Pumpkin Beers reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 229 Reddit reviews across 12 subreddits and 21 posts to rank the best Pumpkin Beers brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/beer, r/atlbeer, r/Portland, r/Charlotte, r/sandiego. Top-rated brands include Southern Tier (4.5/5), Elysian (4.6/5), Dogfish Head (4.4/5).
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Reviews229
Subreddits12
Posts21
Brands74
Products73
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#1
Southern Tier
4.5
(40)
"Southern Tier Pumking - highly recommended pumpkin beer."
"Southern Tier's Pumking, Warlock (stout), and Carmel Pumking (new and delicious)"
"Southern Tier's Pumking, Warlock (stout), and Carmel Pumking (new and delicious)"
"Southern Tier's Pumking, Warlock (stout), and Carmel Pumking (new and delicious)"
"Yes. They are both fantastic and share many of the same spice flavors. I prefer warlock because I love stouts, but they are both fantastic."
"I saw both Pumking and Warlock at my local grocery store. I assume I need to try both?"
"I've yet to find a pumpkin beer that can touch Pumking. It's the best by a wide margin in my book."
"Southern Tier Pumking is the best pumpkin ale with wide distribution IMO. Like liquid pumpkin pie."
"Best pumpkin beer I've ever had is Southern Tier pumking. Instabuy if you ever see it."
"You can't go wrong with pumking and warlock, southern tier makes some fantastic beers."
#2
Elysian
4.6
(22)
"Elysian Night Owl and Rogue Pumpkin patch ale are my favorites"
"ELYSIAN NIGHT OWL"
"I’m sippin on Elysian the great pumpkin right now, it’s amazing"
"Yup, Night Owl always hits the spot for me."
"The Elysian variety pack is pretty good. Their Punkuccino version is my favorite."
"I’m a huge fan of Elysian’s “The Great Pumpkin”."
"Elysians Dark o the Moon got me into pumpkin beers."
"Elysian's Night Owl. And yes, it is amazing."
"Hands down a 5-star beer. Highly recommend it."
"Elysian night owl and southern tier pumpking for me."
#3
Dogfish Head
4.4
(18)
"Dogfish Head Punkin Ale Both are very good."
"Behold! https://www.dogfish.com/brewery/beer/punkin-ale"
"Dogfish head and smutty nose are hands down the most highly drinkable best options."
"Love Punkin, definitely my favorite pumpkin beer."
"Dogfish Head Punkin. It's phenomenally subtle for a pumpkin beer."
"Dogfish Head Pumpkin Ale... one of the best Pumpkins IMO"
"My three favorites are dogfish head punkin ale, southern tier pumpking, and Elysian Night Owl."
"Dogfish punkin ale is my fav. I dont think it's too sweet."
"Dogfish Head Punkin Ale - recommended pumpkin beer."
"I quite enjoy Dogfish Head Punkin Ale."
#4
Schlafly
4.5
(14)
"Schlafly Pumpkin Ale - my favorite pumpkin beer."
"Schlafly Pumpkin ale and O'fallon pumpkin beer is excellent."
"Schlafly pumpkin is always a solid choice"
"Oh schlafly pumpkin ale is not subtle. But it is creamy delicious amazing and perfect"
"Schlafly’s Pumpkin Ale is absolutely incredible!"
"Schlafly makes a damn good pumpkin"
"I suggest Schlafly's, DFH and Southern Tier Pumpking."
"Schlafly Pumpkin Ale for the win."
"Schalfly Pumpkin Ale"
"There are some really great ones this year."
#5
Weyerbacher
4.5
(8)
"Warlock is excellent. Weyerbacher's pumpkin stout is fantastic."
"My personal favorite is Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin."
"Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale and oh my god was that good."
"Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale is phenomenal."
"Weyerbacher usually does deep discounts on their pumpkin beer in the spring, and it gets better with age! The spices mellow out."
"Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale - a good pumpkin beer."
"Weyerbacher."
"Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin has noticeable pumpkin flavor to me and has a light touch with the spices."
