Pumpkin Beer Showdown: The Gourdy Dozen

Few types of beer symbolize the American craft beer movement quite like the cult favorite seasonal: the pumpkin beers. A riff on early settler’s use of squash for fermentable sugars today’s pumpkin beers are often closer to pie-in-a-bottle, and they have a devout and fervent following of beer lovers who drive dozens of breweries to produce their own take on the gourd-laden brews. Every year the number of pumpkin beers to choose from grows, and we’ve tackled a dozen locally available examples for the first Beer of Tomorrow Pumpkin Beer Showdown!
Yesterday before leaving for GABF Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head Brewery and craft beer evangelist, took over the Imbibe Magazine Facebook account to answer fan questions, and we thought his closing quote was quite eloquent. 


Collaborations in craft beer have become increasingly popular, and when three of the most colorful characters in the craft beer world get together to brew a beer you expect something memorable. Saison du BUFF, from the minds behind Stone, Dogfish Head, and Victory, is a way-out take on a Belgian Saison that does not disappoint. 