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Tröegs Independent Brewing announces the return of Master of Pumpkins.

Press Release

HERSHEY, PA – Tröegs Independent Brewing announces the release of perennial favorite Master of Pumpkins. The once-a-year fall seasonal showcases Pennsylvania longneck pumpkins grown especially for the Hershey, PA, brewery at nearby Strites’ Orchard.

Longnecks are a hearty heirloom variety that are similar to butternut squash and can weigh up to 20 pounds each. Every year, Tröegs uses 3,000 pounds of these local longnecks to brew Master of Pumpkins.

“To us, a pumpkin beer should have pumpkin,” says brewmaster John Trogner. “We’re a Pennsylvania brewery, and pumpkins grow really well here, so using Pennsylvania pumpkins just makes sense. Our fans definitely appreciate the connection to local agriculture.”

The brewery’s kitchen staff preps and roasts the pumpkins in-house before passing them off to the brewing team, who purées the entire lot and adds it right into the mash tun. The result is a subtly spiced pumpkin ale with notes of nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla and caramel.

Master of Pumpkins is available on draft and in 16oz. cans everywhere Tröegs beer is sold.

For a deeper dive into Master of Pumpkins, please visit the Tröegs blog.

Here at Tröegs, we started working with local ingredients back in 2002. And now, nearly 20 years later, we’re using more than we ever imagined possible.

Every year, we brew with more than 200,000 pounds of Pennsylvania grain. Our holiday favorite Mad Elf is sweetened with 25,000 pounds of local honey.

And every fall, when pumpkin beer season arrives, we brew Master of Pumpkins with 3,000 pounds of Pennsylvania longnecks grown 10 miles from the brewery.

It takes a long time to plant, raise, pick, slice, clean and roast all those longnecks, but if you ask us, Master of Pumpkins is worth the wait.

“To us, a pumpkin beer should have pumpkin,” says brewmaster John Trogner. “We’re a Pennsylvania brewery, and pumpkins grow really well here, so using Pennsylvania pumpkins just makes sense. Our fans definitely appreciate the connection to local agriculture.”

Early in the year, when the frost permits, our friends at Strites’ Orchard outside Hershey plant a whole field of Pennsylvania longneck pumpkins just for us. Longnecks are a hearty heirloom variety that taste similar to butternut squash and can weigh up to 20 pounds each.

Then, in late August or early September, we get a delivery of ripe pumpkins, and our kitchen team swings into action, de-stemming and roasting each one of these crooked beauties right in our Snack Bar kitchen.

Finally, we purée every last gourd and the whole lot goes right in our mash tun!

Our spice mix pulls through nutmeg and cinnamon notes with some subtle vanilla, all over a backbone of caramel malt. A Belgian yeast amplifies the dried spice notes.

Look for Master of Pumpkins in 16-oz. cans and on draft at the brewery and in Central PA starting Mon/Oct. 3 followed by everywhere our beer is sold over the next few weeks.

images sourced from Tröegs Independent Brewing

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Releases and Events - November 2nd

Releases and Events – November 2nd

Beer releases, music events, food happenings and so much more! Releases and Events – November 2nd   Enter to Win a Ninkasi VIP Brewery Experience Releases and Events – November 2nd Enter to win an ultimate VIP Ninkasi brewery experience in Eugene, OR. Ninkasi will bring one lucky winner to Ninkasi Brewing HQ for a full day of tours, meals, bar games with the Ninkasi team, and plenty of beer…

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#Blizzard of Hops #Cryo Fresh™ Torpedo® #Fieldwork Brewing #Gingerbread Yeti #Great Divide Brewing #Hibernation Ale #MadeWest Brewing #Ninkasi VIP Brewery Experience #Short-Lived Series #Sierra Nevada Brewing #Tröegs Independent Brewing

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From Tröegs : HERSHEY, PA   – Tröegs Independent Brewing announces the return of its annual Art of Tröegs contest.   zzubreebym

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7/31/2022 (NBS): Tröegs Independent Brewing (Hershey, PA) "Triple Nator" Triple Bock (13%).

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GSN Brews News: February 15th 2022 Edition

GSN Brews News: February 15th 2022 Edition

Pennsylvania-based Tröegs Independent Brewing is introducing Hop Horizon under its Hop Cycle lineup of seasonally rotating IPAs, which also includes Field Study IPA, Lucky Holler Hazy IPA and Blizzard of Hops Winter IPA. Hop Horizon is made with pale malts, wheat and oats, as well as a hop bill featuring Citra, Mosaic and Sabro varieties. The new brew clocks in at 6.5% abv and is available in…

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#Hop Horizon #Sutter Home Family Vineyards #Tröegs Independent Brewing

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Beer Name: Golden Thing

Brewery: Tröegs Independent Brewing

Beer Type: Imperial Double IPA

ABV: 8.2%

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Going to Troegs twice a year is definitely not enough... (at Tröegs Independent Brewing) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGOjn-IJB0zr6rx7EhVo_coQ_TQKpk_jPkiSmo0/?igshid=te9zje2a1kcu

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#BeeroftheDay is from @troegsbeer with a wild brew called Dear Peter! Tasty, tart and a nice acidity . This one was a pick up from my recent trip back east and I’m super glad I got to try it! If you like stonefruit wild sours, check this one out! 🍑 🍻 🍑 #Craftbeer #Troegs #Wild #Sour (at Tröegs Independent Brewing) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw92NMOFC7U/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qp273ufwmypp

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Tröegs Brewhouse this weekend. (at Tröegs Independent Brewing) https://www.instagram.com/phillsea/p/BsEcswPBSUC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fmw9ha5iz0mz

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Now, in its 25th year, Tröegs Independent Brewing announces the return of Mad Elf.

