egasus Beer is an American wheat beer or what is more commonly known as a ‘white’ beer. We have chosen to name our “Pegasus” a ‘white beer’ instead because wheat beer is actually pale gold in color and hence our naming of our beer ‘white’. “Pegasus” is brewed with the finest American wheat. We have added a touch of aromatic hops and some of our choicest natural ingredients to form what we proudly present as our anchor brand in our product portfolio. Our ‘white’ beer is unfiltered which gives you our best “Hefeweizen” American style wheat beer with a great foamy head. It is light and flowery in taste and is a great alternative to traditional lagers and pilsners.

The origins of the Hefeweizen, and the difference between a German Hefeweizen and American Wheat

Back in the middle ages, the Germanic tribes began to brew much paler ale than usual. The reason: These brewers used the most abundant resources and brewing ingredients available to them, just like all other civilized cultures. For the Germans, wheat grain was one of these as was barley, and the use of both to brew on beer brought the inception of the Weissbier – weisse meaning white. They were so much lighter than the traditional dark beers that the term “white beer” became a common naming convention.

There are sources that believe Weissbier to be one of the oldest styles of beer, a style created by farmers simply gathering the grains at hand. And some say that the world’s oldest established bewery, Brauerei Weihenstephan in Freising, Germany, brewed similar styles as early as 1040 A.D.

Simply broken down, Hefe (yeast) Weizen (wheat) is of German origin and traditionally means an unfiltered wheat beer with yeast in it. Hefeweizens are generally highly carbonated brews, and when poured, these magnificent beers should be cloudy (from the higher proteins contained in wheat malt). pale gold to a spectrum of amber shades and with an almost-on-the-verge-of-overflowing, meringue-like crown (thick, stiff, foamy and creamy).

It is also customary that the sedimentary yeast at the bottom of the bottle be decanted into the glass with the beer. Try leaving some of the beer in the bottle (about a half an inch), roll the bottle in between your hands (to loosen the settled yeast), then pour every single last drop of yeast in your glass, as here lies much of a Hefeweizen’s signature taste, aroma and appearance. Fruity esters, higher alcohol contents, bubble-gum, vanilla and the trademark fruity banana flavors are also by-products of the yeast’s handiwork. American wheat beers more commonly use a neutral American yeast strain, which will emphasize the malt character a little more and have a much cleaner flavor.

Pegasus and Greek Mythology: the winged white stallion, bred from the love of Poseidon, God of the sea, for the beautiful, yet ill-fated virgin, Medusa, caretaker of Athena’s temple.

Poseidon, so taken with Medusa’s beauty, seduced her with the walls of Athena’s temple. Angered by this offense, Athena, unable to punish Poseidon, turned her vengeance on Medusa and transformed her into a horrible monster with serpents for hair and a face so gruesome that the sight of it turned any living creature to stone. She was sent to the isle of the Gorgons to isolate her from the rest of the world.

The Greek hero Perseus, son of Zeus and Danae, was sent to decapitate Medusa. He accomplished this by reflecting her image in his mirrored shield, thus never looking directly at her, and with one stroke of his sword, cut off Medusa’s head. Out of Medusa’s severed neck Pegasus was born. Pegasus then flew to Mount Helicon where the nine muses found and cared for the winged equine. Pegasus was the most beautiful creature that the Ancient World had seen.

After a few years, Athena found out of Pegasus and gave the Greek Hero, Bellerophon, a golden bridle to tame Pegasus. While Pegasus was drinking from a stream, Bellerophon approached him from behind and threw the bridle over his head. Once bridled and tamed, Bellerophon mounted Pegasus and they became as one, best friends in the world. Pegasus and Bellerophon galloped over land and sea faster than the wind. While riding Pegasus, Bellorophon knew no bounds; he even went on to conquer Chimera, the dreaded three-headed beast, part lion, goat and serpent.

Bellerophon, now arrogant with his successes, attempted to fly Pegasus up to Mount Olympus to join the gods. Zeus punished Bellerophon’s insolence by having a horsefly sting Pegasus, causing Bellerophon to fall from his steed and come crashing back to Earth.

Alone Pegasus flew to Olympus where the winged horse was welcomed and became the carrier of Zeus’ thunderbolts. In honor of Pegasus and his service to the gods, Zeus set the constellation of the winged horse in the Earth’s night sky.

The constellation Pegasus lies between Pisces and Andromeda. The northeast corner of the “Great Square of Pegasus” is shared with the constellation Andromeda: delta Pegasus was given to Andromeda to provide her with a head.