I don’t think all the pumpkin ales have pumpkin in them, but I believe pumpkin on its own is fairly flavor-neutral, and what you taste in a pumpkin ale is pumpkin pie spice.

Below *Dogfish Punkin Sam Adams Octoberfest duds: Jack's Pumpkin Spice Blue Moon Harvest Moon Southern Tier Pumpking Becks Oktoberfest Saranac Pumpkin Hacker-Pschorr Fest

Why did you think the Pumking was a disaster? I thoughth it was one of the few that had a legitimate pumpkin taste to it, not just spices. The spices were also done very well and the alcohol was well hidden. You got a good rich...

brands of ales are: Bass Ale, Blue Moon, Budweiser Ale, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, & Newcastle Brown Ale. There are also specialty beers, some of which are in stores year round but some only available during the holidays. Saranac...

they shine is in their speciality brews. Currently, the Abbey Pale Ale is my favorite but be on the lookout for the Scotch Ale, Pumpkin Ale and Heffewiessen. All of these are wonderful and easily top any similar beers at other...

good experiece. Started with a Mojito and a Dogfish Head Brewery Pumpkin Ale. The mojito was great as usual, and the Pumpkin Ale was good as well — similar to many of the winter brews that many microbrewers do, but with just...

, 5.4%) - an amber-colored hefeweizen that made me rethink my general disregard for the style. Great banana flavors that worked perfectly with the yellowtail jack crudo with peaches, avocado and orange chili vinagrette. Reinaerts...

of dishes with white rice that were pretty good and made up for it. There was a dish a diced greens that was fresh and had a pert mustardy spice to it. Mutton curry eaten with nan bread with egg in the middle to cut the spice was...

I quite like Starbucks seasonal lattes — sweet, but not as sweet as hot cocoa, and they are very seasonal. The pumpkin spice and the gingerbread are good, but I’m not fond of the eggnog.

, IMO... Think pumpkin spice and chocolate cherry flavors, and you’ll get the idea. Last month’s was pretty good though. It was a lightish brew lightly flavored with ginger and lemon grass. They don’t bottle...

and blueberry ale, Guinness and Pabst Blue Ribbon, Guinness and Labatt Blue. Typically, this refers to any variation of stout coupled with blueberry-flavored ales or brands with the name “Blue” in them. Black &...

. It was cooked perfectly, crisp on the outside and moist/tender inside. The soup of the day was a white pumpkin/ham hock blend of various vegetables ( I almost didn’t order because of the ham hock label, I’m not a...

For a pumpkin beer I would highly recommend Dogfish Head Punkin' Ale (not too spicy, and a fabulously balanced beer.) Locally, I would recommend Flying Fish October Fish.

's Cafe in Duncannon was literally on the highway and we had an excellent meal! They had an Oktoberfest menu with 4 or 5 entrees that sounded wonderful. We opted for steak, but substituted a salad for the Oktoberfest soup (cheese...

You might be thinking of Seadog Blueberry Ale... One of my all time favorites, and brewed in Maine. Also on the list: Shipyard Pumpkin Ale, Brooklyn Brown Ale... so good!