Out Valentine's Weekend: Passion Fruit Weiss!!!

Need a little passion in your life this Valentine's weekend? Why not swing by the tasting room and try our latest creation- Passion Fruit Weiss! When local farmer Peter Nichols told us he had some extra fruit-grade passion fruit lying around we decided to try adding them to a beer. We started by brewing our award winning Bavarian-style Hefeweizen, Island Weiss, known for its fruity, spicy and yeast oriented flavor. Next, we processed the fruit to just shy of 1 gallon of juice, pulp and seeds. After separating the juice into 2 five gallon fermenters, we added a vigorously fermenting batch of Weiss and let nature take its course! The beer finished out very dry, thanks to all that extra fermentable sugar in the fruit, but still packs a pronounced passion fruit aroma and flavor! In addition, the tangy citrus-like character of the fruit balances nicely with the earthy Weiss. We only have ten gallons of this unique brew, but we are planning on having it on tap through the weekend. Swing by and try a glass for yourself! Cheers -IBC