The 2026 Cincinnati Pumpkin Beer Roundup!

Written By: The Gnarly Gnome

Love them or hate them… pumpkin beers are (in my humble opinion, of course) critical for fall celebrating. I understand that you might only like to drink them for a small window of time (and that’s ok), but that only means that it’s that much more important to know where to get ’em while they’re here!

As you’re hitting the town, getting your pumpkin on – let me know if you come across one that I missed. I’m good, but I’m not perfect!

Alexandria Brewing Company

• Flesh of the Pumpkin – This is a big one. Flesh of the Pumpkin is an Imperial Porter, clocking in at 10.5% ABV. Dark, roasty… delicious.

Barleycorn’s Brewhouse

• Mashing Pumpkins – The brewery JUST unleashed their latest beer, a new pumpkin beer for the four Barleycorn’s locations to enjoy. They say it’s bold, rich and loaded with real pumpkin, roasted malts and fall spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and clove with a smooth caramel finish. Sign me the heck up.

BC’s Brewing

• Basic Buck – Pumpkin Spiced Coffee Kolsch. 4.8% ABV… this beer is designed for drinking all, day, long.

Big Ash

• Pumpkin Chuck – a nice, easy-drinking pumpkin beer… It’s 5.6% ABV and awesome to enjoy on their deck this time of year!

BJ’s Brewhouse

• BJ’s Pumpkin Ale – Say what you want about this chain… their pumpkin beer is pretty solid. IT’s made with pumpkin pie spices and real pumpkin for that classic flavor that you crave!

Bocce Brewing Company

• Rivertown Pumpkin – Back from the dead, Bocce teamed up with Rivertown’s former owner, Jason Roeper, again this year to bring back the OG recipe. You can’t talk pumpkin beer in Cincinnati without mentioning Rivertown at least once!

Cartridge

• Imperial Pumpkin Ale – On tap for their 7th anniversary. This is a new beer, so I haven’t had the chance to try it yet. If you know them… you know it’s going to be great, though!

Darkness

• Blumpkin – Black pumpkin. Get it? It’s a dark beer, brewed with real pumpkin and spices from Colonel De spices.
• Barrel-Aged Blumpkin – All the blumpkin goodness… but boozier. This one clocks in at 10.4% ABV.

Depot Brewing

• Maul Overboard – this beer was brewed as a tribute to the annual Morrow Maul celebration at the Morrow Art Center… It’s an easy-drinking 5.2%.

DVD

• Fall Spice Brown Ale – They might not call it a pumpkin beer… but it’ll scratch that itch for you!

Fabled Brew Works

• Chaotic Gourd – this big 7.5% ABV is a little spin on what you’d call “normal”. Gluten-free… sour with pumpkin pie ice cream. I know… but trust these guys.
• Wednesday Addams – Blonde ale with chai and pumpkin spices.

Fibonacci Brewing Company

• Mother Killen – Imperial pumpkin spiced ale brewed with pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice, and vanilla

Fretboard

• Smashing Pumpkins – if there’s such a thing as a “classic” pumpkin ale – this might be one of the best examples here in Cincy this year!

Grainworks

• Resting Witch Face – A new recipe for 2026, beer uses pumpkin, pumpkin spices and is aged on coffee from Pneuma. It’s a crowd favorite and goes fast in the taproom!

Hearth Brewing

• Punked Ale – This one from Hearth is made with fresh pumpkins, roasted right in house at Hearth, with just enough pumpkin spice, it’s a classic flavor that you’ll love!

Little Miami

• Witch’s Broo – They call this one a PSB, Pumpkin Spice Beer… but it takes its inspiration from that classic PSL flavor. Pumpkin Spiced Coffee Ale.

MadTree

• Harvest Brown Ale – Brewed with local Maverick Chocolate cocoa nibs, pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice.

Mt Carmel Brewing

• Pumpkin Pie Brown Ale – Mt Carmel takes their classic Nut Brown and adds pumpkin spice to transform it into a seasonal treat!

Municipal Brew Works

• Operation Pumpkin Porter – They take their crowd favorite Midnight Cut porter and load it up with pumpkin and fall spices. Perfect beer to enjoy in the host town of ‘Operation Pumpkin’.

N.E.W. Ales

• OMG Becky – To call this one a cult classic isn’t even scratching the surface. People are insane about getting their four-packs as soon as they hit shelves!

Rhinegeist

• Blinking Pumpkins – Rhinegeist’s addition to the 2026 pumpkin beer roundup is small batch, so it’s not going to be around very long! Look for it around town before it’s too late!

Sam Adams

• Jack O – This one might not be brewed in the Cincinnati taproom, but when Sam Adams makes something, I will ALWAYS show ’em some respect by mentioning it, and since it’s on draft in their amazing space… I think that counts!

Streetside

• Pumpkin Spiced Latte Return Of The Mac – This is their PSL version of their coffee blonde ale.

Taft’s

• Frisch’s Pumpkin Pie Ale – Pumpkin pie in Cincinnati always used to revolve around one thing – Frisch’s. That classic flavor is infused into this beer for a seasonal favorite!

Third Eye

• Gourd Darn It – Award-winning for good reason – this milk stout takes pumpkin and throws it into a bold, sweet, hearty beer. It’s fantastic.
• Pumpkin P-Eye – Using that local favorite Colonel De’s pumpkin spice blend… this one is easily one of my favorites! Such a great pumpkin beer!

Urban Artifact

• Jack – Pumpkin Pie Fruit Tart? If that’s not unique, I don’t know what is. It’s excellent, too!

Wandering Monsters

• PSL Huldra – Huldra was the first beer that Wandering Monsters brewed, and it’s back with a new addition… Pumpkin Spice and Coffee. Perfect for the fall!

West Side

• Pumpkin Spice Cider – I’ll let this one live on the list, too… not a beer – but their pumpkin spiced cider is freaking delicious if you’re looking for something a little bit different!

Wooden Cask

• Pumpkin – This one is a classic, it’s been around for a LONG time and is a must-drink every season for good reason!