Cicerone Anne Becerra tasted the top-rated pumpkin beers on Untapped and found there's one for every palate.

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Pumpkin Beer Tasting
Credit: Food & Wine

Whether or not you appreciate apumpkin spice latte,有很多爱pumpkin beer, because the category is so diverse. We tapped Anne Becerra, a certifiedcicerone尚未开发的南瓜啤酒味道,并告诉我们哪些是值得我们的。剧情转折?无论您是在寻找辛辣,甜,苦涩,黑暗,或以上所有的东西,它们都非常伟大。

Here are the stats on the twelve pumpkin beers that Becerra tasted. (Spoiler: Her favorite was the Schlafly pumpkin ale.)

For the coffee lover:

Punkaccino Bourbon Pumpkin Ale (5%)
Elysian Brewing Company, Seattle, WA

Brewed with Stumptown coffee, this beer has delicate notes of cinnamon and nutmeg. "If someone is a little wary of pumpkin beer, this is a good option, especially if you’re a coffee drinker," says Becerra.

罐装啤酒饮者:

南瓜啤酒(5.7%)
Montauk Brewing Company, Long Island, NY

“这不是疯狂的强烈,但Liltte比你的平均Pilsner更多,”她说,并指出可以帮助保护啤酒的味道和质量。这是“像一个微妙的姜饼饼干。”

For the Thanksgiving host:

Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin (6.4%)
New Belgium Brewing Company, Fort Collins, CO

With notes of cinnamon, ginger, and habanero chile peppers, this makes “a good food-friendly beer for the Thanksgiving table."

For the actual pumpkin lover:

Pumpkin Ale (7%)
Whole Hog Brewery, Stevens Point, WI

While many pumpkin beers aren't actually brewed with pumpkin, this one is. “It really is like an artisanal pumpkin pie," says Becerra. “Not overly sweet, but all the elements are still there.”

For the beer expert:

Pumpkin Ale (8%)
Schlafly, Maplewood, MO

This one was Becerra's favorite, and is one of the more well-known pumpkin beers. "It is 8 percent, but it doesn’t taste like it," she says. "It’s really dangerous. You’re asleep on the Thanksgiving table and your family is making fun of you.”

For the pie crust aficionado:

Pumpking 2019 (8.6%)
南部酿造公司,莱克伍德,纽约

In addition to the pumpkin pie spices, this beer packs "buttery sweet, crusty vanilla notes to it as well.”

For the espresso drinker:

Warlock (8.6%)
南部酿造公司,莱克伍德,纽约

Brewed with both pumpkin and pumpkin spice,this dark beer "has a really nice roasted bitterness the way a rich shot of espresso would have."

For the bourbon snob:

Bourbon Imperial Screamin’ Pumpkin (9%)
Griffin Claw Brewing Company, Birmingham, MI

在波旁桶中老化长达10个月,帝国尖叫声“南瓜”像香草,椰子和焦糖一样令人难以置信的波旁味,“Becerra说。“这是非常平衡的。它被占据了一个档次,但这并不吓人。”

对于风险接受者:

Pumpking Nitro (8.6%)
南部酿造公司,莱克伍德,纽约

“It’s very smooth. It’s like butta," she says. "It goes down easy. But it might be a little more dangerous because it goes down so easy.”

For the punk rocker:

Gourd Rocker Imperial Pumpkin Porter (9.4%)
Double Barley Brewing, Smithfield, NC

Roasty and dark, this porter is brewed with pounds and pounds of local pumpkin and has a nice dry finish.

For the dry beer drinker:

南瓜 - 波旁桶(10.5%)
Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston, TX

Brewed with pumpkin, brown sugar, and molases, this imperial stout is dry-spiced and robust.

For the rum drinker:

Rumpkin(17.5%)
Avery Brewing Co,Boulder,Co

“Yeah that’s 17.5 percent," she says. "There's no getting around that. If you’re a rum drinker, you’re probably going to love this, just from the aroma.”