#6
Whole Hog
4.6
(7)
"Dogfish Head Punkin Ale Both are very good."
"It's by far my favorite pumpkin ale i've ever had. It's literally like pumpkin pie in a glass"
"Whole hog pumpkin ale! Tastes like pumpkin pie!"
"I'm absolutely obsessed with Whole Hog Pumpkin Ale."
"Whole Hog Pumpkin Ale"
"Whole Hog does a good pumpkin ale."
"Whole hog makes a great one too!"
#7
Shipyard
4.1
(7)
"I don't think anyone beats Shipyard Pumpkinhead."
"Shipyard is my fave. Both have nice pumpkin flavors without being super sweet and heavy"
"Cottonwood and Shipyard are my favorites."
"Last fall my two favorites were Shipyard's Smashed Pumpkin."
"I've always liked the shipyard."
"Shipyard's Smashed Pumpkin on the other hand has a very nice pumpkin flavor. You can actually taste the fruit."
"Their Smashed Pumpkin is also very good."
#8
Samuel Adams
4.4
(5)
"I really enjoy Samuel Adams Fat Jack."
"Surprisingly I think Samuel Adams Fat Jack is one of the best out there."
"Probably unpopular opinion but I love Sam Adams Jack O"
"Samuel Adams’ “Jack’O” is another good one."
"Samuel Adams Harvest Pumpkin Ale, which is decent."
#9
Neshaminy Creek
4.5
(4)
"Neshaminy Creek Punkless Dunkel, absolutely fucking slaps"
"Get the Punkless Dunkel..now."
"Neshaminy Creek Punkless Dunkel - a good pumpkin beer."
"Neshaminy Creek Punkel Dunkel."
#10
New Holland
4.3
(4)
"New Holland's Ichabod Pumpkin ale is fantastic."
"New Holland's Ichabod is a nice, light pumpkin beer."
"Ichabod is pretty decent."
"New Holland Ichabod is fairly mild on the pumpkin and an easy drink too."
#11
Harpoon
4.3
(4)
"I'm surprised Harpoon is not on there, as it was my favorite when I did my blind taste test last year."
"Harpoon UFO unfiltered pumpkin beer."
"Harpoon's is pretty smooth."
"Harpoon UFO pumpkin."
#12
O'Fallon
4.0
(4)
"O'fallon Pumpkin beer is a simple beer. It's one of the first pumpkin beers I've ever tried. It's hard to beat."
"O'Fallon Pumpkin Beer is never talked about, but it's one of my favorites."
"O'Fallon's is my favorite of this year's batch."
"O'Fallon Pumpkin beer. I'm certainly no expert, but it is thus far my favorite."
#13
Cherry Street
3.8
(4)
"Cherry Street - Friend of the Farmer. Pumpkin Pie Porter."
"Cherry Street’s Friend Of The Farmer is about the only pumpkin beer I’ve ever liked."
"Cherry Street’s Friend of the Farmer was good."
"Edited to say i think Cherry Street has usurped BHB as best GA pumpkin beer."
#14
Kentucky
4.7
(3)
"If you like bourbon I recommend the Kentucky Pumpkin Barrel Ale."
"Kentucky Pumpkin Barrel Ale. Something about the barrel again is just wonderful."
"Kentucky Pumpkin Barrel Ale, it's 10% so it hits heavy, but you get more barrel characteristics than pumpkin flavors."
#15
Dogfish
4.3
(3)
"The best that we have access to is Dogfish's Punkin."
"Dogfish Punkin Ale was my favorite."
"Dogfish Punkin"
#16
Cigar City
4.0
(3)
"Good Gourd was the only pumpkin beer I really liked."
"The best I have had are Cigar City Good Gourd."
"The gourd flavor comes through pretty clearly in some pumpkin ales, like Cigar City's Good Gourd."
#17
Flying Dog
3.7
(3)
"Flying Dog “The Fear”."
"Flying Dog The Fear tasted more like actual pumpkin than the spice mixture. It was definitely more subtle and I enjoyed it immensely."
