As a Budweiser lover through and through, transitioning to craft beers was strange but finding a style I enjoyed was the gateway to other delicious flavors. IPAs are at the top of my list, but with that being said, I tend to want something on the warmer and spicier side once fall rolls around. And by warm and spicy, I mean delicious flavors such as apple, pumpkin, and mixed spices. 

Fall beers are a staple of most brewing companies. They are all trying to create a pumpkin spice beer that converts us. I stand by some flavors not mixing (here’s looking at you pineapple on pizza), but there are some pumpkin beers I can get on board with. Bearing the right amount of coffee to pumpkin and the heaviness of a stout is where I find my happy place in the world of pumpkin beer. But to each their own and in the realm of giving pumpkin a fair showing in today’s list, I did consult with some of my PSL lovers to get their opinions. 

Without further ado, below is a list of delicious fall beers, in no particular order: 

1. Wicked Weed Pumpkin Spice Latte 
2. Southern Pines Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew Imperial Stout 
3. Sycamore Apple Pie 
4. Sycamore Pumpkin Latte Blonde 
5. Highland Clawhammer Oktoberfest 
6. New Belgium Atomic Pumpkin 
7. Sierra Nevada Northern Hemisphere IPA 
8. Booneshine Peak Week 
9. Deep River Pumpkin Pie Porter 
10. Blowing Rock “Mel Electrum” Honey Amber 

Bonus beer for my gluten-free friends: 

11. Bold Rock Fall Ciders

If you allow yourself an open mind and take time to try at least a few of these fall beers, you may realize there are several that you love and look forward to year after year. Cheers to a tasty season!