Twist On The Pumpkin Ale

Went to a bar last weekend while visiting Boston and noticed they had a fairly local pumpkin ale on tap. It was from Shipyard Brewing Company out of Portland Maine I do believe. Well I ordered one and when they bartender handed it to me it had something on the rim similar to what you would get on a margarita. I was taken aback at first because I wasn't expecting it. But man was this pumpkin ale awesome. Not sure if the sugar mixture on the rim of the glass (I think it had sugar, brown sugar, and maybe some ginger or other pumpkin pie spices) made an okay beer awesome or a great beer even better but it made my night. I ordered another and they asked me if I would like some vanilla vodka mixed with it. I said sure why not and this put it over the top. It was hands down the best "speciality" drink/beer I had ever had. Just wondering if anyone else has had this or tried something like this with their pumpkin ale?

That sounds strange but AMAZING! I've never had a Pumpkin Ale (I'm a youngster new to most beers) but I love everything pumpkin and that extra vodka shot, I must try that!

At the Dogfish head Ale house in Northern VA, they served a punkin in a glass rimmed with brown sugar. It was pretty good!

It's pretty standard to have a pumpkin ale served with a rimmed glass. Typically it's a cinnamon sugar mixture on the rim. The other spices you tasted are probably in the beer itself

Well and here I thought I was trying something special.

I add a shot of whipped cream vodka to a pumking clone I made, its amazing.

Half pumpkin half milk stout is pretty on point as well!

I do half my pumpkin, or any pumpkin at that, and half guinness. Had it at sixpence pub, called it a smashing pumpkin, good stuff.