Poultry big Perdue brews up personal batch for ‘beer-can chicken’

With the out of doors grilling season heating up, poultry big Perdue has created its personal beer to be used in making “beer-can chicken,” the corporate introduced Wednesday.

The traditional beer-can hen recipe entails inserting an opened can of suds into the cavity of an raw poultry. The beer steams, retaining the hen moist and including taste as properly.

The Perdue brew accommodates honey, citra hops, barley, American ale yeast, lemon and orange puree, sea salt, pink peppercorn, rosemary and thyme.

The beer will likely be 5.5% alcohol by quantity, and may also be loved within the recipe or as a standalone thirst-slaker. Perdue says it got here up with the concept to settle as soon as and for all which beer is finest for making the enduring dish.

Perdue “noticed a lack of consensus on what type of beer is best. As the fresh chicken experts, we worked with our friends at Torch & Crown Brewing Company to settle the debate for once and all,” stated Perdue Vice President of Marketing Julie Lehman in an organization assertion.

Manhattan-based Torch & Crown added substances typically present in seasoning to assist excellent the brew. The firm’s co-founder and head brewer Joe Correia stated “We’re very happy with how the beer turned out as it perfectly balances both seasonal summer flavors and ingredients commonly found in chicken seasonings to help maximize the flavor.”

The beer will go on sale on-line solely at 9 a.m. Monday and will likely be obtainable whereas provides final at beercanchicken.beer.