We’re almost through October, and by now you’re either fully entrenched in the pumpkin movement or absolutely disgusted by it and it’s overexposure this time of year. Me? I’m a fan, and usually will find a way to eat or drink something pumpkin-y every day. McDonald’s pumpkin pies, Dunkin Donuts pumpkin donuts/bagel/coffee, and even Publix brand Pumpkin Ice cream all find their way into my house. What usually DOESN’T, occupy my kitchen space however, is pumpkin beer. I’m just not a huge fan. I try every year to sample a different style, but i’m usually left taking a few sips and pouring out the rest. I know, blasphemy right? Still, I try and be fair, and with the explosion of pumpkin beers in the market, I wanted to talk about it. I wont pretend to be an expert, and the debates on which pumpkin beer is king is pretty controversial, but that being said we wanted to list the top 10 best pumpkin beers on the market. We took in opinions experts, consumers, and even the retailers that push the stuff to market. What we didn’t do is rank them in any particular order, because well, we don’t want a bunch of hate mail sent our way. Check out our Top 10 Best Pumpkin Beers of 2013 and let us know what you think.
*Note – To assist you in your pumpkin beer shopping experience, we’ve provided the level of pumpkin flavor, and alcohol percentage in each brand. Your welcome.
Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale
ABV: 8%
Pumpkin flavor: Medium
Dogfish Head Punkin Ale
ABV: 7%
Pumpkin flavor: High
Samuel Adams Fat Jack Double Pumpkin
ABV: 8.5%
Pumpkin flavor: Low
Chatoe Rogue First Growth Pumpkin Ale
ABV: 5.6%
Pumpkin flavor: High
Elysian Night Owl Pumpkin Ale
ABV: 5.9%
Tastes like: Gingerbread
Pumpkin flavor: Low
Timmermans Pumpkin Lambicus
ABV: 4%
Pumpkin flavor: High
Terrapin Pumpkinfest
ABV: 6.1%
Pumpkin flavor: High
Southern Tier Imperial Pumking
ABV: 8.6%
Pumpkin flavor: Very high
Shipyard Pumpkinhead
ABV: 5.1%
Pumpkin flavor: Medium
Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin Ale
ABV: 5.2%
Pumpkin flavor: Medium
So what do you think? We missing something? Is something on our list over rated? Feel free to email us or connect with us on social media and let us know YOUR thoughts.
Cheers!
