Shipyard Pumpkinhead Photo: Kim Lindquist
Most of us would love to jet off to Oktoberfest in Munich, or swing by a local celebration of fall beers, bratwurst, and merriment but let's be realistic: sometimes our dwindling bank account tells us otherwise.
If you're trying to tighten your purse strings, but still want to enjoy the seasons best fermented offerings, then here's great news: below you'll find a list of over 20 great local fall beers all for just a few bucks. Included in the list are local brewers' creations by the bottle, on draft, and a few imports from the Fatherland.
Feel free to begin salivating now.
Great New England Beers (...and New York):
Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale Portsmouth, NH
Wachusett Octoberfest Westminster, MA
Sam Adams Octoberfest Boston, MA
Allagash Fluxus Portland, ME
Saranac Octoberfest Utica, NY
Saranac Fall Pack Utica, NY
Shipyard Pumpkinhead Portland, ME
Peak Organic Maple Oat Ale Portland, ME
Pretty Things St. Botolph's Town Cambridge, MA
Otter Creek Oktoberfest Middlebury, VT
Magic Hat Roxy Rolles Burlington, VT
Ipswich Nut Brown Ale, Harvest Fest, Oatmeal Stout Ipswich, MA
Berkshire Brewing Oktoberfest South Deerfield, MA
Berkshire Brewing Coffeehouse Porter South Deerfield, MA
Bar Harbor Breweries Cadillac Mountain Stout Bar Harbor, ME
Long Trail Harvest Ale Bridgewater Corners, VT
Harpoon Octoberfest Boston, MA
Paper City Summit House Oktoberfest Holyoke, MA
Sea Dog Old Gollywobbler Brown Ale South Portland, ME
Cape Cod Harvest Hyannis, MA
Boston/Cambridge Brewers On Draft:
John Harvard's Oktoberfest Cambridge, MA
John Harvard's Harvest Spice Cambridge, MA
Boston Beer Works – October Varieties Boston, MA
Cambridge Brewing Co's Great Pumpkin Ale, MA
From Far Off Lands:
Weihenstephaner Oktoberfest Freising, Germany
Paulaner München, Germany
Spaten München, Germany
Have another suggestion? Have a fall beer that you love from your part of the country? Leave your thoughts in the comments!
Read more about Boston's Oktoberfest Celebrations, here .
Comments
Don't forget Cape Cod Harvest from Cape Cod Beer in Hyannis.
Great list of local beers. When I travel, the local brew is always the one to try.
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