Pastel Palace

Ale Co-Fermented with Strawberries and Local Wine Grapes

10.0%

Story

PASTEL PALACE is a nano-project made in Hudson with the help of our good friend J Stephen Cassicles, a local wine guru with an incredible small vineyard in Athens, NY. With Stephen’s help we made a “vierre” - a blend of beer and wine co-fermented with wine yeast. The base beer is a strawberry ale and the wine featured Burdin 6055, Annie Noir, Le Colonel, Verdelet, and Concord grapes. The result is extremely berry-forward on the nose with vinous complexity, gentle effervescence and a crisp finish. We produced 196 bottles and they will only be sold at our taproom.

Where to buy

Return Brewing Taproom - 725 State St. Hudson, NY

Ingredient spotlight

Featured cultivars: Burdin 6055, Annie Noir, Le Colonel, Verdelet, and Concord. All grapes were sourced from local wine guru J Stephen Casscles at Cedar Cliff Vineyards and Nursery in Athens, NY.

Tasting notes

Vividly juicy. Bright fruit, clean and effervescent.

Bitterness

Low

Yeast

Wild Wine Yeast, S-04

Malts

Pilsner & White Wheat