Beers to Try This Season
Do you consider yourself a beer connoisseur, a taste-tester, a draft-lover or a self-proclaimed admirer of ale? Do you savor the smooth sensation of a crisp lager, the aromatic zest of a hoppy pale ale, or the rich creaminess of a stout? Then you are in the right place! When it comes to fantastic flavor, nothing can satisfy you and your customers more than quality craft beer, and the best brews are the ones that are specifically created to complement respective seasons throughout the year.
A new trend is taking hold of the adult beverage world: seasonal beers styled specifically to emulate winter, spring, summer, or fall.
What is a Seasonal Beer?
A beer can be considered seasonal because of the lightness or darkness of its structure, the incorporation of seasonal flavors, or the suitability of pairing with particular foods. Looking for seasonal beers to try this year? We’ll recommend the best.
Top Seasonal Beers to Try This Spring
It’s slowly but surely getting warmer outside which means it’s the start of the new hop season. Spring brews have all the fresh hops to create a lighter, crisper, and delightfully bitter beer compared to the resiny hops used in the autumn and winter brews. They are the perfect way to enjoy the warmth of the sun and the smell of the blooming flowers while spending time sipping delicious brewskis with family and friends.
This year we have compiled a list of 15 of the top spring-styled Fruit Beers, Saisons, Blonde Ales, and IPAs for this season. If you’re taking a break from alcohol right now we even added a couple of non-alcoholic beers. We promise you will not be disappointed!
Here are 15 of the best seasonal beers to try in Spring 2022:
Fruit Beers
- Samuel Smith’s Organic Apricot Fruit Beer – Melbourn Bros’ All Saints Brewery
- SPF – Goose Island Beer Co.
- Frootwood – Founders Brewing Co.
- Flamingo Fruit Fight – Bell’s Brewery
Saisons
- Saison Dupont – Brasserie Dupont
- Saison – Allagash Brewing Company
Blonde Ales
- 805 – Firestone Walker Brewing Company
- Firemans #4 – Real Ale Brewing Company
- Bean Flicker – Odd Sides Ale
- Lonely Blonde – Fulton Beer
IPAs
- Pliny The Elder – Russian River Brewing Company
- Hymn of Nelson – Ghost Town Brewing
- Wicked Juicy – Cellarmaker Brewing Company
Non Alcoholic Beers
- Samuel Adams Just The Haze – Boston Beer Company
- Juicy IPA – Untitled Art
Top Seasonal Beers to Try This Winter
It’s getting colder outside and the best way to help get you through those frigid, snowy months is to discover some new favorite darker, heavier-bodied beers. They are the perfect way to warm up during the chilly days and are a nostalgic reminder of past holiday seasons spent sipping delicious brewskis with family and friends.
This year we have compiled a list of the top winter-styled Stouts, Porters, Ales, and IPAs for this holiday season. We promise you will not be disappointed!
Here are 14 of the best seasonal beers to try in Winter 2022:
Stouts
- Breakfast Stout – Founders Brewing Co.
- Kentucky Coffee Barrel Stout – Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co.
- Elbow Patches – The Virginia Beer Company
- Barrel Aged Imperial German Chocolate Cupcake Stout – Angry Chair Brewing
Winter Ales
- Christmas Ale – Great Lakes Brewing Co.
- 12 Dogs of Christmas – Thirsty Dog Brewing Company
- 2XMAS – Southern Tier Brewing Company
- Cinnamon Coconut B-Bomb – Fremont Brewing
Porters
- Shake Chocolate Porter – Boulder Beer
- Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Peppermint Porter – Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co.
- Mocha Marlin Porter – Ballast Point Brewing Company
IPAs
- Accumulation Winter Hazy IPA – New Belgium Brewing Company
- Lowlander Winter I.P.A. – Lowlander Beer
- Winter IPA – Faction Brewing
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Top Seasonal Beers to Try This Fall
Fall is finally here! The changing foliage, the crisp cool air, the weekends spent watching football, carving pumpkins and apple picking! Autumn brews have flavor profiles that mimic the seasonal tastes and smells of these wonderful fall months. Whether it be pumpkin beer or a chocolatey coffee malt, there’s something for everyone. Check out the list below to see the best beers to try this season, from IPAs and Brown Ales to Porters and Stouts. Cheers!
Here are 15 of the best seasonal beers to try in Fall 2022:
IPAs
- (No) Pumpkin — Sloop Brewing Co.
