Pelican Brewing Company Hybrid Brew Combines Beer, Wine
The Grapes of Mash Beer-jolais Nouveau is an experimental hybrid, which receives 55% of its extract from malt and 45% from grapes
Pelican Brewing Company releasedits first-ever beer made with fresh harvested Gewürztraminer grapes—welcome The Grapes of Mash Beer-jolais Nouveau. The experimental hybrid, which receives 55% of its extract from malt and 45% from the grapes, is a nod to the seasonal French Beaujolais Nouveau tradition and has been a longtime brainchild of Pelican's founding brewmaster, Darron Welch.
The Pelican brewing team introduced new seasonal beverage hailed for its complex, rounded fruit, spicy aromatics, subtle malt aroma and bright tart finish. The beer will be available in November on draft only at Pelican brewpubs and specialty retail partners.