Want a pumpkin ale that doesn’t taste too much like the very patch it came from? Cisco Brewers Nantucket’s Pumple Drumkin spiced ale is what you’re looking for. More pale ale than pumpkin, the brewery’s seasonal beverage is still worth a taste. It’s much lighter and smoother than almost every other beer found this time of year with only the merest hint of pumpkin and spice. If you offered it six months later and labeled it a spring ale, most people wouldn’t know the difference.
8 Great Pumpkin Beers for Halloween
While all contain some combination of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg or allspice, the variety of this seasonal libation extends from pumpkin pie-esque offerings to ales with only the merest hints of fall