The 5 Pumpkin Beers Boulevard's Brewer Is Drinking Right Now

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The fall time of year means gratis confect on Halloween , tooth decay as a result of say free confect , and pumpkin beers . And becausewe love pumpkin beer , we spoke to pumpkin beer expert ( and ambassador brewer ) Jeremy Danner of the stalwart Boulevard Brewing in Kansas City , Missouri about his favorites .

Danner sleep together a matter or two about pumpkin beers , as his brewery moil out two fantastic options : the spiced sourFunky Pumpkinin six - packs , and the Brett - filledFunkier Pumpkin , which is now available in large ol' 750ml bottles . But before you hit the stores to find Boulevard ’s beers , here are the five fall - flavour brews Danner ’s boozing right now .

Jolly Pumpkin La Parcela

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Cigar City Good Gourd

9.6%Tampa , Florida"The brewing squad at Cigar City is cognize for their leading execution of ' treatments ' to beers – whether it ’s spicing , fresh citrus , umber , or coffee . I feel like its fancy beer always savor just like the descriptions evoke . It ’s not easy to take conception and bear them into the final beer as well as they do ; Good Gourd is no exception . It ’s get a higher ABV than many pumpkin beers at 9.6 % , but it does n’t present as implausibly bibulous . There ’s just enough bitter to keep the beer from becoming pall while caramel malt and roast pumpkin flavors blend into a super - balanced Cucurbita pepo ale . "

Schlafly Pumpkin Ale

8%St . Louis , Missouri"I feel like this is the beer that folks think of when they guess of Midwest Cucurbita pepo spice beers . It has that big , sticky malted character with appropriate spicing , but comes in at 8 % . I dig a free fall beer that has a huge , comforting malted milk character and enough ABV to warm up me up . If you run a brewpub in Missouri that does n’t brew a pumpkin beer , this is your fall guest tap . I ’ve utter to Schlafly beer maker about make this beer , and it ’s a beast . "

Saint Arnold Pumpkinator

11%Houston , Texas"We ca n’t get Saint Arnold in Missouri , but we make headway a bet with them during the MLB postseason last class , and our reinforcement was a case of Pumpkinator . I liked how the base beer was a legit , pleasant-tasting imperial stout that showcased dark-brown sugar and pumpkin Proto-Indo European spice . I think a great pumpkin beer needs to be a unanimous brew without the spiciness in order for the last product to be great . You ca n’t economize a beer with spices , and this beer for sure does n’t need saving . The layers of chocolate and caramel malt add a nice complexity . "

Jolly Pumpkin La Parcela

5.9%Dexter , Michigan"Like our own Funkier Pumpkin , La Parcela is totally a beer geek ’s pumpkin beer . Giving a funky saison base the pumpkin spiciness treatment just work in ways that do n’t make sense in your head until you in reality taste the beer . The fundamental interaction of the acidity , funk , and the spice take a crap for a pumpkin beer it ’s easygoing to have more than one of . Brewmaster Ron Jeffries can do no wrong . "

Cambridge Great Pumpkin Ale

5.4%Cambridge , Massachusetts"I had the lot of being in the Boston area one year while Great Pumpkin Ale was on gulp at the saloon . I ’d hear pictures of the brewing process on societal before , and it blew my mind to see the meter and travail that go into simply prepping the pumpkins for the brewhouse . Anything that difficult that ’s deemed worth doing by the brewing squad must be delicious . The low ABV combine with how drinkable , balanced , and tasty the beer is results in what may be the human race ’s only session autumn pumpkin ale . Is that the next giant category at GABF ? "

Good Gourd