Tröegs Releases Perennial Fall Favorite, 2025 Master of Pumpkins

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania – Tröegs Independent Brewing welcomes back the fall season with the return of its perennial pumpkin ale favorite, Master of Pumpkins.
 
Each year, the independent, family-owned brewery begins by sourcing the 3,000 pounds of Pennsylvania-grown longneck pumpkins needed to brew the beer.
 
“To me, a pumpkin beer should use real pumpkins,” explains Tröegs brewmaster and co-founding brother John Trogner. “Fortunately for us, Pennsylvania has the perfect climate for growing them. We love using ingredients we can find right in our own backyard, and we think our fans appreciate this beer’s connection to local agriculture.”
 
After the harvest, brewery staff clean, slice, roast, and purée the pumpkins before adding them directly to the mash tun at the start of the brewing process.
 
“Bringing this beer to life really is a labor of love and a brewery-wide effort,” says Trogner.
 
Subtly spiced with cinnamon, clove, ginger, and nutmeg, Master of Pumpkins delivers the time-honored flavors of the season and provides warm comfort on those cool autumn nights ahead.
 
Master of Pumpkins is available on draft and in 16-oz. cans everywhere Tröegs beer is sold. Beer drinkers can find this and other beers near them using the Tröegs Brew Finder.
 
For a deeper dive into the creative process for Master of Pumpkins, visit the Tröegs blog. 

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About Tröegs Independent Brewing:

Tröegs Independent Brewing is a family-owned brewery in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The brewery was founded in 1996 by brothers John and Chris Trogner. Tröegs is known for its award-winning tours, local ingredients, and experimental beers.

Known for:
Perpetual IPA: Pennsylvania’s best-selling IPA
Tröegenator: A dark, malty, and crisp beer
Scratch Series: Hundreds of experimental beers
Tours: Award-winning tours that include smelling grains, tasting new beers, and sampling seasonal food

Local ingredients:
Tröegs uses local ingredients like grain, honey, and fruit.
They buy more than 225,000 pounds of local ingredients each year.
They bake their own bread, ferment local vegetables, and dry and cure meats.

Community collaborations:
Tröegs partners with local organizations to improve the community, such as bike rides that fund local trails.
They also brew beers to help preserve land along PA’s Kittatinny Ridge.

Tours:
Tröegs offers guided production tours on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Tours are $12 per person (21+ only) and last one hour.
You can call the Tour Desk at (717) 534-1297 x 104 with questions.
We’re a bunch of family, friends and kindred spirits who share a love of great beer. Together, we make Tröegs.

Founded in Pennsylvania in 1997 by brothers John and Chris Trogner, Tröegs is driven by a sense of adventure and curiosity.

You might know our Perpetual IPA, the best-selling IPA in Pennsylvania. Or the dark, malty and crisp Tröegenator. Maybe you’ve tried one of the hundreds of experimental Scratch Series beers we’ve brewed. Or taken the “Best Brewery Tour in America” here at our Hershey home.

Whether you’re already a member of our extended family or you’re just getting to know Tröegs, there’s always something new to discover. Crack a Perpetual and stay awhile.

Family-owned. Independently crafted.
In the past 25 years, Tröegs has grown from two brothers to 250 people, but we’re still very much a family business. Because we stay true to our core values of independence and family ownership, we’ve kept the small-brewery DNA we all hold dear.

Perpetual exploration
Our small-batch Scratch Series and 3-barrel Scratch Lab are where we do the work needed to understand the “why” at the intersection of ingredients, technique and flavor.

Local ingredients
We live and brew in fertile central PA, and we’re proud to support our local farmers. Every year, we buy more than 225,000 pounds of local grain, honey and fruit to use in our beer.

Community
From bike rides that fund local trails to new beers that help preserve critical forests, our partnerships improve the places where we live, work and play.