pumpkin ale
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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, it is produced by several breweries including Sea Dog Brewery, Shipyard Brewing Company, Saint Arnold Brewing Company and Blue Moon.
History
The brewing of beer with pumpkin in the United States dates back to 1771.{{cite news|last1=Risen|first1=Clay|title=The Divisive Pumpkin Ale|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/10/the-divisive-pumpkin-ale/246434/|access-date=17 July 2015|agency=The Atlantic|publisher=Atlantic Media|date=11 October 2011}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://beerbybart.com/why/buffalo-bills-brewery-hayward/|title=Buffalo Bill's Brewery (Hayward)|date=6 December 2006}}{{cite web|url=http://allaboutbeer.com/article/pumpkin-beer/|title=Pumpkin Power: The Rise and Reign of Pumpkin Beer|date=October 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.totalwine.com/beer-guide/breweries/buffalo-bills-brewery|title=Buffalo Bill's Brewery - Total Wine & More|website=www.totalwine.com}} 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.{{cite news|last=Brat|first=Ilan|title=Haters Call Pumpkin-Spice Craze an 'Epidemic'|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/haters-call-pumpkin-spice-craze-an-epidemic-1416957738|access-date=September 17, 2015|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=November 25, 2014}}
See also
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{{cite magazine|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2013/09/a-guide-to-the-best-and-worst-pumpkin-beers.html|title=A Guide to the Best and Worst Pumpkin Beers|magazine=Paste Magazine|author=Jackson, Josh|date=September 26, 2013|access-date=29 March 2015}}
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