Boston's Best Fall Craft Beers

Hometown craft beer enthusiast Jimmy Wahl has offered his expertise for what to look for in flavor this fall. "Depending on what type of beer you enjoy, each flavor lends itself to a person's favorite taste. There are several excellent fall beers out there this season and some can be wildly different," he said. Try these time-tested exceptional flavors on for size and expand your style and taste experience!

"Not necessarily a fall beer, but it's flavor works well for the season," Wahl praises. An awesome oak-aged hybrid with hints of citrus, vanilla, brandied fruitcake and raisins. This isn't for the casual drinker due to the high ABV. Dogfish Head has it's local wholesaler based in Framingham, Massachusetts with retail stores all over the map. It's a simple fish-finding tour on the Dogfish Head website to find the prime choice close to home. Burton Barton was premiered in 2004 as a seasonal beer rapidly growing in popularity, making it available year-round.

"Pumpkin Ale, the most enjoyable for it's taste. Plus, the name is awesome," said Wahl. Being aged in rum barrels gives it a unique rum flavor mixed with spices, vanilla and a hint of pumpkin to give it complexity. Two Roads Brewing gives daily tours based in the Old Baird Building, a landmark site in Connecticut. Equipped with a full tasting room and scheduled 'Growler's' the brewery has plenty to boast about year-round. RoseMary's Baby is released in August, available in six packs and draft. To find a hosting store in your area visit the beer-finder page on the Two Roads Brewing website.

"The strong pecan flavor with hints of caramel are delicious," Wahl says about this pumpkin ale style beer. Currently in production, these 22oz bombers of Pecan Pie Porter are dazzlingly delicious. Pumpkin ales and ciders are no match to this Pecan Pie Porter. Aged in bourbon barrels, this is a nutty spice flavor with a hint of coffee and a dark fruit malt mix. Clown Shoes Brewery hails out of Ipswich, Massachusetts working in tandem with the Mercury Brewing Company currently stalking 44 microbrewed craft beers.

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"So far it's the best Octoberfest Marzen-style I've had this season. It is really delicious," Wahl offers in praise of the Dead Ringer. This bottled and draft dark red lager is both bitter and sweet. Loaded with caramel toffee flavor and aromas, it is a sure fire hit with the local lederhosen. Ballast Point Brewing started as a small home group of beer lovers that found a way to expand and become one of the best loved microbreweries in its area. Available for the first time ever in Charlestown, "Brewers Fork" was recently voted Best of Boston Bar in 2015! Enjoy the one of a kind dining and eatery while tempting more than your taste buds in Boston.

Harpoon Winter Warmer is a Winter Warmer style beer brewed by Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall in Boston. It is one of the first seasonal beers ever brewed in the country, and is still looked forward to each year. Brewed since 1988, Winter Warmer's rich holiday cinnamon and nutmeg and hearty malt backbone is uniquely irreplaceable. Having the holiday table set with Winter Warmer brings the festivities back to the family gatherings each year, available only from November through January.

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