LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2019

FALLING FOR BEER

Pumpkin beers

Lake of Bays Pumpkin Ale Pair this toasty, creamy sipper with pumpkin pie or butter tarts. LCBO 480012, 473 mL, $3.45 Great Lakes Brewery Pumpkin Ale The ale’s bready notes let the earthy are more playful than ever when it comes to seasoning up different beer styles. From toasty ales to imperial stouts, give them a try to taste the versatility of the festive fall gourd. Flying Monkeys Paranormal Imperial Pumpkin Ale This beer is dialled up to 11% alcohol by volume. Pour into snifters and sip with dessert. LCBO 538850, 473 mL, $4.95 Love ’em or hate ’em, pumpkin beers are as much of a fall staple as pumpkin-spiced lattes. Luckily brewers pumpkin flavours shine. LCBO 11920, 500 mL, $4.95

Big Rig Pumpkin Porter This creamy, brown porter drinks

like pumpkin root beer. LCBO 479485, 473 mL, $2.95

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Pumpkin Porter Latte A creamy, warming and lightly roasty fall cocktail that drinks like liquid pumpkin pie 1.5 oz bourbon 1 oz Kahlúa Coffee Flavoured Liqueur 1 oz Baileys Original Irish Cream 4 oz Big Rig Pumpkin Porter Sprinkle of nutmeg and cinnamon

Combine everything except for the porter and spices into a cocktail shaker with ice, and shake. Strain into 2 rock glasses filled with ice. Top off each cocktail with equal amounts of the porter, and sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg.

Makes 2 cocktails

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AUTUMN 2019 FOOD & DRINK