Ok, it’s got a cute name. Get past that, because Dogfish Head’s perennial fall favorite – among true pumpkin beer aficionados, at least – is anything but. In fact, it’s probably the standard-bearer for pumpkin ales. With a cloudy, burnt sienna body, Punkin’s cinnamon, sweet brown sugar and allspice notes smell almost better than they taste. (Almost.) Punkin is big and bold and goes especially well with turkey, duck and lamb. Dare we say, it’s a great beer to go along with your fast-approaching Thanksgiving dinner – if you can hold on to one of ‘em for that long.
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