#pumpkin-ale

10/21/25: Schlafly Beer's Vanilla Pumpkin Ale

October keeps rolling on. Soon enough, the big night will be here (it's next week!). Until then, I have a small handful of pumpkin and Halloween-inspired beverages to get to. Will I make it to all of them? We'll see. That's the scariest part of the season for me. Tonight, however, we're visiting a variant of an old favorite: Schlafly's Pumpkin Ale . How does adding vanilla to a tried-and-true standby tweak the flavor? Let's dive in and find out. Schlafly changed beer in Missouri when they opened St. Louis' first brewery since Prohibition. Tom Schlafly had become infatuated with New England craft beer in the '80s. After a change in state law in 1991, Schlafly opened it's brewpub doors in AB InBev's backyard. Tom pushed for looser beer distribution regulations in 1993 and his efforts saw Schlafly hitting bars and store shelves. The brewery opened a secondary location in 2003 when the demand for their ales exceeded what they could make. Check out their "History" page for more information