"Flying Dog The Fear is a darker and stronger pumpkin...but I'm not sure if it's out yet."
#18
GLB
5.0
(2)
"IMO GLB pumpkin ale and stonehooker pumpkin pie ale both are consistently ranked at the top of my list."
"GLB Pumpkin Ale is consistently rated the best of the pumpkin beers."
#19
Rogue
5.0
(2)
"Elysian Night Owl and Rogue Pumpkin patch ale are my favorites"
"Rogue Ales Pumpkin Patch Ale"
#20
Almanac
5.0
(2)
"Almanac makes two amazing pumpkins...the Heirloom Pumpkin."
"Almanac's Heirloom Pumpkin is phenomenal."
#21
Line Creek
5.0
(2)
"Yes line Creek has a awesome pumpkin Ale."
"Glow in the Gourdens Pumpkin Ale by Line Creek is awesome!"
#22
Alewerks
4.5
(2)
"Hardywood Farmhouse Pumpkin and the Aleworks Pumpkin Ale. They're both made with real pumpkin and not overly spiced, which makes them much more subtle and enjoyable."
"If In Virginia Alewerks Pumpkin Ale used to be good."
#23
Night Owl
4.5
(2)
"As a person who just moved here from Seattle, Night Owl is were its at!!"
"Night owl."
#24
Arcadia Ales
4.5
(2)
"Arcadia Ales pumpkin beer is out there!"
"Jaw-jacker by Arcadia is awesome. It’s on the spicier side if that’s your thing."
#25
Fegley's
4.5
(2)
"Fegley's Devious Imperial Pumpkin is the best pumpkin ale I've ever had and I truly enjoyed it."
"Fegley’s Devious Imperial Pumpkin - a good pumpkin beer."
#26
Avery
4.5
(2)
"The best I have had are Avery Rumpkin."
"Avery Rumpkin is great. Rum barrel aged imperial pumpkin ale. Careful though...it's quite boozy."
#27
New Belgium
4.0
(2)
"New Belgium also makes that Atomic Pumpkin which is a pumpkin ale brewed with habenero peppers. It's pretty unique and very good but definitely has a significant kick."
"Atomic Pumpkin from New Belgium is brewed with chili peppers. It's peppery, but not crazy spicy."
#28
Voodoo Ranger
4.0
(2)
"I like voodoo ranger atomic pumpkin. It’s very spiced."
"Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin. It's habanero spicy, not pumpkin pie spicy."
#29
Ballast Point
4.0
(2)
"Ballast Point Piper Down Scottish Pumpkin (local)"
"Ballast point pumpkin down is pretty good."
#30
Great Lakes
4.0
(2)
"Great Lakes is always a winner for me, but I wasn’t aware they have a pumpkin ale. I’ll have to hunt for that."
"Great lakes brewery pumpkin ale is my go to in my area."
#31
Fat Head's
4.0
(2)
"In the Cleveland area you can also go with Spooky Tooth by Fat Heads."
"Fatheads Spookytooth hit the shelves last week."
#32
Smuttynose
4.0
(2)
"For another New England beer, Smuttynose Pumpkin is pretty decent."
"I do enjoy a bottle of smuttynose pumpkin."
#33
St. Arnold's
4.0
(2)
"St Arnolds pumpkinator if you can get it."
"St. Arnold's "Pumpkinator". Started out as one of their "divine reserve", but demand was so high they brought it back as a seasonal."
#34
21st Amendment Brewery
4.0
(2)
"Both great."
"Both great."
#35
Hoppin Frog
4.0
(2)
"Hoppin Frog Hollow double pumpkin."
"Also Hoppin Frog Double Pumpkin is a good one."
#36
Laurelwood
3.0
(2)
"My wife really likes Laurelwood's pumpkin beer too (at least last years), I thought it was OK."
"Laurelwood's pumpkin beer is pretty good."
#37
October Rust
5.0
(1)
"We just released our pumpkin pie porter today and it fucks."
