New Local Craft Beer: Dos Islas Pineapple Beer Artisanal
Tara A. Spears
Get hydrated, enjoy the taste and get mellow, all at the same time. This fruity- beer beverage is perfect for sharing with friends and family, especially on a hot day when you’re looking to unwind. Tepache helps people to slow down, relax, and celebrate. Talented local entrepreneur, Jairo Bernal Lopez, 322 146 8368, is the creator and brewer of a new craft beer, Dos Islas.
Typically, Tepache is a fizzy, Mexican drink made with fermented fruit but Jairo took it to another level by developing a version with 3% alcohol content. The result is a refreshing adult drink that goes perfectly with snacks, dinner, relaxing at the beach. You can enjoy Dos Islas at Pineada Restaurant or purchas directly from the brewer.
If you’re like me, I wasn’t familiar with Tepache before trying Dos Islas. It’s a true cultural beverage that originated with the Inca, Maya, Aztecs dating from Pre-Columbian Mexico as a popular drink among the Nahua people of central Mexico. The word tepiātl means “drink made from corn” because originally, corn was the base of tepache, but the contemporary recipes for tepache use fruit.
“When I was developing the drink, my main priority was creating a great taste,” said Jairo through an interpreter. “I worked for some years as Bartender, and having experience in the preparation of alcoholic beverages, for me it is essential that a drink has an excellent flavor profile.”
Jairo continued, “I combined my taste for preparing drinks with the world of craft beer, until I reached the Tepache, since this fermented drink is made with pineapple, a fruit that occurs in abundance in the region of Jaltemba Bay.” Once you try Dos Islas Tepache Fermented Pineapple Beer, you’ll love it! To me, it captures the essence of tropical Mexico in a bottle.
When asked what category of beer Dos Islas falls into, Jairo explains: “Whether my drink can be called “beer,” technically it is not a beer because it is not made based on barley or hops, such as traditional beers. However, because of its presentation, the fermentation process and the level of alcohol that it has, many people associate it with a craft beer. Dos Isla is a fermented pineapple drink, which looks like a beer due to its freshness, its natural gas and its tropical flavor.”
Perhaps the reason that I immediately took to drinking Dos Islas Tepache is because it is delicious over ice, my prefered way to drink any type of beverage. It’s also satisfying right out of the bottle. From the moment that you pop the top and the exotic scent reaches you, drinking Dos Islas is a memorable experience! If you’re already NOTB, put getting some Dos Islas Pineapple Beer at the top of your bucket list for next winter.
If the flavor doesn’t hook you, perhaps knowing that Tepache has good health benefits will interest you. When you drink pineapple beer besides getting a buzz, the health benefits of tepache are that it has probiotic properties that soothe digestion; due to its probiotic properties, tepache can help prevent gastrointestinal diseases, its flavonoids help combat and prevent damage caused by free radicals to the body’s cells.
Let’s face it, pairing beer with meals can be tough. It can be difficult to guess what combination of foods and beverages will excite your taste buds. Fortunately, tepache goes well with different spicy foods, fruits, and meats that make the perfect food pairing for a refreshing glass of tepache.
If you want to balance the fire of a spicy snack, the bubbly, fruity flavor of tepache just might be the perfect match. Love street food, tacos Pastor, or chicken wings? Dos Islas Tepache Artesanal is a great pairing. Chicken, seafood and salads are enhanced when accompanied by chilled Tepache.
Hold the tequila, don’t uncork the wine, and keep the rum in the bottle. Drinking Tepache ensures as good of time plus it has a delicious taste. Dos Islas is like the best of the Mexican tropics in a bottle: vivid flavor, relaxing, exotic, try it!
