Swedish microbrewery PangPang Brewery has collaborated with Irish whiskey producer Tullamore D.E.W. to produced PangPang Tully.

The beer, a Pineapple Sour Ale, is an interpretation of Tullamore D.E.W. XO Caribbean Rum Cask Finish and lies on whiskey casks to mature, described as a perfect blend of “Irish heart, Caribbean sun and Hökarängen soul”.

The beer showcases flavours of pineapple, mango, and rum and lies on rum barrels from Tullamore D.E.W. XO, alongside vanilla bean and coconut.

PangPang Brewery specializes in the production of IPAs, stouts, and sour beer and is Stockholm’s very first microbrewery, while Tullamore D.E.W. distillery is located in Ireland and is the world’s second-largest whiskey within its category.

“I was given the task to interpret and translate Tullamore D.E.W. XO into a beer, and the result is PangPang Tully. A kettle sour of which I have used and exaggerated the Caribbean flavours of pineapple, vanilla, and rum. To give it another dimension, I’ve also added coconut and mango,” said Fredrik Tunedal, founder and brewmaster at PangPang Brewery.

PangPang Tully is Tullamore D.E.W. and PangPang’s second collaboration and a stand-alone sequel to the successful D.E.W. & A Brew from 2017.

At that time, Fredrik Tunedal, visited the distillery in Ireland and for the first time in the history of Tullamore D.E.W., he was allowed to bring back some of the yeast culture used in the manufacture the whiskey.

The yeast culture was then used to brew a Nitrogen Red Ale. However, the new collaboration is something entirely different, yet again a small piece of the distillery has left Ireland, this time in the form of used rum barrels in which PangPang Tully has matured.

Daniel Andersson, Senior Brand Manager at Nigab added: “For several years, Tullamore produced both beer and whiskey under one roof.

“As a triple distilled whiskey, we believe that opinions, ideas, and thoughts improve when they are shared and blended.

“Because of this, it feels especially exciting and fun to continue working with the strong connection between beer and whiskey together with one of Sweden’s most interesting and experimental breweries. The result is an excellent beer with “Irish heart, Caribbean sun, and Hökarängen soul.”