- Double Pumpkin Spice Latte — Tired Hands Brewing Company
- Wendy Coffee Pumpkin Milkshake IPA — Central Waters Brewing
Stouts
- Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Stout — Broken Compass Brewery
- Fall — Maine Beer Company
- Dark O’ The Moon Pumpkin Stout — Elysian Brewing Company
- Breakfast Stout — Founders Brewing Co.
- Dragon’s Milk — New Holland Brewing
Brown Ales
- Nut Brown Ale — AleSmith Brewing Company
- Maduro Brown Ale — Cigar City Brewing
- Katrina Brown — Scarlet Lane Brewing Co.
- Palo Santo Marron — Dogfish Head Brewery
Porters
- Trick or Treat — Evil Genius Beer Company
- Imperial Pumpkin Pie Porter — Terrapin Beer Co.
- Double Pumpkin Porter — Four Peaks Brewing Company
Summer Seasonal Beers to Try in 2022
Summer is finally here, and the world is beginning to return to normal, just in time for those warmer months. With the transition to warmer weather, it’s also time to switch up over from those hoppy beers we enjoyed in the Spring to lighter Summer style brews! Summer beer styles are the lightest and fruitiest of all seasons. They’re the perfect accompaniment to those warm beach days and time spent outside soaking up the sun. We’ve compiled a list of the best beers to try this summer below. Cheers!
Here are 13 of the best seasonal beers to try in Summer 2022:
Sour/Gose
- Key Lime Pie Gose — Westbrook Brewing Co.
- Blood Orange Gose — Anderson Valley Brewing Company
- Tart ‘n Juicy — Epic Brewing Co.
- Rocket Pop Summer Sour — Barn Town Brewing
IPAs
- Summer Street — Trillium Brewing Company
- Fresh Haze IPA — Deschutes Brewery
- Sip of Sunshine — Lawson’s Finest Liquids
- Tropic Haze — Silver City Brewery
Wheat
- Akari Shogun — Half Acre Beer Company
- Sommer Fling — Smartmouth Brewing Co.
- Unfiltered Wheat Beer — Boulevard Brewing Co.
Pale Ales
- Stone Fruit Summer Ale — Propeller Brewing Company
- Fleur de Houblon (Summer Ale) — Brewery Ommegang
- Summer Ale— Fremont Brewing
Spring Seasonal Beers to Try in 2022
Spring brings new life and a new beginnings, and hopefully by the end of this Spring we will be able to go out to bars and self-pour taprooms again, but if not you can still enjoy a cold one from home! Whether you are drinking an IPA, a Hefeweizen, a Saison, or a Fruit beer, beer lovers can experiment and try out some new styles this Spring.
These are 13 Spring beers are perfect for enhancing an evening with friends and family outdoors, or for a night staying in with your trusty computer screen as you binge watch all your favorite TV shows. These beers are readily available at local stores such as Whole Foods, so we encourage you to go out, and find some of the brews on this list that are available near you. Cheers!
Here are 13 of the best seasonal beers to try in Spring 2022:
IPAs
- King JJJuliusss — Tree House Brewing Company
- Bye Felicia! — Evil Genius Beer Company
- Torpedo Extra IPA — Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
wheat ales
- Spring Wheat — Brightside Aleworks
- Wheatermelon — Odd Side Ales
- 320 Citra Wheat — Alesatian Brewing Co.
fruit beers
- Purple Haze — Abita Brewing Company
- Briney Melon Gose — Anderson Valley Brewing Company
- Petite Sour Passion Fruit — Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
- Kentucky Rickhouse Series No. 1 — Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co.
Saisons
- Tank 7 — Boulevard Brewing Co.
- Sofie — Goose Island Beer Co.
- Apex Predator — Off Color Brewing
Winter Seasonal Beers to Try in 2022
Here are 14 of the best seasonal beers to try in Winter 2022:
Lagers
- Samuel Adams Winter Lager — Boston Beer Company
- Brooklyn Winter Lager — Brooklyn Brewery
Wheats
- Samuel Adams Cold Snap —Boston Beer Company
- Ramstein Winter Wheat — High Point Brewing Company
- Winter Cheers — Victory Brewing Company
IPAs
- Celebration Fresh Hop IPA — Sierra Nevada
- GoneAway — Half Acre Beer Company
- Double Red IPA — AleSmith Brewing Company
Stouts
- Stone Xocoveza —Stone Brewing
- Winter Grind — Mother’s Brewing Company
- Winter Warlock Oatmeal Stout — Bristol Brewing Company
Winter Ales
- Jubelale — Deschutes Brewery
- Old Man Winter Ale — Southern Tier Brewing Company
- Brrr Seasonal Ale — Widmer Brothers Brewing
Fall Seasonal Beers to Try in 2020
Here are 14 of the best seasonal beers to try in Fall 2020:
Brown Ales
- Autumnus — Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Co.
