Did you also know that there’s a National Pecan Day? Yup, National Pecan Day is celebrated annually April 14. Nuts are known to be an appetite-curbing, healthy snack, but why do we have a national holiday devoted to a single nut? Well, the pecan is the only naturally occurring nut produced in the US. It was a staple in the diet of Native Americans as early as the 1500s and is currently expected to remain in the top three most-consumed nuts in America along with peanuts and almonds. A perfect instance of something everyone considers a nut, but pecans are seeds of a drupe fruit from hickory trees. Prevalent throughout the American South, pecans are the state nuts of both Alabama and Texas (not to mention pecan pie is Oklahoma’s “state meal”). They’re also delicious in craft beer, as you will discover with our beer flight Peaks and Pints Pilot Program Pecans And Pals On the Fly, Yes, we had to bring in almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts to complete the flight.
Peaks and Pints Pilot Program Pecans And Pals On the Fly
Prairie Cleveland Cowboy
7.9% ABV
Prairie Artisan Ales’ is an imperial pastry sour brewed with tart cherries, sweet cherries, vanilla, cinnamon, and pecans for juicy, succulent jam of cinnamon-coated pecan crust, velvety cherry, and opulent flourishes of luxurious vanilla.
Hoosier Pie Face Pecan Pie
5.5% ABV
In 2015, founder Brian Nentrup opened Hoosier Brewing with an investment group in Greenwood, Indiana, then closed in 2018, only to re-open a year later with new investors. The small batch craft brewery focuses on crazy juicy IPAs, silky stouts, mouth-watering sours, crisp lagers, and fruity Berliner smoothies, which all can be enjoyed with throwing axes in their taproom. I don’t know if Sue Kidd enjoyed a joint now and then, so I’ll skip the cannabis strain Apricot Jelly fruited sour and suggest you honor sue with sips of Hoosier’s Pie Face – Pecan Pie fruited sour with a roasty pecan flavor.
The Bruery Bakery: Banana Nut Muffin
8.1% ABV
Founded in 2008 by Patrick Rue, The Bruery began when Rue, a recent law school graduate and homebrewer, figured out that he loved his hobby so much, he’d start a brewery instead of studying for the Bar. Sound bananas? Well, bite into this bold imperial stout and experience a fresh-outta-the-oven banana nut muffin in your glass. Inspired by the morning treat, this imperial stout is brewed with banana, walnut, and vanilla for a full body with rich banana character balanced with nutty flavor from the addition of walnuts, finishing with just a touch of sweetness.
Revision Filbert Fudge
12% ABV
The delectable nutty flavor of this imperial stout with whole toasted hazelnuts swirled with cacao and a touch of Madagascar vanilla creates an experience of a filbert-speckled bar of milk chocolate sweetness that melts in your mouth. It’s really chocolate-y.
Prairie Barrel Aged Moose Boots
13.4% ABV
After you get past the moose wearing a suit and work boots listening to music, a breakdancer, spray can, a pigeon sitting on a cone, and a money sign gold chain on the label, this barrel-aged imperial stout brewed with maple syrup, toasted almonds, and vanilla hits the nose with roasted malt and a little oak bourbon. On the tongue, expect chocolate fudge maple syrup brownie with a touch of oak.
Modern Times Soft Swerve Rocky Road Edition
14% ABV
Modern Times Beer’s special projects humans are proud of their bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout series inspired by all manners of frozen confection. Their Rock Road Edition is conditioned on marshmallows, cocoa nibs, almonds, pecans, and vanilla.
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