ABV magazine Fall 2017

Putting the “Boo!”
HOW ONE CELEBRATES HALLOWEEN
falls into two camps based on one variable:
children. If you don’t have little ones (or,
you lucky bastards, they’ve all grown up
and are out of the house), October 31
means dressing up in full costume and
heading out to the local costume ball,
whether held at the local brewery, friend’s
house, or larger extravaganza.
If you have children, Halloween might
still involve dressing up in costume, but
it also means walking along with your
kids as they beg for candy. There has
been a growing trend, however to have
in tow not just the children, but also one
of those pull-along carts filled with ice and
alcoholic beverages, making for a much
more agreeable time for all involved.
We here at ABV figure if you’re going
to cart some booze around, you should
get into the spirit of the holiday (pun
intended). So here are ten of our scariest
choices to stock up on (and one special
mention). There were two requirements
to be on this list: they had to be locally
brewed, and they needed scary or creepy
artwork and names.
So this Halloween, scare up some
adult fun and load up your cart with
these frightneningly wicked ales. And
IPAs. And a cider. And other equally
hair-raising monster options. Happy
hauntings everyone!
Photography by Quentin Bacon for ABV
magazine.
(The descriptions are derived from
company websites and are not ours.)
SCREAMING HAND IPA
Strike Brewing
San Jose / 7.5% ABV / 41 IBU
www.strikebrewingco.com
Tropical, resinous hops. Caramel malt base.
SHALLOW GRAVE PORTER
Heretic Brewing
Fairfield / 7% ABV / 33 IBU
www.hereticbrewing.com
Complex & rich chocolate and caramel.
ZOMBREW IPA
Epidemic Ales
Concord / 7% ABV / 90 IBU
www.epidemicales.com
Medium malt body. Balanced bitterness.
12 Fall 2017