy this year.

    I'm not a fan of Schlafly pumpkin. It just has too many spices in it for my taste. I can't even taste the beer. For those that like it, it's already out. I saw it in a local store today along with Pumking and a few others.

    I do like Pumking although a bottle or two is plenty for me. I like it better after letting it cellar for a few months.
     
    #158 BeerMeInStl, Aug 12, 2015
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  19. Valentno7

    Valentno7 Initiate (0) Jan 24, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Whole Hog, Weyerbacher, Schlafly which you can score at Roger Wilco in Pennsauken, The Great Pumpkin, Night Owl, Punkacchino, Master of Pumpkins, Dark o' the Moon, Devious Imperial Pumpkin, Good Gourd was proabaly a favorite of mine from CCB
     
    #159 Valentno7, Aug 12, 2015
  20. The_Snow_Bird

    The_Snow_Bird Grand Pooh-Bah (3,557) May 7, 2015 Michigan
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    So I got Terrapin' pumpkinfest from a local liquor store. There is no bottled date, but at the end of the label it says seasonal 2013. Did anyone get pumpkinfest and does it have the same label?
     
    #160 The_Snow_Bird, Aug 13, 2015
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