Pumpkin beer recommendations?

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  1. FaradayUncaged

    FaradayUncaged Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2014 Michigan

    Southern Tier's Pumpkin is still the remaining champion in my book (though I did find it on draft this year and was not a fan...almost as if the pint glass got an extra hit of the "spices" and lingered well after the final sip).

    New Holland's Ichabod is my close second and is a bit less "pumpkin-y" in my opinion.
     
  2. Ericness

    Ericness Zealot (646) Nov 21, 2012 Massachusetts

    Might as well update my running list since this thread keeps on going. Really interesting to see the variety of opinions going on and where people tend to agree and disagree the most. Ordering is roughly in order of preference but there are many ties, especially in the middle. First four are no doubts for next year.

    -Upper Tier-
    Cisco Pumple Drumkin - Great blend of hopiness and pumpkin spices
    Cape Ann Fisherman's Imperial Pumpkin Stout - Good stout with pumpkin notes
    Ithaca Country Pumpkin - Really liked the sweet maltiness going on
    Cambridge Brewing Co. The Great Pumpkin Ale - Good drinking experience. Gets the pumpkin just right.
    Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin - Spices really blended well in this one. Drinks great for 8% just with it was slightly less carbed.
    Heavy Seas The GeatER Pumpkin - I liked the creamyness and at 10% you can still feel like you're drinking.

    -Middle Tier-
    Two Roads Roadsmary's Baby - Just good drinking.
    Sam Adams Pumpkin Harvest - Solid with moderate spice and sweetness. Readily available to pick up for parties.
    Harpoon UFO Pumpkin - Another solid option readily available. Easy drinking too.
    Dogfish Head Punk'n - Not bad. Bit more of a punch than the others in here.
    Anderson Valley Fall Hornin' - Decent but a little too sweet and vanilla tasting to rank higher.
    Long Trail Pumpkin Ale - Not a bad pumpkin beer, but I rate it behind the SA and Harpoon offerings.

    -Misses-
    Wasatch Pumpkin Ale - Not that great an ale base with no finish to the spices it starts with. Not for me.
    Southern Tier Pumpking - I hated Pumking this year and it sort of surprised me. Unbalanced spices and way too buttery. Won't do that again with so many other options.
    Southern Tier Warlock - See Pumpking. Too much spice and butter for me. Maybe if it was a bit thicker....
     
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  3. GuidedByBill

    GuidedByBill Zealot (537) May 13, 2012 Massachusetts

  4. brewmastercat

    brewmastercat Zealot (587) Sep 29, 2014 California

    I just found a Saint Arnold Pumpkinator, I'm hoping it will be my favorite. It sounds like something I would enjoy.
    I'm not a big fan of pumpkin beers, but I loved Alpine's 2014 Ichabod. Smells and tastes like you're carving a pumpkin.
    Avery's Rumpkin is more of a spirit than a beer, and I like it. I have an Avery Pump[KY]n, which I'm a little afraid to open, I think age will do it a favor. That's pretty much all I will do for the Pumpkin Season.
    I hate the traditional pumpkin beer that I would describe as Dogfish Head Punkin and Coronado Punk'in Drublic, they always are too sweet for me. But I wouldn't pass on trying Pumking...
     
  5. Thr33Bears

    Thr33Bears Initiate (0) May 2, 2014 Texas

    #1) Pumpkinator
    #2) Good Goord
    #3) Almanac Heirloom Pumpkin
     
  6. isunktheship

    isunktheship Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2013 California

  7. beerfurious

    beerfurious Initiate (0) May 29, 2013 Pennsylvania

    Top 5 for me in no specific order:

    Pumpkinator
    Good Gourd Almighty
    Schlafly Pumpkin
    Stevens Point Whole Hog Pumpkin Ale
    Avery PumpKYn
     
  8. McMatt7

    McMatt7 Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Roudabout Jacked Up O Lantern Stout and Warlock
     
  9. sjjn

    sjjn Pundit (852) Jun 4, 2004 California

    The Top pumpkin beers I've had would be (in no order)

    Rumpkin ( with a year on it)
    Fermentation without Representation
    Dark o' The Moon
    Heirloom Pumpkin Barleywine
    Schlafly Pumpkin Ale
     
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