On tap at Seven Lakes Station, pumpkin pureed cinnamon, ginger and clove seasoning given mild perfume musk and sight herbal tease for middling Sleepy Hollow-inspired Halloween sendup.
GREY SAIL HEADLESS ORSMAN PUMPKIN ALE
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SPELLBOUND ESTER’S PUMPKIN ALE
Glaringly perfumed boozy esters give undetermined pumpkin ale its phenolic amber-grained Scotch edge, limiting autumnal cinnamon-nutmeg-ginger spicing, candied yam sweetness, bark-dried squash earthiness and oaken vanilla musk atop mild honeyed brown breading.
DESTINATION UNKNOWN MANDATORY PUMPKIN
A tad fuller bodied than usual autumnal pumpkin elixirs. Sharp cinnamon-spiced clove and nutmeg influence contrasts earthen gourd herbage and butternut squash roast above sturdy honeyed wheat base.
SHEBEEN PUMPKIN SPICE CANNOLI
Richly well-orchestrated pumpkin pureed cannoli pastry knockoff maintains sugar dough-powdered sweetness as sharp cinnamon-clove-nutmeg spicing digs into vanilla-creamed pumpkin coffee onrush, picking up wispy red apple bruise, orange peel twist and glazed hazelnut swag. To partially counter all the lovely sweetness, meaty squash-roasted gourd earthiness and slight herbage enter the fray. May overwhelm more restrictive palates.
HACKENSACK CLINTON PLACE PUMPKIN ALE
Roasted pumpkin salting and earthen butternut squash edge out docile pumpkin pie spicing as herbal ginger minting, zesty lemon spritz and slight wood varnish outlast lightly brown-sugared nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, clove and star anise seasoning above modest crystal malted wheat base.
BEER TREE MASHING PUMPKINS
On tap at Taphouse 15, dewy pumpkin seeded salting meets mild autumn spicing for easygoing pumpkin ale. Pumpkin-skinned butternut squash sedation contrasts tingly clove-nutmeg-cinnamon spicing and dried orange residue.
NEW JERSEY HYPNOTIC PUMPKIN ALE
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, earthen pumpkin seeded salting drifts inside sweet crystal-malted pumpkin pie spicing and light vanilla creaming, leaving sharp cider residue on rangy autumnal moderation.
DROWNED LANDS SCYTHE PUMPKIN ALE
Fine foeder fermented pumpkin ale contrasts subtle maple-glazed caramelized pumpkin spicing against earthen gourd musk. Gingery nutmeg-clove spicing stays soft above Vienna-malted spelt, red wheat and millet graining, retaining easygoing appeal without losing flavonoid depth.
SAMUEL ADAMS JACK-O PUMPKIN
OK autumnal 2023 pumpkin ale lets mild vegetal gourd earthiness and herbal Hallertau hop astringency usurp powdered sugar pumpkin pie spicing above pale wheat malting. Orange-oiled ginger minting, butternut squash sweetness and cantaloupe snips tease the backend. 2025 re-tasting: spritzy fizz hides sugared cinnamon-nutmeg-ginger surface as sharp orange peel notion and latent butternut squash sweetness sway.
LUDLAM ISLAND BECKY PUMPKIN SPICED LATTE
Sweet pumpkin pie spicing given vanilla-creamed powdered sugaring and caramelized cappuccino milking that sits daintily on the tongue of enticing dessert. Lactose pumpkin-spiced caramel latte rampage picks up rum cake sedation as well as wintry cinnamon-nutmeg-clove seasoning and confectionery gingerbread cookie minting.
ARGYLE PUMPKIN ALE
Roasted pumpkin truffle starching and mild ginger pungency stay dry trying to outdo sweet pumpkin pie spicing, but cinnamon-sugared nutmeg, clove, allspice and cardamom seasoning may prevail for autumnal gourd moderation.
DISTRICT 96 HELLO GOURD-GEOUS
On tap at Ambulance, ginger-snapped clove, nutmeg and cinnamon spicing provides autumnal seasoning to pumpkin pie crusting. Beneath the surface, mild pumpkin-skinned butternut squash remnant provides earthen gourd aspect to contrast sugary gingerbread cookie confection.
