Think porters, stouts, brown ales, or English-style pale ales that are warming, slow-sippers.
Don’t forget to consider the meals you’ll be drinking, too.
“Food and weather seem to be the pivotal part of choosing beers for the fall.”
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“It makes you want to sip it, not drink it quickly.”
Here, I asked multiple beer experts to share their go-to fall beers for 2024.
Read on for their top fall-friendly beers.
KC Bier
Classified as a Vienna-style lager, the festbier has notes of biscuit and brioche bread.
“It’s got such a beautiful, full, rounded malt character,” Witte says.
Mittag calls this dark red-brown Trappist beer “amazingly complex” and considers it a fall favorite.
Southern Tier Brewing Co.
Expect a creamy head of foam and flavors of caramel and dark fruit.
“I’ve been drinking this every year for over 30 years now.”
Described by the brewery as a medium-bodied, dark amber brew, this Munich-style lager is perfect for fall.
Westmalle
For those who want to ease into fuller-bodied, maltier beers, this is a great option.
Many reviewers note that this one goes down smoothly.
“People have said, Oh, it’s like a meal in a glass,” Mittag says.
Boulevard Brewing Co.
Reviewersnotethat it’s an easy-sipping porter with a velvety smooth mouthfeel.
The brewers recommend pairing the Belgian beer with rich beef dishes, blue cheese, and chocolate.
Bell’s Beer
Guinness
Great Lakes Brewing Co.
St.Bernardus
