After another beautiful summer complimented by margaritas and lime beers, fall has arrived.

Boy, has it arrived quickly.

With temperatures in early October dipping into the 20s and 30s, people are packing on the layers and re-thinking the way they drink.

“I think people drink things with a higher alcohol content this time of year, and I know the girls like to drink something warm,” says Tom Mangos, owner of the Snake Bite Club.

One warm drink the Snake Bite Club offers is a coffee beverage with white creme de cacao and Frangelico, an Italian hazelnut-and-herb-flavored liqueur.

Mr. Mangos says Frangelico is a great addition to most coffee-based beverages, as is Bailey’s Irish Cream. Both hard liquors are mixed into the Snickers Coffee at Foster’s Wine and Martini Bar. The drink also includes Kahlua.

“It tastes just like a Snickers bar,” says Foster’s bartender Cody Crawford. “Hot drinks are in when the summer is over, and the Snickers Coffee is the most popular one we have.”

Considering Halloween and Thanksgiving are just around the corner, anything pumpkin-based is popular as well. Foster’s will bring back its Pumpkin Pie Martini as its featured martini this Friday. Mr. Crawford says the Pumpkin Pie Martini includes vanilla vodka, Frangelico, cinnamon schnapps, a simple syrup, half-and-half and a little bit of pumpkin pie filling. Foster’s visitors couldn’t get enough of the delicious drink last fall.

“People liked it a whole lot. I’m sure we sold at least five a night,” Mr. Crawford says.

For those who want something a bit smaller, head down to the Snake Bite Club for pumpkin cheesecake shots.

According to New York Magazine nightlife reporter Daniel Maurer, ginger, honey and butternut also make for outstanding fall cocktail flavors with the reds, browns and golds that are synonymous with the season.

But what about the legions of fruity drink lovers? For those folks, apple and cranberry beverages are seasonal favorites. Foster’s offers a Washington Apple Martini with Crown Royal whiskey, Apple Pucker and cranberry juice.

“It has a sweet taste,” Mr. Crawford. “It definitely isn’t a sour apple.”

Let’s not forget about pears. The Snake Bite Club’s caramelized pear martini combines pear-flavored vodka, pear wine and a simple syrup made from scratch.

And for those who don’t like mixed drinks, dark beers such as Samuel Adams Oktoberfest, O’Fallon Pumpkin Beer and Goose Island Harvest Ale are in season.

Lifestyles reporter Shea Conner can be reached at sheaconner@npgco.com

Café Joy

1/2 ounce Bailey’s Irish Cream

1/2 ounce Frangelico

1/2 ounce coconut rum

Coffee

Shredded coconut

Whipped cream

Mix Bailey’s Irish Cream, Frangelico and coconut rum in a coffee mug. Fill the remainder of the mug with coffee. Top with shredded coconut and whipped cream.

— DrinkNation.com

Positively

Warm Apple Pie

6 ounces apple cider (heated)

2 ounces Tuaca liqueur

Whipped cream

Pinch cinnamon and nutmeg

1 cinnamon stick

In a glass coffee mug or heat-resistant goblet, combine heated cider and Tuaca. Top with whipped cream. Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg. Add cinnamon stick.

— FineLiving.com

Spiced Pear Cocktail

1 cup of pears

Vodka

Cloves

1/4 ounce Poire William Liqueur

3/4 ounce fresh pear nectar

To create the pear-infused vodka, cut up pears, soak them in vodka and cloves for 10 or 11 days. Combine 2½ ounces of this pear-and-clove infused vodka with the remaining ingredients in glass.

— NYMag.com

Baileys Caramel

Apple Pietini

1¾ ounces Baileys Irish Cream with a Hint of Caramel

1/3 ounce Smirnoff Twist Green Apple Vodka

1/3 ounce applesauce

Caramel syrup

Pour the applesauce into bottom of glass, followed by a dash of caramel syrup. Shake all other ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker, strain and float on top of the applesauce and caramel. Garnish with a slice of caramel apple (optional).

­— DrinkoftheWeek.com