Pumpkin Beer Watch (2018)

Pumpkin field

Since I’ve been doing a Fresh Hops Watch post for Central Oregon fresh hop beers in recent years, I thought it was a natural progression into doing one for pumpkin beers as well. Since you all know how much I love pumpkin beer! Only, Central Oregon isn’t exactly known for its pumpkin brews, so I decided to extend this out to all of Oregon (which still might not be a huge list).

I’ll update this list as I learn about available pumpkin beers, and probably keep it active through Thanksgiving. Dates available are approximate, based on when I saw a post or press release or similar. If you know of any pumpkin beers I don’t have here, please let me know.

Also, for fun and further reading: A Pumpkin Beer Manifesto.

Beers (brewery, beer, style/spice, date available if known) (alphabetical by brewery)

  • 10 Barrel Brewing – Jamaican Me Pumpkin – cinnamon, nutmeg – mid-Aug.
  • 2 Towns Ciderhouse – Hollow Jack’d – pumpkin cider – October
  • 7 Devils Brewery – Winter is Coming Pumpkin Ale – Oct. 31
  • Ancestry Brewing – Chai It Out – charred pumpkin, chai tea – Oct. 21
  • Block 15 Brewery – bourbon pumpkin pie-inspired beer, with organic graham crackers, fresh ginger, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, milk sugar, and brown sugar – Oct. 2
  • Cascade Lakes Brewing – Pumpkin Ale – Oct. 11
  • Elk Horn Brewery – Punkin’ Pecan Stout – coffee stout – mid-Oct.
  • For George Brewery – Drunkin Pumpkin – Oct. 31
  • Hopworks Urban Brewery – Great Gourds of Fire Pumpkin Ale – spices and cocoa nibs – Oct. 1
  • Laurelwood Brewing – Pumpkin Ale – late Sep.
  • Level Beer – I’d Like To Speak To The Manager – spices, coffee, lactose – mid-Oct.
  • Manifest Beer Company – Fresh Hop Pumpkin Sour – ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, Chinese five spice, allspice – Sep. 13
  • McMenamins Thompson Brewery – Drunkin’ Pumpkin – Oct. 6
  • McMenamins Thompson Brewery – Drunkin’ Pumpkin Stout – Oct. 6
  • McMenamins Thompson Brewery – Shattered Pumpkin – Altbier with pumpkin, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg – Nov. 14
  • pFriem Family Brewers – Pumpkin Bier – mid-Sep.
  • Portland Cider Company – Pumpkin Spice Cider – no pumpkin; cinnamon, clove, allspice, ginger, nutmeg – early Sep.
  • Oakshire Brewing – Big Black Jack Imperial Chocolate Pumpkin Porter – cocoa, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger – Sep. 20
  • Ochoco Brewing – Smoked Pumpkin Porter – smoked pumpkin, pie spices – Oct. 26
  • Red Tank Cider – Pumpkin Pie – Oct. 27 (? – at Killer Pumpkin Fest)
  • Rogue Ales – Pumpkin Patch Ale – Orange Peel, Cinnamon, Cloves, Cardamom, Vanilla, Ginger & Nutmeg – September
  • Stickmen Brewing – Basic Bro Pumpkin Spice IPA – mid-Oct.
  • StormBreaker Brewing – Pumpkin Pedaler – clove, cinnamon, nutmeg
  • Three Mugs Brewing – Pumpkin Ale – Oct. 26 (? – at Killer Beer Fest)
  • Vagabond Brewing – In Gourd We Trust – Sep. 7

Events

Yes, you’ll note I’ve included other pumpkin-themed events that may not necessarily include pumpkin beer. Have fun with it!

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