SanTan Mr. Pineapple Goes Year Round
(Chandler, Arizona) — SanTan Brewing Company’s most popular seasonal beer, Mr. Pineapple Wheat Beer has taken the industry by storm since he first made a splash in 2010. In 2011 he traveled to Denver and took home a silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival followed by winning numerous local awards including the title of best local beer by Phoenix New Times and the Arizona Republic. Mr. Pineapple is currently ranked as Arizona’s number one locally made seasonal.*
Originally created as a signature craft beer for SanTan Brewing Company’s annual Luau celebration, Mr. Pineapple’s popularity among craft beer lovers grew rapidly in his first few years of production. So, it should come as no surprise to fans of this deliciously refreshing Southwestern Style Ale that SanTan Brewing Company will now brew, can, and tap Mr. Pineapple year round!
Arizona’s newest permanent resident, Mr. Pineapple, is brewed with Rainforest Alliance Certified Pineapple Juice for a more sustainable, socially conscious and tasty can of craft beer. Mr. Pineapple is a refreshing and fruity traditional Wheat Ale. Fresh pineapple is added during the primary fermentation then crushed and cooled to allow the natural flavors to infuse the traditional wheat beer for a refreshing twist.
Mr. Pineapple Quick Facts
Style: Pineapple Wheat
Malt: 2-Row, White Wheat, Caramel, Munich
Hops: Columbus
Yeast: House
OG: 13 Plato
ABV: 5%
Color: Hazy Straw Gold
IBU: 15
Availability: 365 thirst quenching days per year, in cans and on tap throughout Arizona, Southern California, and Texas.
To find a pint or can of SanTan’s beers near you, visit SanTan Brewing Company’s Beer Finder online at www.SanTanBeerFinder.
* Source: NielsenAZ/F/D/M Latest 12 weeks ending 5/23/2015
About SanTan Brewing Company
Open since 2007 under the leadership of founder and brewmaster, Anthony Canecchia, SanTan Brewing Company has established a strong reputation as one of Arizona’s favorite craft breweries. In addition to brewing, SanTan features a friendly neighborhood brewpub in Downtown Chandler, which has quickly become one of the top local food and beer destinations in the Phoenix metro area.
All SanTan Brewing Company craft beers are Southwestern Style Ales. SanTan’s brews are fermented to completion and carbonated higher than traditional American beers for a more effervescent, crisp and refreshing hand crafted beer – perfect for quenching your thirst in the hot Arizona sun and throughout the southwestern region of the US.
In 2009, SanTan Brewing began distributing their Southwestern Style Ales throughout the state of Arizona, operating with a mission to pair craft beer with craft food that would inspire great conversation and good times. 2014 marks the beginning of taking this journey throughout the Southwest and California.
SanTan beers have won numerous national and statewide awards including two medals at the US Open Beer Championship: bronze in 2013 and gold in 2011. SanTan Brewing also took home a silver medal at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival and won Best Brewery in Arizona, selected by the Phoenix New Times and the Arizona Republic, in 2013 and 2011.