Thursday, October 13, 2005
Halloween Beers
The last of the summer crops are harvested, leaves transition from green to gold, dusk comes sooner, and sweaters are brought out of storage in preparation for winter. Signs of fall are upon us in the northern hemisphere. Despite the effort of some retailers to hurl us into the Christmas season months in advance, a few holidays have yet to pass. Halloween is fast approaching. Perhaps you are throwing a party. Perhaps you have been invited to a party. If you are looking for a few unusual offerings for your guests or to bring to a host consider these beers in the spirit of the season:
- Brasserie Ellezelloise Quintine Amber and Blonde (
- Brasserie Grain D'orge Belzebuth
- Brouwerij Riva S.A.Lucifer
- Heavyweight Brewing Company Lunacy
- Moorhouse’s Pendle Witch’s Brew (U.K.) – A medium crisp amber/gold colored beer. I’ve made a home brewed clone of this brew in preparation for a party where it will be served on tap. The recipe is available in Beer Captured by Mark and Tess Szamatulski.
- Magic Hat Brewing Company Magic Hat #9
- Magic Hat Brewing Company Hocus Pocus
- Moorhouse’s Black Cat (U.K.)
- Orkney Brewery Skull Splitter Scottish Ale
- Pete’s Wicked Ale (USA)
- Reaper Ale Deathly Pale Ale (
- Reaper Ale Mortality Stout (
- Reaper Ale Redemption Red Ale (
- Regenboog Halloween (
- Rogue Dead Guy Ale
- Unibroue La Fin du Mond
- Unibroue Maudite
- Wychwood Black Wych Spellbinding Stout (
- Wychwood Hobgoblin
- Wychwood Wychcraft Ale (
- Wychwood White Wych Ale (
Some of the brews listed were mentioned in the Oct/Nov. ’05 issue of Ale Street News. Most were found through exploration. I'd love to hear from you if you have any additions to this list.
Hoppy Halloween,
- John
