I admit — when given a choice, I’ll unconsciously choose the beer with a dog on the label every time. And if it were to come down to Smuttynose’s Old Brown Dog and any other dog-related-beer, I’d almost always go with Smuttynose.

Yes, the time has come — Thanksgiving — a holiday of gustatory delights when every beer writer is going to offer a list of recommendations, most of which you’ve never heard of nor could you find in your local market.

A couple recipes to mark the pumpkin harvest.

Smuttynose Robust Porter is a quality representation of the style and downright tasty beer.

Saisons are the perfect blend of sophistication and drinkability.

Anyone who has seen Olive knows what an easy dog to love she must have been.

Just a quick note from a proud papa — my son and my dog are now immortalized on the Smuttynose Old Brown Dog pinup page. Sam and Rooney are on the left.