- Beartooth — Fourpure Brewing Co.
- Autumn Ale — Breckenridge Brewery
IPAs
- Hipster Repellant — Falls City Beer
- Dagger Falls — Sockeye Brewing
- Newark State of Mind — Autumn Arch Beer Project
Spiced Ales
- Fall Hornin’ —Anderson Valley Brewing Company
- Pumpkin Beer — O’Fallon Brewery
- Pinchy Jeek Barl Ale — Anderson Valley Brewing Company
- Pumking — Southern Tier Brewing
- Punkucinno — Elysian Brewing
Stouts
- Fall — Maine Beer Company
- Warlock — Southern Tier Brewing
- Black O’ Lantern — Wasatch Brewery
Summer Seasonal Beers to Try in 2020
Here are 11 of the best seasonal beers to try in Summer 2020:
Fruit/Sour
- Rübæus — Founders Brewing Co.
- Peach Dodo — Rhinegeist Brewery
- Dark Swan Sour Ale — Lagunitas
Kolsch
- Outlier — Tree House Brewing
- Kenny’s Kolsch — Alchemist
- Thrash Punk Coffee Kolsch — Witch’s Hat Brewing Co.
- Cucumber Kolsch — High Water
Pale Ales
- Brooklyn Summer Ale — Brooklyn Brewery
- Summer Lager — Schlafly Beer
- Dale’s Pale Ale — Oskar Blues Brewery
- Pale Ale — Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Spring Seasonal Beers to Try in 2020
Here Are 9 of the Best Seasonal Beers to Try in Spring 2020:
Pilsners
- Sour Monkey — Victory Brewing Company
- Scrimshaw — North Coast Brewing Co.
Wheat Ales
- Allagash White — Allagash Brewing Company
- Witbier Blanche — Hoegaarden
- Hoppy Wheat Ale — Schlafly Beer
IPas
- First Cut —Tröegs Independent Brewing
- 60-Minute IPA — Dogfish Head
- Sculpin IPA — Ballast Point Brewing
- All-Day IPA — Founders Brewing Co.
WINTER SEASONAL BEERS TO TRY IN 2020
Here Are 11 of the Best Seasonal Beers to Try in Winter 2020:
Stouts
- Old Rasputin Imperial Stout — North Coast Brewing Co.
- Yeti Imperial Stout — Great Divide Brewing Co.
- El Gordo Imperial Stout — Good People Brewing Company
- The Rusty Nail Barrel-Aged Imperial — Fremont Brewing
Porters
- Everett Porter — Hill Farmstead Brewery
- Last Snow — Funky Buddha Brewery
- Holiday Porter 2019 — Samuel Adams
- Founders Porter — Founders Brewing Co.
Doppelbocks
- Demonstrator Doppelbock — Haymarket Brewery
- Troegenator Doppelbock — Troegs Independent Brewing
- Celebrator — Ayinger Privatbrauerei
Fall Seasonal Beers to try in 2019
Here Are 13 of the Best Seasonal Beers to Try in Fall 2019:
Spiced Ales
- Autumn Ale — Breckenridge Brewery
- Pumpking — Southern Tier Brewing Co.
- Pumpkin Ale — Schlafly Beer
- Rumpkin — Avery Brewing Co.
Oktoberfest Marzens
- Sam Adams Octoberfest — Samuel Adams Beer
- Lager Town — Half Acre Beer Co.
- Oackkatzlschwoaf — Urban Chestnut Brewing Co.
Brown Ales
- Nut Brown — Ithaca Beer Co.
- Double Hazelnut Brown — Dry Dock Brewing Co.
- Brekle’s Brown — Anchor Brewing
Red Ales
- Zoe — Maine Beer Co.
- Tocobaga — Cigar City Brewing
- Blazing World — Modern Times Beer
Summer Seasonal Beers to try in 2019
Here Are 10 of the Best Seasonal Beers to Try in Summer 2019:
IPAs
- Bodem — Half Acre Beer Company
- Elvis Juice — BrewDog
- Hazy Little Thing — Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Wheat Beers
- Sun Crusher — Revolution Brewing
- Samuel Adams Summer Ale — Samuel Adams Boston Brewery
Pale Ales
- Daisy Cutter Pale Ale —Half Acre Beer Company
- Zombie Dust— 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
- Whirlpool — Night Shift Brewing
Sours
- Cherry Cheesecake — Other Half Brewing Co.
