In a small room at Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, sits a coolship, a vessel for cooling wort in the open air. Each year on All Hallows Eve, that wort will be laden with the essence of crushed pumpkins and molasses, and the invisible lifeforms haunting the Allagash coolship room will descend upon a steaming seasonal liquid to make their contribution to one of the most unusual pumpkin beers in the country.

Pumpkin beer and craft chocolate can pair beautifully together! Here’s Bean to Barstool host David Nilsen’s guide to pairing pumpkin beer and chocolate, with specific bars to check out!