A new craft beer will soon arrive on tap in some of your favorite restaurants with a name usually associated with the best choice for food delivery. Waitr, the wildly popular restaurant on-demand platform, has partnered with Crying Eagle Brewing Company to create a new beer appropriately labeled A Nice Pear.

The new libation is a Saison brewed with organic pear juice and fermented with Northern French Saison yeast. The beer is then dry-hopped with Bramling Cross hops to add additional orchard-fruit notes. Considered an excellent choice for pairing with food, this style was chosen for the originality of having a food-related item in the beer, thereby tying in Waitr’s business. Pear was chosen because it has a floral sweetness and the color reflects the green found in the Waitr logo. The name is a play on words for a Nice Pair/Pear (of Companies/Fruit).

The collaboration was Bayou-born, as both companies were founded in Lake Charles, with the initial idea ironically taking shape over “a couple of beers” at an event where Eric Avery, President of Crying Eagle Brewing, and Chris Meaux, founder and CEO of Waitr, were in attendance.

“As we talked, we agreed it was a cool idea,” said Avery. “Rarely if ever has a brewery collaborated with a technology company to create a unique style for the market.”

“We’re really excited to see Waitr’s A Nice Pear in our partner restaurants,” said Meaux. “Waitr is committed to fueling the success of its restaurant partners and that means doing things that drive business into their restaurants. This is an example of creativity helping our local restaurant industry.”

Limited distribution for the beer is in restaurants in Lake Charles, Baton Rouge and Lafayette. Among the participating restaurants are Walk-Ons Bistreaux & Bar, Pour, 121 Artisan Bistro, and Prime.

Read more at source Brew Bound