Pumpkin ale
Pumpkin ale is a popular style of beer in the United States. Pumpkin ale may be produced using pumpkin flesh in combination with malt or other more typical beer grains as a portion of the mash bill, contributing fermentable sugars to the wort. It may also be produced by adding natural or artificial flavor to a finished beer. Spice flavor may be added to evoke the flavor of pumpkin pie, a popular American wintertime dessert.
Many styles of pumpkin ale are produced, including pale ales, wheat beers, porters, and stouts. Often produced as a seasonal beer in the fall,[1] it produced by several breweries including Sea Dog Brewery, Shipyard Brewing Company, and Blue Moon.[2]
History
Brewing of beer with pumpkin dates to before the founding of the United States.[3][4] The first commercially brewed pumpkin ale came from Buffalo Bill's Brewery in Hayward, California, in the 1980s, the recipe based on brewing studies made by George Washington.[5][6][7] The beer's contemporary popularity has been described as part of a "pumpkin spice craze," initiated by a rash of pumpkin- and pumpkin-spice-flavored consumer food products, such as the Pumpkin Spice Latte.[8]
References
- ↑ Crouch, A. (2010). Great American Craft Beer: A Guide to the Nation's Finest Beers and Breweries. Running Press. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-7624-4160-0.
- ↑ Jackson, Josh (September 26, 2013). "A Guide to the Best and Worst Pumpkin Beers". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "The History of Pumpkin Beer".
- ↑ Risen, Clay (11 October 2011). "The Divisive Pumpkin Ale". Atlantic Media. The Atlantic. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ https://beerbybart.com/why/buffalo-bills-brewery-hayward/
- ↑ http://allaboutbeer.com/article/pumpkin-beer/
- ↑ http://www.totalwine.com/beer-guide/breweries/buffalo-bills-brewery
- ↑ Brat, Ilan (November 25, 2014). "Haters Call Pumpkin-Spice Craze an 'Epidemic'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 17, 2015.