Pa’lante, an Arroz Con Dulce Beer to benefit Friends of Puerto Rico

This Friday, June 12th was the launch of Pa’lante, an Arroz Con Dulce inspired Imperial Cream Ale, aged in Puerto Rican Pitorro Barrels of Big aLICe Brewery. The beer was first tasted in a variety of taprooms like Uptown Beer Society, Craft Culture, Port Morris Distilling, and Bronx Beer Hall of Queens and Brooklyn, and is now available for delivery via Caviar App.

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The brewery was founded in the public in 2012, and it was the first in NYC to brew a beer for LGBTQ Pride and to partner with a non-profit annually to promote their beers.

Kelly is the daughter of an Irish father and a Puerto Rican mother and spent six years of her life in Puerto Rico. She had dreamt of launching an Arroz Con Dulce-inspired beer for many years. Thanks to the collaboration of Jon Kielty, Head Brewer, she was able to launch it this Friday, June 12 in New York. Kelly decided to name the beer: Pa’lante because it means “Move Forward” and Puerto Rico needs to move forward after the aftermath of Hurricane Maria and the recent earthquakes. 

“So much of our core values here are steeped in building and supporting community. While this beer is for everyone, this beer is specifically brewed to benefit Friends of Puerto Rico and raise not only money but awareness.

— Shared Jon Kielty, Head Brewer of Big aLICe Brewery.

Kelly shared more details about how she gathered a group of friends together in late January, and how from that collaboration came our newfound love: Arroz Con Dulce inspired Imperial Blonde Ale. It is brewed with Rice, Raisins, Coconut, Vanilla Beans, Cinnamon, and Nutmeg, aged in freshly emptied barrels of Puerto Rican Añejo. 

This project was possible thanks to the collaboration of Kelly M. Coffey, Big aLICe Brewing, Bronx Beer Hall, Uptown Beer Society, Port Morris Distillery, and Craft Culture.

A BEER FOR YOU IS A BEER FOR ALL

Friends of Puerto Rico is a non-profit that supports the economic development of the people of Puerto Rico through entrepreneurial initiatives, education, and creating opportunities for women and girls. The funds raised through the beer sales will benefit students in Puerto Rico in receiving education scholarships for the SEEDS program.