Pumpkin Brews are Back!
It wouldn't be fall without something pumpkin-flavored, and what better way to have it than in a brew! Spend your fall weekend tasting pumpkin brews around DE with this round-up of locations.
Autumn Arch Beer Project
Pumpkin Loaf
It’s all the classic fall spices forged atop a smooth & respectable German Bock backbone. Strong layers of pumpkin bread and autumn vibes fade into a sweet caramel finish.
Big Oyster Brewery
Shuckin' Pumpkin Ale
Crushable fall goodness brewed with pumpkins, and spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, clove and allspice.
Crooked Hammock Brewery
Jav-O-Lantern
This smoked pumpkin coffee ale is as complex as it is delicious. Packed with real pumpkin smoked over Bethany Blues' cherrywood, this brew boasts a balance of smoke, spices, dark malts and dark roasted coffee beans from our friends over at Swell Joe.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Punkin Ale
Grab some Dogfish’s signature fall brew soon, because the shelves may be empty by Thanksgiving. Named in honor of the Delaware-born (and nationally known) “Punkin Chunkin” event, this full-bodied brown ale has hints of pumpkin and brown sugar, along with seasonally appropriate spices.
Iron Hill Brewery – Wilmington, Newark & Rehoboth
Pumpkin Ale
This is a medium-bodied copper ale, malty sweet with a balancing bitterness. Spiced with traditional pumpkin pie spices and vanilla instead of finishing hops.
Twisted Irons Craft Brewing Co
Sex and Candy Corn
A perennial fall favorite, our Pumpkin Ale not only has a great name but is spiced perfectly with all the traditional fall spices along with some pumpkin in the boil to provide a delicious and warming comfort beer built on top of a beautifully colored amber ale. Revel in the nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, and other spices and if you close your eyes you'd swear you were enjoying pumpkin pie.
Bellefonte Brewing Co
Perils of Punky
This pumpkin ale has all the spicy goodness of your favorite pie combined with sweet malts to carry this favored seasonal into that fall feeling.
Stewart's Brewing Company
Mischief Night
Many innocent pumpkins met a gruesome fate for our spiced beer pleasure.
Volunteer Brewing Co
Just a Small Town Gourd
Brewing starts with 60 pounds of roasted ‘autumn buckskin’ pumpkins grown in the fields of Middletown’s Filasky Farm. Grains include a balanced mix of pilsner, local Delaware 2-row barley, and Belgian specialty grains. Rounding out the brew is brown sugar, cinnamon, and pumpkin spice. This ale requires a little extra elbow grease but it’s uniquely Middletown, perfect for late October nights and on only tap for a limited time.
Thompson Island Brewing Co
Boooo!!!!
This spooky Amber Ale is brewed with a frightening amount of real pumpkin and eerie spices, including cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, clove, & ginger.
Bonus for wine lovers:
Harvest Ridge
Punkin Jack Wine
Harvest Ridge's most popular fall seasonal wine...Apple and Pumpkin, you can't get more fall than that!
Salted Vines Vineyard and Winery
Apple Jacked Hard Cider
The bubbly deliciousness of this crisp dry cider pairs perfectly with a flannel and bonfire!
Make sure to check-in on the DE on Tap pass to earn your free prize!