Pumpkin Ale Beer Reviews

Thanksgiving-time brew made with pumpkin and can include some additional spices.

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Cape Ann Fisherman’s Pumpkin Stout

by Tom Smillie | American Stout, Beer Reviews, Cape Ann Brewing Company, Massachusetts, Mug, Pint Glass, Pumpkin Ale, Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable Beers, United States | 0 comments

I’ve been to Gloucester (not pronounced how someone from the Midwest would think) and taken in it’s salt sea air.  If you didn’t know it was a fishing town one whiff of the processing factories and boats would sure clue you in.  The is also made...

Summit Imperial Pumpkin Porter

by Team | American / Robust Porter, Minnesota, Mug, Pint Glass, Pumpkin Ale, Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable Beers, Summit Brewing Company, United States | 1 comment

Michael:  A few months ago a couple of PHM reviewers and I toured St. Paul’s very own Summit Brewing Co. A beautiful facility and an informative tour, it all ended with a few sample pints poured Summit’s very own brewmasters. We spoke with one of them, who we soon...

Wild Onion Pumpkin Ale

by Team | Illinois, Mug, Pint Glass, Pumpkin Ale, Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable Beers, United States, Wild Onion Brewing Company | 5 comments

Taylor: Last weekend Michael, Tom, Barry and I went to a beer tasting at Binny’s in St. Charles, Illinois. We anticipated a bunch of Oktoberfest/Marzen/Pumpkin brews, and were not incorrect in our anticipations. We sampled from serious, well-established brewers...

Dogfish Head Punkin Ale

by Michael Larson | Delaware, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Mug, Pint Glass, Pumpkin Ale, United States | 1 comment

Today is but a preview of what will be a bittersweet 5-day journey. Bitter, in that my family will be leaving me to wallow in my loneliness for several long, dark days. Sweet, in that those days will be jam-packed with reviewing beer. As an aperitif to this...

Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin (Pugsley’s Signature Series)

by Tom Smillie | Maine, Mug, Pint Glass, Pumpkin Ale, Shipyard Brewing Company, Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable Beers, United States | 3 comments

The leaves are starting to turn color ever-so-slightly and I received a pumpkin beer in a trade with Lee Williams from Hoptopia last week. Before I started reviewing for PHM, pumpkin beers continually received the worst possible grades in my personal notes. Often...

Southern Tier Pumking

by Team | Imperial Beers, Mug, New York, Pint Glass, Pumpkin Ale, Southern Tier Brewing Company, Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable Beers, United States | 0 comments

Michael:  Each year, come autumn, I find myself craving pumpkin. Pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, pumpkin lattes and, yes, pumpkin beer. In previous reviews, I have confessed my enjoyment of fruit beers and to the high-browed beer connoisseur, I’m sure Pumking is just...