Although not my favorite season, there are a number of things I really love about autumn. (And, oh, do I appreciate autumn and winter so much more now that I am again living in middle latitudes after a few years living in Hawai`i where a cool or cold season is but a temperate dream – I never realized how much I appreciated the drastic cyclical season changes until living in the tropics where, although there were seasonal variations, they were a bit more muted than temperate climates.)
But, one of the things I glory in when the Fall season envelopes us again is the movement into the seasons of darker more flavored beers. I do enjoy the crisp, refreshing lagers and ales and hefeweizens that go so well with warm summer shindigs, but it’s the rich, strong beers that pair with cool evenings and winter fires that pleasure my tongue the fullest.
I love the pumpkin and spiced beers of October. And, stouts and porters – particularly the imperial varieties – are some of my favorite beers.
So a cheers to these favorite Fall and Winter brews and the pleasurable moments savoring them as the cool temps return:
