New to pumpkin beers? These five choices are a solid place to start your pumpkin education.
1. Southern Tier Pumking
One of the most popular bottles of pumpkin beer out there, this vanilla- and nutmeg-laced imperial ale sneaks up on you at 8 percent ABV.
2. Big Muddy Brewing Pumpkin Smasher
Brewed in Murphysboro, Ill., this beer is made with sweet and savory spices and plenty of malt.
3. Smuttynose Pumpkin ale
Hoppier than most other pumpkin beers, Smuttynose's ale is a good bet for transitioning out of warmer temperatures.
4. O'Fallon Pumpkin beer
Like pumpkin pie in a bottle, O'Fallon's version has a pumpkin backbone with a hefty dose of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
5. Tommyknocker Small Patch Pumpkin Harvest ale
Once temperatures drop a bit, this brown ale with molasses, spice and pumpkin will taste even more seasonally appropriate.
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