Local Halloween Beers for the West Coast Franks & Steins
Call your Halloween beer anything you want to call it - Boogeyman Brew, Pumpkin Pint, Haunted Hop, Witches Wallop, Afterlife Ale. Whatever you decide to call that Creepy Cold One, open it with a DROPCATCH MAGNETIC BOTTLE OPENER.
5. Elysian Night Owl Pumpkin Ale (Seattle, Washington) This Ale is a very enjoyable pumpkin ale. It's brewed with pumpkin puree and juice, and spiced in conditioning with ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and allspice. This beer is slightly rich and very easy going down.
Style: Pumpkin Ale
Availability: Aug. - Oct.
ABV: 6.7%
4. Cascade Pumpkin Smash Rum Barrel-aged Sour Ale (Portland, Oregon) A true sour stock ale that's worth hunting for. Aged for 15-months, this beer was rum barreled and roasted with pumpkins and 100% pure pumpkin essence. This smashing good pumpkin drink has refined the spiced aroma and rum taste and the high ABV doesn't hurt either!
Style: Sour Ale
Availability: Seasonal
ABV: 13.5%
3. Rogue Chatoe Pumpkin Ale (Independence, Oregon) Truly tasty and made with whole pumpkins chopped up and roast by hand. Special care is given to caramelize the natural sugars just right, which when combined with a delicate balance of spices creates the signature flavor of this classic fall-themed brew.
Style: Pumpkin Ale
Availability: Sept. - Oct.
ABV: 6.1%
2. Punk' In Drublic Imperial Pumpkin Ale (Coronado, California) This brew by the beach is filled with brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, honey, allspice and a heaping helping of would be jack-o-lanterns, Punk’In Drublic is a very smooth beer to drink, mixing the taste if fall with the sunny west coast.
Style: Pumpkin Ale
Availability: Seasonal
ABV: 8.0%
1. Dead Ringer Ballast Point Brewing Company (San Diego, California) This unique beer brings the pleasure of toasted malt, toffee sweetness, and rich caramel all in one bottle with only subtle hints of hop bittering. It truly is the taste of the end of October. All the taste and celebration of Oktoberfest packed into one smooth, sweet bottle.
Style: Oktoberfest / Marzen
Availability: Seasonal
ABV: 6.0%
Let us know your thoughts! As always, DropCatch hopes you have a graveyard smash this Halloween, and receive more treats than tricks!
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