Spiced Beer


Recipe: Annie’s Gourdgeous Pumpkin Ale

Be generous with the gourd and toast your own allpsice for this smashing pumpkin ale that’s easy as, well, pie.

Recipe: Turkey’s Delight Holiday Ale

This seasonal ale is a bright enough red to match your Santa hat, and it goes well with just about anything on your holiday table.

More of the Flavors We Love: Fruited & Spiced IPAs

Hops can smell like other foods because they share many of the same aroma compounds. Here is Randy Mosher on how to boost your IPAs with ingredients that have those sought-after traits.

Behind Anchor Christmas Ale: Q&A with Brewmaster Tom Riley

A stronger and darker Anchor Christmas Ale is here to help us try to forget about 2020. Here, Anchor’s brewmaster explains the thinking behind this year’s recipe and label.

Recipe: Earthbound Cardamom Pepper Tea Blonde

Courtesy of Stuart Keating, founder of Earthbound Brewing in St. Louis, Missouri, here is a homebrew recipe for a crisp, sessionable blonde ale in which cardamom, black pepper, and black tea mimic the floral, spicy notes of British hops.

Make Your Best: Holiday Ale

This is Turkey’s Delight Cranberry Irish Red Ale. A holiday ale that is nice, bright red in color, is seasonably rich in malt flavor, and pairs perfectly with turkey in all of its various incarnations (including – and maybe especially – the leftovers).

Ginger Rye Ale Recipe

This adventurous beer is based on an American pale ale and inspired by the Moscow Moose cocktail. The ginger and rye are present, but subtle. The wild card is the use of lime, which shines through on the finish.

Star of Citria IPA Recipe

Spice up an IPA with star anise and orange zest.

Holiday Ales

With just a couple of months until the winter holidays, it’s time to start thinking about those winter brews.

Winter Warmer Beer Recipe

A malty, warming beer for cold days.