The PureWow100 is a scale our editors use to vet new products and services, so you know what’s worth the spend-and what’s total hype. RELATED: 50 Fall Cocktails That Are Cozy, Refreshing and Oh-So-Seasonal Honorable mentions: O’Fallon Maple Bacon Pumpkin Spiced Red Ale ($12/four-pack) It’s the priciest beer on our list at nearly 50 cents an ounce (sours tend to be more expensive in general), but you’d be hard-pressed to find another pumpkin sour near you in the first place, let alone one this tasty. The Pumpkin Kerfuffle may not be made with real pumpkin, but it’s a rare autumn delicacy that no sour beer lover should turn down the chance to try. It’s packed with toasted marshmallow flavor and pumpkin pie spice, so its flavor has a creamy, meringue-like backbone to it. It’s mouth-puckering without being overwhelmingly tart, almost like sweet-and-sour pumpkin candy. Well, Prairie’s Pumpkin Kerfuffle, an 8.2 percent ABV imperial sour, will make them see the truth. Prairie Artisan Ales Pumpkin Kerfuffleįinding a pumpkin sour is kind of like seeing a unicorn-it’s basically unheard of, and if you gush to your friends about how awesome it was, they probably won’t believe you. Honorable mentions: Barrier Brewing Kickin’ Knowledge Pumpkin ($6.50/16-ounce can)ġ1. If you’re not in the New York area, you may have better luck finding our second favorite pumpkin IPA below. Heaping additions of pumpkin purée and vanilla curb its bitterness big time (it clocks in at only 11 IBUs) for a balanced sip, but we wish the pumpkin came through a bit stronger.
Meet the Tattooed Pumpkin IPA, a 7.5 percent ABV brew that boasts four types of earthy, piney hops and eight types of malt, including Chocolate and Caramel. But for those of you who want to venture outside your comfort zone, there are a rare few pumpkin IPAs on the market, and one of the best is from the Bronx. IPA devotees aren’t usually chomping at the bit for pumpkin beer season to arrive, and pumpkin beer lovers typically don’t go for hop bombs. Most Unexpected Pumpkin Beer: Prairie Artisan Ales Pumpkin Kerfuffle Most Like Liquid Pumpkin Pie: O’Fallon Vanilla Pumpkin Beerīest Pumpkin IPA: Bronx Brewery Tattooed Pumpkin IPAīest Spicy Pumpkin Beer: New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkinīest Dark Pumpkin Beer: Dogfish Head Punkin Aleīest Barrel-Aged Pumpkin Beer: Two Roads Roadsmary’s Babyīest Imperial Pumpkin Ale: Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkinīest Coffee Pumpkin Beer: Elysian Punkuccinoīest Dessert Pumpkin Beer: Evil Genius Trick or Treat Most Crushable: UFO Journey to Planet Pumpkin Scroll down for in-depth reviews of each. Our Picks for the Best Pumpkin Beers at a Glance: Packaging: Does the can or bottle design put us in the mood for sweater season and imply something about the beer?įlavor: Does it taste like what the label says it should? (And if yes, is it enjoyable?)īalance: Does the pumpkin complement or overpower the flavor of the beer? Is it excessively sweet or spiced? Are the malty and hoppy qualities of the beer lost? Quality and Ingredients: Is it made with real pumpkin, pumpkin purée, pumpkin flavoring or pumpkin pie spice? Does the beer contain authentic, quality adjuncts? Value: Given its ingredients and overall taste, is it worth the price?
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