Southern Brewing Pyment Release Party

Start

Feb 27, 2014 6:00 PM

End

Feb 27, 2014 11:00 PM

Address

Southern Brewing and Winemaking
4500 N. Nebraska Ave, Florida 33603

We are releasing our first series of pyments at Southern Brewing on Thursday, February 27th. A pyment is a subcategory of melomel - a mead made with honey and fruit - that specifically uses wine grapes for the fruit addition. Also known as “grape mead” or “honeyed wine,” the beverage is an unexplored style for most beer and wine drinkers in the Tampa Bay area. There will be three styles available at the release party: one red and two white. The red uses Wildflower honey and a full bodied, rich Chilean Malbec-Shiraz juice that runs a deep reddish purple and shows characteristics of plum and berries with hints of oak and spice. One of the whites combines Orange Blossom honey and a New Zealand Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc juice for a richer, more full-bodied pyment that highlights gooseberry tones, with hints of leather and tropical fruit. The other white features Orange Blossom honey and South African Johannisberg Dry Riesling juice to showcase a flowery bouquet of flavors, along with tones of complex fruit and hints of cinnamon. We will be serving the pyments on tap, and growler fills will be available. Hot Box'd Steamed Cheeseburgers will be onsite serving food from 5-10p.