Press Release

HERSHEY, PA – Tröegs Independent Brewing announces the release of its iconic holiday ale, Mad Elf. Currently celebrating its 25th anniversary as a brewery, Tröegs reaches another milestone with the twentieth annual release of Mad Elf.

Back in the fall of 2002, Tröegs co-founding brothers Chris and John Trogner hatched a plan to brew a big, festive Belgian-style ale with cherries and honey to enjoy over the holidays. Little did they know that the beer would help put their brewery on the map and – two decades later – become a beer that is synonymous with the holiday season.

“Mad Elf captures so many things about the holidays for so many people,” says Chris Trogner. “And not just beer lovers. A lot of people who typically don’t drink beer have a special connection with Mad Elf.”

The essence of this once-a-year holiday ale, along with its ruby red glow, is born from five varieties of tree-ripened cherries. Bing, Lambert, Van, and Royal Ann contribute a bright and juicy sweetness, and Montmorency adds a touch of tartness.

In addition to cherries, Pennsylvania honey is the other key ingredient in Mad Elf. Each year, Tröegs sources 25,000 pounds of local wildflower honey from The Happy Beekeeper in nearby Carlisle, PA.

Whether it’s the beer’s festive nature, nostalgia, decadence, flavors or whimsy, many fans feel Mad Elf captures the holiday season in a glass.

“We like to say that it’s not the holidays until you’ve had your first Mad Elf,” adds John Trogner.

Mad Elf is available in 12-oz. cans and bottles at the brewery and throughout Pennsylvania starting this week, and everywhere else Tröegs beer is sold over the next few weeks. Look for Mad Elf on draft beginning in mid-November.

To learn more about Mad Elf, including its origins and brewing process, please visit the Tröegs blog.

Mad Elf has been a wild ride from the very first batch.

Back in the fall of 2002 — in the days when our founding brothers Chris and John were busy brewing, cleaning, bartending, giving tours on weekends, and in between all that making sales calls up and down central Pennsylvania – they hatched a plan to have a little holiday fun.

They decided to brew a big, bold Belgian-style ale made with cherries and honey. Loads of cherries and loads of honey. They were all in on this beer, but one question came up: They figured they needed about 300 pounds of honey. Just where do you get that much honey?

At that point in their lives, their experience with honey had been limited to those little bears you get at the grocery store. Three hundred pounds, in the words of John, seemed like a “sh*t ton.”

Well, as luck would have it, they found a guy in Carlisle, PA, only 30 miles from the brewery, who calls himself The Happy Beekeeper. The Happy Beekeeper not only keeps bees himself, but he sources from other small Pennsylvania beekeepers. He got the 300 pounds for the very first batch of Mad Elf. And maybe more importantly, Chris and John got an education in honey.

While visiting home-brew shops and beekeepers and researching honey in central Pennsylvania, the brothers realized how much time and effort went into every pound. “It was mesmerizing and astonishing,” says to John.

They also got to taste different honeys: clover honey, wildflower honey, locust honey. And they were able to first-hand discover that the sweet, floral wildflower honey helped brighten the sweet and sour cherries and the Belgian strong ale base.

Of course, our priority is buying the best ingredients in the world. A lot of times that means Germany or England or the Pacific Northwest. But we’re lucky, because sometimes we can find the very best ingredients right here in central Pennsylvania. Today, we still buy all of our honey for Mad Elf from The Happy Beekeeper, and that 300-pound order has increased to 25,000 pounds a year. Happy beekeeper, indeed.

But honey isn’t the only ingredient that makes Mad Elf special. Five varieties of tree-ripened cherries help ring in the celebration. Bing, Lambert, Van, and Royal Ann contribute a bright and juicy sweetness, while Montmorency adds a touch of tartness. The combination of honey and cherries – paired with chocolate malt and a spicy Belgian yeast strain – make Mad Elf taste like the holidays is a glass. We taste: cherries, local honey, chocolate malt and subtle spices.

For many beer drinkers, the holidays don’t truly start until they’ve had their first Mad Elf, and we think Tröegs has a place on every table this season. Use our Brew Finder to snag this holiday icon in 12-oz. bottle and cans everywhere our beer is available. And look for Mad Elf on draft at your favorite tap room, bar or restaurant in mid-November.

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Tröegs Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Tröegs Celebrates 25th Anniversary

25th Anniversary will throwback beer releases and more PRESS RELEASE HERSHEY, PA – Tröegs Independent Brewing announces its 25th anniversary celebration, which will coincide with the sale of its very first pint of beer on July 18, 1997. Founded by brothers Chris and John Trogner, Tröegs is commemorating this milestone with a week-long celebration embracing its humble beginnings as one of…

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Today I have a new lager coming this summer from Tröegs Independent Brewing in Hershey, PA .

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GSN Brews News: February 8th 2022 Edition

Downingtown, Pennsylvania’s Victory Brewing Company has announced Berry Monkey, the latest offshoot in the Monkey family of Belgian-style Tripels. Berry Monkey is a 9.5% abv sour Tripel made with raspberries and natural flavors. The beer will be available mid-February in 6- and 12-packs of 12-ounce bottles as well as on tap and will be promoted through the brewery’s upcoming “It’s Monkey Time!”…

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#BeatBox #Berry Monkey #Double Nugget Nectar #Spritz Society #Tröegs Independent Brewing #Victory Brewing Company #Zero Sugar