Pumpkin beer recommendations?

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  1. anteater

    anteater Pooh-Bah (1,936) Sep 10, 2012 Oregon
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    weyerbacher imperial pumpkin > elysian great pumpkin > dfh punkin > st pumpking
     
    #141 anteater, Aug 8, 2013
  2. AlienSwineFlu

    AlienSwineFlu Savant (1,135) Dec 14, 2012 Ohio

    Ok... you guys were right about the Pumking. I'm blown away by this one... I've never given a 5/5 to a beer so easily. I simply can't imagine a more Utopian representative of the style than this. This is ideal.
     
    #142 AlienSwineFlu, Aug 9, 2013
  3. FlakyBiscuit

    FlakyBiscuit Initiate (0) Sep 11, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Pumking
     
    #143 FlakyBiscuit, Aug 9, 2013
  4. robwater

    robwater Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2012 Colorado

    #144 robwater, Aug 9, 2013
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  5. AlienSwineFlu

    AlienSwineFlu Savant (1,135) Dec 14, 2012 Ohio

    Haha yep, it seems the general consensus in Pumking. I paid $8 for a bomber of it and would gladly pay that price over and over again.
     
    #145 AlienSwineFlu, Aug 9, 2013
  6. KenC

    KenC Pundit (865) Jan 21, 2011 South Carolina
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    Williamsburg Alewerks and Schlafly are like pumpkin pie in a bottle.
     
    #146 KenC, Aug 9, 2013
  7. SHUGABEARJOHNSON

    SHUGABEARJOHNSON Initiate (0) Mar 23, 2011 Rhode Island

    Harpoon kicked off their new Imperial 22oz selections a couple weeks ago with their Imperial Pumpkin Stout. Tried it after getting it in last week.....could be my new favorite. Probably going to be pretty limited so if you see it, gotta be a must buy!
     
    #147 SHUGABEARJOHNSON, Aug 9, 2013
  8. robwater

    robwater Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2012 Colorado

    Same with CCB Good Gourd and Pumking. You can almost taste the dollop of whip cream...
     
    #148 robwater, Aug 9, 2013
  9. Crimsonfloods

    Crimsonfloods Initiate (0) May 16, 2013 Florida

    Good to hear about the Weyerbacher, just picked that one up!
     
    #149 Crimsonfloods, Aug 9, 2013
  10. jzlyo

    jzlyo Pooh-Bah (2,743) Mar 4, 2012 Iowa
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    DFH Punkin
     
    #150 jzlyo, Aug 9, 2013
  11. LSUPT

    LSUPT Initiate (0) Feb 3, 2011 California

    TREAT
     
    #151 LSUPT, Aug 9, 2013
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  12. Gtreid

    Gtreid Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2008 Florida

    Good gourd is number one and it isn't even close. It's followed by treat, pumking, and weyerbacher pumpkin.
     
    #152 Gtreid, Aug 9, 2013
  13. Travcofarms

    Travcofarms Initiate (0) Dec 7, 2012 Pennsylvania

    FTR: stout season starts the moment you open a stout....
     
    #153 Travcofarms, Aug 9, 2013
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  14. ThirstyFace

    ThirstyFace Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2013 New York

    The idea of pumpkin in a beer appeals to me. The spices....damn that shit to hell.

    The only beer style I will not drink. Frankly, I can't see how you all do
     
    #154 ThirstyFace, Aug 9, 2013
  15. Smurf2055

    Smurf2055 Initiate (0) Nov 12, 2011 Washington

    Seems like the top three is pretty clear:

    Southern Tier Pumking
    Cigar City Good Gourde
    Schlafly Pumpkin Ale
     
    #155 Smurf2055, Aug 9, 2013
  16. Marti403

    Marti403 Initiate (0) Jul 23, 2011 Michigan

    MBC Screamin' Pumpkin was the best pumpkin beer made. Too bad they went bankrupt and closed down. Next closest thing I've had has been Braaaiins! Pumpkin Ale for Zombies by Spring House Brewing. It's far better than the mediocre Pumpking.
     
    #156 Marti403, Aug 9, 2013
  17. SpdKilz

    SpdKilz Pooh-Bah (2,239) Jan 8, 2009 Illinois
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    Almanac Heirloom Pumpkin is a new contender IMO...
     
    #157 SpdKilz, Aug 9, 2013
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  18. robwater

    robwater Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2012 Colorado

    BeerThirty's Pumplestiltsbeer is BY FAR better than sub-par (insert top pumpkin beer here)! Too bad no one bought their beers and they never made a dime. They woulda been HUGE!
     
    #158 robwater, Aug 9, 2013
  19. PerHops

    PerHops Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2011 California

    I will second this. It is so, so good. I need to find more!
     
    #159 PerHops, Aug 9, 2013
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  20. Frankinstiener

    Frankinstiener Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2009 Illinois

    I'm blown away.....again. I've always liked fall seasonals and pumpkin beers but somehow I had never tried this until last year. Last year I missed the bottles and only drank it on draft a few times and loved it. I just bought a case and drank the first bottle.

    I would say no other beer captures the essence of a season better than this one. Sure, when I think of winter I think of Sierra Neveda Celebration Ale but that has almost nothing to do with the actual taste of the beer and everything to do with the label art and the fact that I drink it all winter every winter. Pumking on the other hand smells and tastes like fall in a bottle. It smells like the fall candle my girlfriend buys from Bath and Body Works and tastes like Pumkin Pie. Sure it's a bit sweet and dessertish, but it's perfect for a Sunday night, late in October, watching football. I'll put the rest away and drink it when that times comes. Actually I better get another case, I will want to save a couple for Thanksgiving and one until next year.

    Sorry to beat a dead horse on the pumkin beer threads but seriously this is the only thing I want to talk about besides NFL training camps and preseason and I do that on a different website.
     
    #160 Frankinstiener, Aug 9, 2013
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