Looking for your pumpkin spice fix? 8 best places for pumpkin goodness
With fall fast approaching, many people are in the mood for, and actively seeking, one particular flavor: pumpkin spice.
Though technically there's no pumpkin in pumpkin spice (it's a mix of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and cloves) let's just roll with it and call it a celebration of the world's greatest gourd.
And celebrate we shall, along with seemingly the entire food and beverage world, as this addictive combination of flavors can be found in just about everything. We have the usual suspects: pumpkin spice doughnuts, cake, and coffee, but let's take the gloves off and get creative. Sniff around and you can find pumpkin spiced popcorn, beer, teas, breakfast cereals, cream cheese, yogurt, marshmallows and even Spam. Yes, Spam.
Want to get out of the grocery aisle? Here are several restaurants and breweries serving the goods featuring this deliciously addictive flavor.
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Tequesta Brewing Company
They will release their Oh My Gourd pumpkin beer Oct. 7. Owner Fran Andrewlevich said this is an ale with an ABV of 5.2% and it's their fastest selling beer of the year. He said it includes real pumpkin along with cinnamon, allspice, ginger and nutmeg. To kick it up just one more notch, they then rim the glass with those same spices along with a touch of brown sugar. Andrewlevich said it's so good that sometimes patrons will even lick the glass.
Information: 287 US 1, Tequesta. tequestabrewing.com
1000 North
This Jupiter hot spot's pumpkin spice & everything nice is described as pumpkin spice meets a white Russian. It blends Wheatley vodka and Kahlua with a delicious pumpkin spice creamer. Add toasted marshmallow, a cinnamon stick, and hints of pumpkin pie-spiced graham cracker crumbs and it could become the coziest drink of your dreams. It will be available starting Sept. 23.
Information: 1000 US 1, Jupiter. 1000north.com
Twisted Trunk Brewing
This Palm Beach Gardens brewery will release its ode to the greatest gourd, Papa Pump, on Oct. 21. Named after the famous professional wrestler, this beer is similar to the Oh My Gourd at sister brewery TBC, but instead of an ale it's a lager. The spice mixture is also a bit different in that features more cinnamon and less nutmeg. Like TBC, the glasses will be rimmed with the spice mix with a bit of brown sugar.
Information: 2000 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens. twistedtrunkbrewing.com
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The Salty
This hot spot in West Palm Beach's The Square will be bringing the double shot of pumpkin goodness with two tasty treats. On Sept. 18, they will begin offering their pumpkin spice brown butter donut! (I've said this before about other foods, but this sounds like something they hand you when you walk into heaven.) It is a brioche donut featuring a pumpkin spice glaze and topped with brown butter crumble. The second offering is their pumpkin white mocha latte, which is already available.
Information: 460 S. Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach. saltydonut.com
Loic Bakery Café Bar
In downtown West Palm Beach, east of The Square, this bakery will feature a pumpkin almond croissant for fall. Master baker and pastry chef Loic Autret said it is filled with pumpkin almond cream and honey and then topped with pecans and toasted pumpkin seeds and a dash of powdered sugar. They will be available on weekends starting Sept. 16.
Information: 480 Hibiscus St., West Palm Beach. bakeryloic.com
HIVE Bakery & Café
Sitting along the Dixie corridor, this bakery and café will roll out several pumpkin spiced classics for fall. It will feature a pumpkin spiced latte, a pumpkin cheesecake tarte and a large pumpkin loaf. These will be available starting in late September.
Information: 1603 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach. hivebakeryandcafe.com
Mck's
Mck's Bakeshop at Grandview Public Market will begin rolling out its fall lineup around the third week of September. Owner and baker Micaela Spinelli said it will feature pumpkin spiced cookies, blondies, cupcakes and even a few limited edition surprises.
Information: 1401 Clare Ave., West Palm Beach. mcksbakeshop.com
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Copperpoint Brewing Company
Owner and brewmaster Matthew Cox said Copperpoint will be doing a pumpkin spice lager again this year. He said it's an amber lager "with cinnamon and all the other fun fall spices" that should be available on tap around mid-September. Cox said it's ABV of 5%. He said they've done many varieties of pumpkin spice beers over the years including a few stouts and that "people look forward to them all year."
Information: 151 Commerce Road, Boynton Beach. copperpointbrewingcompany.com
Eddie Ritz is a journalist at The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach him at eritz@pbpost.com. Help support our journalism. Subscribe today.
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