A pale lager drunk cold across the mainland and the Grenadines, brewed in Kingstown since 1985. Hairoun is the Kalinago name for Saint Vincent, meaning land of the blessed.
It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into it
- malted barley
- maize adjunct
- hops
- lager yeast
- water
How it is made
Malt and adjunct are mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned before filtering and bottling.
How long it takes: three to four weeks from mash to bottle
How it is eaten
Very cold from the bottle, at a beach bar or a Vincy Mas fete.
History
Brewed in Kingstown since 1985; Hairoun is the Kalinago name for Saint Vincent, meaning land of the blessed.
Frequently asked questions
What is Hairoun?
Hairoun is a wine & spirit from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: pale lager drunk cold across the mainland and the Grenadines. Brewed in Kingstown since 1985; Hairoun is the Kalinago name for Saint Vincent, meaning land of the blessed.
How is Hairoun made?
Malt and adjunct are mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned before filtering and bottling. It takes three to four weeks from mash to bottle.
Can I make Hairoun at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into Hairoun?
Malted barley, maize adjunct, hops, lager yeast, water.
How is Hairoun eaten?
Very cold from the bottle, at a beach bar or a Vincy Mas fete.
