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Hate’s a strong word, but we, like many, don’t really enjoy pumpkin beers all that much. But here are five pumpkin beers that could potentially win over the most jaded pumpkin beer hater.
Elysian Dark O’ The Moon Pumpkin Stout
One of the brewery’s most popular pumpkin ales, as well as a GABF award winner, Elysian’s Dark O’ The Moon is a rich and chocolatey pitch-black Pumpkin Stout with a surprisingly dry finish.
And at 7.5% ABV, this unapologetic cinnamon-laced cold-weather offering (which straddles that porter/stout line) is a perfect match for the season.
Two Roads Roadsmary’s Baby
We might have picked Stratford Connecticut–based Two Roads Brewing’s fall seasonal for its clever name alone, but their pumpkin beer’s awesome taste more than validates our enthusiasm.
Two Roads Roadsmary’s Baby is aged in seasoned rum barrels. But Unlike Avery’s now sadly retired pumpkin ale, Two Roads’ traditional pumpkin ale is a relatively low octane offering (6.8% ABV) that delivers buckets of flavor without that high alcohol heat.
Saint Arnold Pumpkinator
When you take a gold medal at the GABF beer competition, you’ve got something going on, and Houston, Texas-based Saint Arnold Brewing most certainly does…
The most expensive beer that Saint Arnold brews, Pumpkinator is a big, black, full of spice, full of flavor 19.5% ABV Pumpkin Stout. Originally released in 2009 as Divine Reserve No. 9, this is an imperial stout that’s informed, rather than overpowered, by the addition of fresh pumpkin.
Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin
New Belgium’s Voodoo Ranger Series has produced some of the brewery’s most exciting releases and its annual fall offering rethinks the whole ‘pumpkin beer’ thing brilliantly.
Brewed with fresh pumpkin juice, Saigon cinnamon, Habanero, Aji and Del Arbol peppers, Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin is a medium-bodied 6.4% ale that pours bright autumnal orange with a light white lacing, and a spicy, warming mouthfeel.
Elysian Punkuccino Coffee Pumpkin Ale
Elysian’s Punkuccino melds two of Seattle’s most beloved brews, (serious coffee and ale), with the season’s best locally sourced pumpkins, to craft something that’s wildly ambitious.
A beer that’s both eye-opening and good for shutting things down, Punkuccino is a 6% ABV Coffee Pumpkin Ale that serves as interesting alternative for those not so fond of traditional pumpkin ales.
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