- Pie of the Tiger — Full Circle Brewing Co.
Spring Seasonal Beers to try in 2019
Here Are 8 of the Best Seasonal Beers to Try in Spring 2019:
IPAs
- Stone Go To IPA — Stone Brewing
- Steady Eddie — Union Craft Brewing
- Citradelic — New Belgium Brewing Company
Saisons
- Allagash Saison — Allagash Brewing Company
- Swing Session Saison — Victory Brewing Company
- Crux Farmhouse — Crux Fermentation Project
Wheat Ales
- Oberon Ale — Bell’s Beer
- Gumballhead — 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
Winter Seasonal Beers to Try in 2019
Here Are 10 of the Best Seasonal Beers to Try in Winter 2018:
Stouts
- Mean Old Tom — Maine Beer Company
- Miles To Go Before I Sleep — Tree House Brewing Company
- Rocky Road Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout — Angry Chair Brewing
Porters
- Breakfast Nook — Forager Brewing Company
- Last Snow — Funky Buddha Brewery
- Coconut Porter — Broken Compass Brewing
- Bourbon Barrel Blackberry Porter — Kentucky Ale
- Black Butte Porter — Deschutes Brewery
Winter Ales
- Coffee Cinnamon B-Bomb — Fremont Brewing Company
- Wintervention — Peticolas Brewing Company
Fall Seasonal Beers to try in 2018
Here Are 10 of the Best Seasonal Beers to Try in Fall 2018:
Amber Ales
- Harpoon Flannel Friday — Harpoon Brewery
- BigLeaf Maple Autumn Red — Anchor Brewing
Bown Ales
- Peasant Bread — Burlington Beer Company
- Pecan Ale — Abita Brewing Company
Spiced Ales
- Autumn Maple — The Bruery
- Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale — Blue Moon Brewing Company
Oktoberfest
- Dead Ringer — Ballast Point Brewing Company
- Copper Legend — Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers
- Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest — Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- Great Lakes Oktoberfest — Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Summer Seasonal Beers to try in 2018
Here Are 14 of the Best Seasonal Beers to Try in Summer 2018:
Fruits/Sours
- SeaQuench Ale — Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
- Green Zebra — Founders Brewing Company
- El Gose — Avery Brewing Company
- Kirsch Gose — Victory Brewing Company
Lagers/Wheats
- Grandes Lagos — Great Lakes Brewing Company
- Mexican Honey Imperial Lager — Indeed Brewing Company
- Oberon Ale — Bell’s Brewery
IPAs
- Lunch — Maine Beer Company
- Gold Digger IPA — Auburn AleHouse
- Intergalactic Lupulinary IPA — Back East Brewing Company
- Julius — Tree House Brewing Company
Pilsners
- Sunshine Pils — Tröegs Independent Brewing Company
- Polestar Pilsner — Left Hand Brewing Company
- Pau Hana — Maui Brewing Company
Spring Seasonal Beers to try in 2018
Here Are 7 of the Best Seasonal Beers to Try in Spring 2018:
IPAs
- First Cut Mango IPA — Tröegs Independent Brewing Company
- Double Dry Hopped Congress Street IPA — Trillium Brewing Company
- Romantic Chemistry IPA — Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Saisons
- Saison du Fermier — Side Project Brewing
- Hennepin Farmhouse Saison — Brewery Ommegang
Bocks/Helles Bocks
- Poop Your Pants Chocolate Bock — Perrin Brewing Company
- Cultivator Helles Bock — Tröegs Independent Brewing Company
Winter Seasonal Beers to try in 2018
Here Are 13 of the Best Seasonal Beers to Try in Winter 2018:
Stouts
- Good Morning — Tree House Brewing Company
- Oak-Aged Vanilla World Wide Stout — Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
- Tres Blueberry Stout — Dark Horse Brewing Company
Porters
- Stir Crazy Porter — Indeed Brewing Company
- Sunday Brunch — Kane Brewing Company
Winter Warmers
- Bourbon Barrel Aged Winter Warmer — Rahr & Sons Brewing Company
- Bourbon Barrel Aged 12 Dogs of Christmas — Thirsty Dog Brewing Company
IPAs
- Heady Topper — The Alchemist
- Accumulation White IPA — New Belgium Brewing Company
Pale Ales/Winter Ales
- Pennsylvania Tuxedo — Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
- Christmas Ale — Great Lakes Brewing Company
BarleyWine
- Santa vs. Unicorn — Pipeworks Brewing Company
- Raisin Eaters — Wren House Brewing Company
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