There's no need to wait until October for fall — , so you might as well indulge your autumnal side. Maybe you've already been sipping on a in the crisp morning air. So what better way to celebrate the end of the workday than a tall pour of a pumpkin ale? Though pumpkin beer remains controversial among beer geeks and casual drinkers alike, it's still a fixture of the season.
In some parts of the country, pumpkin brews are dressed up with a festive rim of sugar, cinnamon, and other seasonal spices that help transform yet another novelty into something that could, if you'll let it, stand beside other classics like the PSL or . The simplest way to do it at home is with a wide, shallow bowl of cinnamon and sugar. Wet the rim of a beer glass with honey, simple syrup, or citrus juice, then gently dip it into the cinnamon sugar mixture — presto! But we can definitely make this even more befitting of the fall holidays with some extra ingredients.
Sprucing up your cinnamon sugar rim You want to make sure you use more sugar than cinnamon in your mixture, but you can also add a little nutmeg or even sub in brown sugar. And of course, pumpkin pie spice is always a welcome addition. Some orange or lemon zest can lend a zing to these flavors, too.
And when it comes to wetting the glass, in addition to the honey, syrup, or juice, you can use water with a little bit of vanilla extract Once you've got your spiced rim, which pumpkin beer do you choose to fill the glass? You could go for the.
