Favorite Pumpkin Beers

Dogfish Head Punkin Ale is definitely my favorite. It's more spice than sweetness

 

Southern Tier Pumpking
Dogfish Head Punkin Ale
Southern Tier Warlock
Harpoon Imperial Pumpkin (probably the best value per $)

 

So I just tried Warlock for the first time. Forget about Pumking, Warlock exceeded my expectations and then some. Can't wait to try Pumpkinator!

 

Smuttynose (NH) Pumpkin Ale.

Always thought of it as a Pale Ale first, with some slight pumpkin flavor added. Just right for me.

 

The spiced beers that taste more like pumpkin pie I like, but not the gourd brews. So in no particular order, I really enjoy Schlafly Pumpkin Ale, Elysian Night Owl, Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale, and awesomely different sour Boulevard Funky Pumpkin.

Got a 750mL of Boulevard Funkier Pumpkin and Avery Pump[KY]n in the fridge that I'm anxious to try.

Hated Southern Tier Pumking... but that's because it's gourd and not spiced.

 

I saw a bottle of Sam Adams "Fat Jack" this weekend. Looks like a decent one to try next, I never was a fan of Pumpkin beers but they are growing on me.

 

ST's Pumking
ST's Warlock
Point's Whole Hog
Central Waters Headless Heron
Schlafly's Pumpkin
Lakefront's Imperial Pumpkin

 

Every year I have a bottle each of Alewerks pumpkin and a schlafly pumpkin. Then I'm usually good until next year.

 

As it happens, I found a six-pack of Pumpkin Batch in a markdown cart at the grocery store today. How good it is with a year on it remains to be seen, but at $5.99 for a sixer, what could possibly go wrong?

I also picked up a Headless Heron. 'Tis the season!

 

I would say the ones without spices. Pumpkin is not a huge flavor profile. I have had squash saison and it had no spice, just a nice saison with an earthy squash hint in the end.



Enjoy

 

It's difficult to pick just one.

 

I could not drink more than two sips of Maple M. It was horrible to me and others.. Four of us could not get this bottle down and it was 12oz. It was highly recommended. Taste is different I guess.


Enjoy

 

I'd give 2*4-pack Piraat Tripel Hop for a 4-pack any kind of pumpkin beer. Unfortunately I've just tried only Lexington's pumpkin ale (I don't remember the name) and Brewdog's Pumpkin Head/King. These kind of beers are not so popular here.

 

It is funny how we all taste things differently. Maple M is in my top 5 of best pumpkin beers, and I've tried dozens of them, they don't get old for me. I even traded for a 4 pack of it last year, good stuff, well to me, lol.