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No tricks: terrifying tipples all treats

Halloween candy handing can be a thirsty venture, but there are plenty of scary drinks to quench your thirst this spooky season. The Dastardly Villain Brewing Co.'s Evil Dr. Franc-N-Blanc’s Monster is a Belgian witbier infused with grapefruit, orange peel, and coriander, offering citrus, oat, wheat, and spice flavors with a light body and 4.8% alcohol.

Vancouver Island's Driftwood Brewing Co. offers the Driftwood Brewing Co. Raised by Wolves IPA, a medium-deep gold IPA with ripe mango, papaya, lemon, crisp malt, and vibrant hops, boasting a 7% alcohol content and a lingering finish.

On the pumpkin beer front, Parallel 49 Brewing Co.'s Lost Souls Chocolate Pumpkin Porter is a deep cola brown porter with chocolate, malt, and subtle pumpkin notes, a dry and medium-bodied brew with espresso bean and pumpkin flavors, and a 6.5% alcohol content.

FullGeek BrewLab's Stained Black IPA is a deep coffee black IPA with dark roasted malt, cocoa, herbal, and resinous notes, showcasing coffee bean, dark chocolate, and roasted malt flavors with a 6.5% alcohol content.

Il Mostro 2024 Longana Frizzante Rose, an Italian sparkling wine, is a pale pink wine with strawberry, peach, raspberry, and chalky aromas, offering light-bodied and dry strawberry, raspberry, and bread dough flavors, along with lively acidity.

Concha Y Toro's 2024 Diablo Crystal Sauvignon Blanc, a Chilean Sauvignon Blanc, is a pale straw wine with green apple, gooseberry, grapefruit, and grassy notes, a light-bodied and dry wine with ripe green apple, grapefruit, and gooseberry flavors, and a 13% alcohol content.

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