Have to have the obligatory 1-2 pumpkin beers in October plus a handful of hard ciders here and there; also the hot apple cider with the Apple Jack and cinnamon stick.

 

For the fairs here in New England (Topsfield, Rochester and Fryeburg are the big three IMO in MA, NH and ME), we all pack the Laird's Apple Jack and cinnamon sticks in, then buy mugs of the hot cider and fix 'em up. This usually follows a tailgating party in the parking lot while shivering and complaining about the change in seasons.

 

Nothing beats going up to the cabin in Maine on a cold, bright October day, firing up the woodstove and leaving a pan of apple cider on it with a cinnamon stick floating around. Go out to chop some wood, rake up some pine needles or just walk through the woods. When you come back and open the door, the smell of the cinnamon-laced cider pan on the now hot woodstove is indescribable while the warmth of the room just flows into you.

 

Ahhh, Fall.

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