Love a good pie and a pint? Now you can have pie in your pint. Tapestry Brewery in Bristol has launched a carbon neutral beer brewed with cast-off pie crusts, the first of its kind.
In a collaboration with UK restaurant chain Pieminister, Tapestry Brewery used pie pastry offcuts to brew its latest limited edition beer, using waste products as a means of reducing its carbon footprint.
The brewery used 30kg of cast-off pie trimmings for a limited release of 3,000 cans of beer, named Pie-oneer pale ale.
The carbon neutral beer is brewed with British hops and incorporates Pieminister’s plant-based pastry. Starch within the pastry breaks down into sugars during the brewing process, which then ferments into alcohol.
The idea to brew using unavoidable waste came from GENeco, who have been turning Bristol waste products into everyday resources for over 10 years, hoping to redefine what people class as waste.
GENeco have helped to remove the carbon associated with beer production by using renewable energy, produced by recycling pie crust trimmings, at their Bristol Bioresources and Energy Park. The beer has been transported to Pieminister’s Bristol restaurants via their zero-emission fleet.
As reported by The Sun, Richard McCluskey, of GENeco, said: “Pie-oneer is all about showcasing waste as a resource in a fun and innovative way while raising awareness of food waste.
“It represents the collaboration we believe is required between businesses and organisations with shared sustainability values to reduce their impact on the environment and help achieve net-zero climate goals.”
Pie-oneer is available in the Broad Quay and Stokes Croft branches of Pieminister in Bristol from 7 January 2022. 10p per beer sold will go direct to Bristol-based charity Props, which supports adults with learning difficulties achieve their full potential.
Think a pie-based beer is strange? Doghouse Distillery has launched the world’s first chilli bacon flavoured vodka. Read more on that here.
