In this month’s article, Aaron shares the story of where we get our beautiful prickly pears, which we use for a number of our beers and sours. The story starts in 2012 when Aaron knocked on the door of a lovely home in 4th and Gill and asked, “Are you going to use those? And if not, do you mind if I do?” He was greeted by a friendly woman who told him to take as much as he wanted.
After a painful first experience with these spikey fruits, Aaron began using prickly pears for cocktails and later beer. To this date, we have used prickly pears for many different beers, including a white wine barrel-aged sour and a yearly IPA collaboration with Abridged Beer Co.
