Which Local Beer Goes Best with Halloween Candy?

Your kids are likely to have lots of leftover candy this Halloween so here's a helpful guide for the adults to enjoy the treats. 

1. M & M's

Beer pairing: Shipyard Pumpkinhead 

A light touch of sweetness meets a light touch of pumpkin. A match made in heaven.

2. Snickers

Beer pairing: Smuttynose Finestkind IPA

Snickers is a hearty candy bar. The Finestkind IPA is a hearty beer. Just a couple of bold flavors making Halloween a special treat.

3. Butterfinger

Beer pairing: Plum Island Belgian White

Try the Plum Island Belgian White from Newburyport Brewing Co. with your next Butterfiner. A crisp center to this candy bar pairs very well with the crisp citrus flavor of the Belgian style ale.

4. Skittles

Beer pairing: White Birch Brewing Raspberry Berliner Weisse

Skittles offers a variety of fruity deliciousness that keeps you coming back for more. Why not enhance the flavor of the rainbow with a sweet and tart Raspberry Berliner Weisse from White Birch Brewing?

5. Reese's Peanut Butter Cup

Beer pairing: Henniker Brewing Co. Working Man's Porter

Simple and robust is how I see the classic Peanut Butter Cups from Reese's and the Working Man's Porter from Henniker Brewing Co. can easily match the robustness with its own complex malts.

6. Candy Corn

Beer pairing: NOTHING!

Suck it Candy Corn! You don't pair well with anything but the garbage.