#38
Wild Pumpkin
5.0
(1)
"Come give the beer a try. The Wild pumpkin is something else."
#39
Die Kreuzen
5.0
(1)
"Can also confirm, Die Kreuzen is phenomenal."
#40
Elysian Brewing Company
5.0
(1)
"Someone in the comments said Elysian's The Great Pumpkin is the first beer they ever liked."
#41
Shipyard Brewing Company
5.0
(1)
"Personally, I love Shipyard Pumpkinhead."
#42
Brawley's
5.0
(1)
"They have a pretty extensive collection and you can reach out to them via the website and they'll reply back."
#43
October File
5.0
(1)
"A rich autumnal porter brewed with real pumpkin, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and a hint of milk sugar for a full-bodied approach to this Fall classic."
#44
Avery Rumkin
5.0
(1)
"Avery - rumkin 18% this beer literally sells out in a matter of hours."
#45
Steven's Point
5.0
(1)
"If you haven't checked out the Whole Hog, it's definitely worth a try!"
#46
Heavy Seas
5.0
(1)
"My favorite ever, overall, was Heavy Seas - The Greater Pumpkin."
#47
Uinta
5.0
(1)
"I really love Uintas Punkin."
#48
Terrapin
5.0
(1)
"Don't miss Terrapin pumpkinfest. My new favorite."
#49
Sabbath
5.0
(1)
"Sabbath just released their Pumpkin Pie Porter."
#50
Thirsty Dog
5.0
(1)
"Get their pumpkin ale. It is really fantastic."
#51
Troeg's
5.0
(1)
"I think my favorite has been Troeg's Master of Pumpkins."
#52
Saucony Creek
5.0
(1)
"And it's amazing."
#53
CBC
5.0
(1)
"CBC Great Pumpkin is best."
#54
Helix
4.0
(1)
"Helix has a good one!"
#55
Cascade
4.0
(1)
"Cascade is pretty good."
#56
Warlock
4.0
(1)
"Warlock, the pumpkin stout version, is also much more coffee forward and might have less cinnamon in it"
#57
Outrun Brewing
4.0
(1)
"Outrun Brewing out in Stone Mountain also just released a pumpkin porter."
#58
Pontoon
4.0
(1)
"Best two I’ve had locally are the great punkin spice by pontoon."
#59
Southern Brewing
4.0
(1)
"Best two I’ve had locally are... bumpkin by southern brewing."
#60
BHB
4.0
(1)
"The BHB and Cherry Street ones are both very good."
#61
Summit Brewing
4.0
(1)
"Has a pumpkin ale available for carryout."
#62
Mad Anthony's
4.0
(1)
"It's a barrel aged imperial pumpkin ale."
#63
Trader Joe's
4.0
(1)
"Has a good one"
#64
Die Kreuzen Pumpkin Pie Porter
4.0
(1)
"We have our small batch Die Kreuzen pumpkin pie porter."
#65
Gate City Gourd Vibrations
4.0
(1)
"Currently drinking Gourd Vibrations from Gate City. Rather enjoying."
#66
Contrast Pumpkin Imperial Porter
4.0
(1)
"Contrast just tapped a pumpkin imperial Porter today."
#67
NoDa Brewery
4.0
(1)
"NoDa Brewery's is pretty damn legit."
#68
Smashed Pumpkin
4.0
(1)
"Smashed pumpkin."
#69
Upslope Pumpkin
4.0
(1)
"Upslope - pumpkin."
#70
Magic Hat Wilhelm
4.0
(1)
"Evesn magic hats Wilhelm was pretty good."
#71
Buffalo Bill's
3.0
(1)
"Buffalo Bill's Pumpkin Ale (california) shows up here on the regular at Fred Meyer."
#72
Magic Hat Brewing Company
3.0
(1)
"I barely notice the pumpkin so it might be up your alley!"
#73
Alaskan Brewing Co.
3.0
(1)
"The Alaskan Pumpkin Porter is very subtle."
#74
Pumpkin
2.0
(1)
"Tasted like a pumpkin scented candle that you take a bite out of."
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