21 fall and pumpkin beers from Delaware breweries

While Dogfish Head's Punkin Ale may be the original pumpkin beer -- still ranking as Dogfish's sixth best-selling brew even though it's only available September through November -- there are plenty of other Delaware pumpkin and fall beers out there as Halloween approaches.

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We did the hard-hitting research (hiccup!), contacted every brewery in the state and compiled a list of 21 different fresh seasonal beers that you can find on tap right now.

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3rd Wave Brewing Co. (501 N. Bi-State Blvd., Delmar) -- Jack'D Pumpkin Ale (6.9% ABV), a Belgian style ale brewed with pumpkin puree, dark candi sugar and spices. 

Argilla Brewing Co. (2667 Kirkwood Highway, Milltown) — Boogsley's Pumpkin Ale (6.5% ABV), an ale brewed with fresh shredded pumpkin, along with cinnamon, nutmeg and clove spices.

Bellefonte Brewing Co. (3605 Old Capitol Trail, Unit C8, Prices Corner) — Oktoberfest Märzen (4.8% ABV) and Perils of Punky pumpkin ale (6.7% ABV).

Big Oyster Brewery (1007 Kings Highway, near Lewes) -- Shuckin Pumpkin (5.7% ABV), a dark pumpkin ale, and Oystoberfest (6.7% ABV), a traditional Oktoberfest Märzen.

Blue Earl Brewing Co.(210 Artisan Dr., Smyrna) — Body & Soul wee heavy/Scotch ale (7.7% ABV).

Brick Works Brewing & Eats (230 S. Dupont Blvd., Smyrna) —The Wait Octoberfest Märzen (5.6% ABV), Brick Works' first lager, and S'mores Brown Ale Brown Ale (6.1% ABV), which blends malts, cinnamon, marshmallows and chocolate. 

Crooked Hammock Brewery (16989 Kings Highway, near Lewes) —  Jav-O-Lantern Pumpkin (7.4% ABV), a dark ale with pumpkin smoked over cherry wood with a balance of smoke, spices, dark malts and dark roasted coffee beans.

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (6 Village Center Blvd, Milton) — Punkin Ale (7% ABV), full-bodied brown ale with pumpkin, brown sugar and spice.

Fordham & Dominion Brewery (1284 McD Dr., Dover) —  Dominion Octoberfest (5.5% ABV), a traditional Märzen, and Fordham Spiced Harvest Ale (6% ABV), a medium-bodied ale spiced with cinnamon, ginger, honey, allspice, clove and pumpkin.

Gary's Dewey Beach Grill (2000 Del. 1, Dewey Beach) -- Sweet Potato ESB (4.6% ABV), made with pureed sweet potato and a pound of pure molasses.  

Iron Hill Brewery (Newark and Wilmington locations) —  Oktoberfest (6% ABV), a traditional German festival beer, and Pumpkin Ale (5.5% ABV), a medium-bodied copper ale.

Revelation Craft Brewing Co. (19841 Central St., Rehoboth Beach) — Smorter Porter (5.5% ABV), a porter with cocoa nibs, grated cocoa and vanilla beans, Revelation Oktoberfest Märzen (5.5 % ABV), which was lagering for six weeks, and Pumpkin Saison (5.8% ABV), made with brown sugar, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg.

Stewart’s Brewing Co. (219 Governor’s Place, Bear) —Oktoberfest (6% ABV), a Bavarian-style amber lager cold-conditioned for six weeks.

Volunteer Brewing Co. (120 W Main St., Middletown) — Volunteer Pumpkin Ale (6% ABV), which will be available at the end of the month, was brewed with local Autumn Buckskin pumpkins from Filasky’s Produce in Middletown. Pints and Crowlers will be available at the brewery during its annual Trick or Treat on Main event Oct. 26 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Contact Ryan Cormier of The News Journal at rcormier@delawareonline.com or (302) 324-2863. Follow him on Facebook (@ryancormier), Twitter (@ryancormier) and Instagram (@ryancormier).