Pumpkin Beer…a term that is easily the most divisive in the craft beer community. Beer purists tend to think that any adjunct or fruits added to beers make it less than optimal. Personally I love pumpkin flavored items, probably because it means that Halloween is around the corner and that brings me tons of joy. While I do not enjoy seeing shelves stocked with these fall brews as early as August, I do not understand the hatred generated towards this style. Maybe its too spicy or sweet? Maybe people just hate on pumpkin flavored things because they are overdone? Either way I am here to find the best Pumpkin beer available.
I recently finished reviewing all 15 Oktoberfest beers that I was able to find around me, you can read that article here. While I did enjoy that challenge I am truly looking forward to reviewing all of the following beers. My goal will be to keep this as a sticky post which will be updated every year that way I can track the best Pumpkin Beer. Please be sure to comment on any beers I may have missed, which will be alot at first, and let me know your thoughts on these spicy brews.
- Whole Hog Pumpkin Ale: (4.2/5)
- New Belgium Atomic Pumpkin: (2.9/5)
- Sam Adams Jack O Pumpkin: (NA/5)
- New Holland Ichabod: (NA/5)
- Free Will Brewing Pumpkin Pie Mash
- Free Will Scarecrow
- Heavy Seas The Great’er Pumpkin
- Shipyard Pumpkin Head
- Elliotville Pumpkinville Latte
- Southern Tier Pumking
- Erie Brewing Johnny Rails
- Evolution Craft Brewing Jacques Au Lantern
- Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale
- Saucony Creek Maple Mistress
- Jolly Pumpkin La Parcela
- Dogfish Pumkin
- Devils Backbone Munchen Pumpkin
- Flying Dog The Fear
- Schlafly Pumpkin Ale
- Neshaminy Creek Dunkless Dunkel
- Conshohocken Nightmare on East Elm
- Southern Tier Pumpking Nitro
- Southern Tier Warlock
- Two Roads Roads Mary Baby
- UFO Journey to Planet Pumpkin
- Evil Genius Trick or Treat
- Blue Point Brewing Company Mother Pumpkin Ale