Seasonal Donuts Available October 1
with the Unveiling of the Mighty Squirrel
Gourdgeous Pumpkin Donut and High Limb
Dutch Apple Crisp Cider Donut
PRESS RELEASE / October 1, 2024 (Boston, MA) – Kane’s Donuts is pleased to announce two limited-edition seasonal donuts with fall favorites from Mighty Squirrel Brewing Co. and High Limb Cider to bring customers the Mighty Squirrel Gourdgeous Pumpkin Donut and High Limb Dutch Apple Crisp Cider Donut! These scrumptious Oktoberfest flavors are in stores beginning October 1 and available through October at all three Kane’s Donuts’ locations: Kane’s Lincoln Ave (120 Lincoln Ave. in Saugus); Kane’s Rt. 1 (1575 Broadway, on Rt. 1 at Essex Landing in Saugus), and Kane’s Downtown (90 Oliver St. in Boston’s Financial District, at International Place).
Tapping into Mighty Squirrel’s Gourdgeous Pumpkin beer, Kane’s has crafted yet another seasonal delight. The Mighty Squirrel Gourdgeous Pumpkin Donut is a delicious cake-style pumpkin donut loaded with fresh pumpkin, ground nutmeg, and cinnamon, then drenched in a glaze made with reduced Gourdgeous Pumpkin that has been infused in Kane’s Signature Honey Glaze. Kane’s High Limb Dutch Apple Crisp Cider Donut is a cake-style apple cider donut with a touch of cinnamon, drenched in a glaze made from reduced Dutch Apple Crisp cider that has been infused in their Signature Honey Glaze. All alcohol cooks off during the reduction process making both these donuts safe for all ages.
“Our loyal customers always appreciate when we collaborate with local New England brewers and cider makers to highlight seasonal flavors,” says Maria Delios, Co-Owner and Donut Master at Kane’s Donuts. “The Mighty Squirrel Gourdgeous Pumpkin Donut and High Limb Dutch Apple Crisp Cider Donut are bound to become their new fall favorites.”
Mighty Squirrel’s Gourdgeous Pumpkin beer is a pumpkin ale with subtle notes of nutmeg, cinnamon, candied yams, and a rich, warm pie crust finish. To learn more about Mighty Squirrel, please visit https://www.mightysquirrel.com/.
“Teaming up with Kane’s Donuts for a pumpkin donut is a fantastic seasonal collaboration we’re excited to be a part of,” says Brian Burke, Director of Taproom Operations at Mighty Squirrel. “Our Gourdgeous Pumpkin beer brings out the warm, spiced flavors in the donut, creating a unique and irresistible fall treat.
We love working with local partners like Kane’s to showcase seasonal ingredients and bring our shared passion for craft to the community.”
High Limb’s Dutch Apple Crisp cider is a mix of fall spices and is bursting with notes of brown sugar, oatmeal, and crisp apple. It’s blended with vanilla for a creamy mouthfeel reminiscent of the vanilla ice cream topping that makes an apple crisp an apple CRISP. To find their products, visit https://www.highlimbcider.com/.
“Partnering with Kane’s Donuts is a great way to blend two local favorites,” says Jeremy Quaglia, High Limb’s Founder and Cider Maker. “Our teams share a passion for quality and creativity, and this collaboration perfectly captures that. Combining our handcrafted cider with the iconic flavors of Kane’s Donuts results in something extraordinary. We’re excited to give our customers a taste of New England’s seasonal bounty in such a fun way that we know people will love sinking their teeth into!”
In addition to the Octoberfest donuts, Kane’s will be featuring a Caramel Apple Crunch Donut, a yeast donut filled with apple pie filling, frosted with homemade caramel, and topped with Kane’s signature butter crunch. This month’s vegan offering will be a Vegan Fall Funfetti Donut, a vegan cake-style donut with fall sprinkles folded in the dough, then drenched in a sweet glaze and topped with sprinkles. The Gluten-free specials this month at Kane’s will be Gluten-free Pumpkin and Gluten-free Apple Cider donuts.
Kane’s Donuts is New England’s signature donut shop, ranked top-10 in the United States for serving handcrafted donuts that are made fresh daily, and with local ingredients. The recipes come from the late Peter Delios Sr. Kane’s is most known for their Honey Dip Donut, voted “Best in the United States” by The Underground Donut Tour. Known for a fantastic daily selection of flavors and rotating monthly flavors, its continuous 69 years of service began with Kane’s’ landmark location, which opened in 1955 in Saugus, MA on Lincoln Ave. It remains a local favorite for serving homemade donuts, seven days a week. For its 60th anniversary in March 2015, Kane’s opened a second location in the heart of Boston’s financial district at International Place; and in March 2019, Kane’s expanded with Kane’s Rt. 1 in Saugus, its largest location with a drive-through at Essex Landing. In 2018, Kane’s was named “Best Donut” by both Boston Magazine and the Improper Bostonian, and in 2019 won “Best of the North Shore” by North Shore magazine. It has appeared in Travel + Leisure, Saveur and Yankee magazines, among others; it’s consistently recognized by the Boston Globe, Boston Herald and local media as well as countless appearances on The Phantom Gourmet and Chronicle shows. It has earned local and national attention for what many consider the best gluten-free donuts available at a traditional donut shop. Find Kane’s at www.kanesdonuts.com; on Instagram (@kanes_donuts) and Facebook and Twitter: (@kanesdonuts).
Mighty Squirrel was founded by friends and home-brewers, Naveen & Henry. They loved the fun culture of the craft beer industry and the community-centric environment of its taprooms, so they began home brewing and eventually ended up building their first brick-and-mortar in 2018 in Waltham, where the company brews all of its beer for stores, bars, and restaurants across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Customers can watch the entire beer-making and packaging process from start to finish from the taproom. Mighty Squirrel sits on a beautiful 300-acre park, Beaver Brook, so folks can enjoy a walk, hike, or bike ride before relaxing at the brewery with friends and family. In 2024 Mighty Squirrel opened a taproom and kitchen in the Fenway Neighborhood of Boston at 1 David Ortiz Drive, steps from Fenway Park.
High Limb Cider, located in Plymouth, MA, was founded in 2014 by Jeremy Quaglia. Ten years later, High Limb boasts an award-winning lineup of hand-crafted ciders with unique recipes that have been fermented to perfection. They take pride in using high-quality ingredients from local sources to create their innovative, unfiltered cider. High Limb has set out to help the cider industry evolve by creating unique modern cider, inspired by traditional techniques. In 2024, High Limb won 15 awards at various national and international competitions including “Cider Maker of the Year”. This award comes at a time when the cider industry has begun to evolve into well-crafted and creative products to which Quaglia is a leader. High Limb’s ciders are currently available throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut with their taproom in Plymouth offering tours, tastings, and events for locals and road-trippers alike. Find High Limb at highlimbcider.com; and on Instagram and Facebook (@highlimbcider).
