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They're back: Though hugely popular — pumpkin beers also elicit more sneers than any other style. We take on 20 seasonal brews. (Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune) |
Third tier
Ace Hard Pumpkin Cider (Tastes like cider; where's the pumpkin?)
Arcadia Jaw-Jacker (Strong spice makes it better than average — barely)
Cisco Brewers Pumple Drumkin (Like many of the lighter entries, not quite enough going on)
Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale (Tastes bitter more than fall-like)
Wild Onion Pumpkin Ale (Strong spice that tapers off before doing anything interesting)
Fourth tier
Buffalo Bill's Pumpkin Ale (Relatively balanced, but flavor an afterthought)
Post Road Pumpkin Ale (Boring and bitter)
Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin (Label calls it an "ale with natural flavors" without specifying the ingredients; there's likely a reason for that)
Shock Top Pumpkin Wheat (Relatively inoffensive, as expected)
Southern Tier Pumking (Many pumpkin beer aficionados love it; we found it too sweet and cloying)
Ace Hard Pumpkin Cider (Tastes like cider; where's the pumpkin?)
Arcadia Jaw-Jacker (Strong spice makes it better than average — barely)
Cisco Brewers Pumple Drumkin (Like many of the lighter entries, not quite enough going on)
Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale (Tastes bitter more than fall-like)
Wild Onion Pumpkin Ale (Strong spice that tapers off before doing anything interesting)
Fourth tier
Buffalo Bill's Pumpkin Ale (Relatively balanced, but flavor an afterthought)
Post Road Pumpkin Ale (Boring and bitter)
Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin (Label calls it an "ale with natural flavors" without specifying the ingredients; there's likely a reason for that)
Shock Top Pumpkin Wheat (Relatively inoffensive, as expected)
Southern Tier Pumking (Many pumpkin beer aficionados love it; we found it too sweet and cloying)
