This one emphasizes its spices ? cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice. If you like pumpkin spice lattes ? Hoppin' Frog Double Pumpkin If you like pumpkin pie ? Dogfish Head Punkin AleĪ dark brown ale with plenty of spices (but not too many), Punkin Ale tastes like a liquid slice of dessert in a glass. With a great balance of pumpkin and spice, Good Gourd scores nearly perfect on beer geek websites Beer Advocate and Rate Beer. One of the best pumpkin beers out right now is made right up the road in Tampa. If you like to drink local ? Cigar City Good Gourd But which one is right for you? Here's a quick guide to a hand-picked selection of gourdy goodness available to beer lovers In The 239. Varying in flavor, style and alcohol, there's a pumpkin beer for everyone. This fall at least 25 pumpkin beers are available in Southwest Florida. What once was a specialty that appealed to a small niche of drinkers has become ubiquitous on the local beer aisle. Craft beer is no different.Īs breweries continue to open at a pace of nearly one a day, more and more pumpkin beers become available. ![]() Name an edible commodity and you'll find a pumpkin-flavored version of it in the weeks leading up to Halloween. Soon after Labor Day, and especially in October, pumpkin is all the rage. That applies to breweries' limited-release seasonal beers as well. You cannot go wrong with a good witbier.As craft beer's popularity continues to explode ? the number of breweries in this country has increased 26 percent in less than two years ? so does its availability. Find it on tap at the littlest dive bars, and sold almost everywhere. (Hoegaarden White Ale, Brouwerij van Hoegaarden)īlue Moon is probably the most accessible white beer on the market. There is very little alcohol taste in the Witbier, and they are very mild. Also referred to as white beer and wit beer. Witbier: Spiced with orange peel, and coriander, occasionally brewed with malted oats and barley. 3.5-5 ABV (Gumball Head, Three Floyds Brewery) The Americans also made it popular to add the lemon wedge. They use a high amount of wheat malt, with very little fruit in the taste. High carbonation and a strong head keep this style the same as the traditional German, although the regular flavors are absent. They can range between 4.0- 7.0 ABV (UFO Hefeweizen, Harpoon Brewery)Īmerican: Obviously, the Americans came up with this option. Added notes of banana, bubblegum, spices, and apples are the usual suspects. Hefeweizen: Literally meaning yeast and wheat, the Hefe is a mixture of the two, with a ratio of 50/50. Wheat beers have several different types, so let’s explore a few: ![]() That’s how serious the Germans take their beer. Oktoberfest is so large, it’s a celebration all across the world. Oktoberfest is a German Volksfest, all about beer and food culture. This addition of wheat is what gives this beverage a very crisp and refreshing profile.”Ĭreated and mastered by the Germans, layering light and crisp taste together, making it a staple, not only in their culture but all over beer culture. Crafted with up to 50%-65% malted wheat, the remainder of the grist is malted barley. ![]() It is often referred to as “weissbier mit hefe” (with yeast). All names we are used to, but what exactly is a wheat beer?Īccording to, “Simply broken down, Hefe (yeast) Weizen (wheat) is of German origin and traditionally means an unfiltered wheat beer with yeast in the beer.
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