Crooked Owl's Hard Tepache is a fermented pineapple beverage that's sold by the can to provide refreshment that's gluten-free and organic, plus packed with probiotics. These Hard Tepeche beverages can be found in flavored influenced by Mexican art and culture such as the sweet and spicy Jalapiña with mango, jalapeño and habanero chilis; Pasión with herbal hibiscus and tart passionfruit; and the original Piña flavor that references classic tepache with a pinch of warming cinnamon and ginger.
First, there was the demand for kombucha and what followed was interest in other fermented and functional beverages. Now, consumers are looking for even more healthful beverages and tepache is an appealing one that boasts probiotic benefits. Like hard kombuchas, Hard Tepache delivers a spiked version of a refreshing summer sipper.
Spiked Pineapple Beverages
Hard Tepache is a Probiotic Pineapple Drink with 5% ABV
Trend Themes
1. Probiotic Beverages - The trend of probiotic beverages is on the rise, creating opportunities for new and innovative flavors and beverage formats to capture market share.
2. Fermented Drinks - As consumers continue to seek out functional and healthful beverages, fermented drinks like Tepache are emerging as a new category with opportunities for breweries and beverage manufacturers to innovate with unique flavors and ingredients.
3. Spiked Health Drinks - The rise of hard kombuchas and Hard Tepache demonstrates an opportunity for beverage companies to offer consumers a functional, health-focused beverage with a higher alcohol content for those looking for an alternative to traditional beer and wine.
Industry Implications
1. Breweries - Breweries can capitalize on the trend of fermented health drinks by creating unique and delicious flavor combinations, experimenting with different types of fruit and fermentation techniques to appeal to consumers who are looking for something refreshing, functional, and healthful.
2. Non-alcoholic Beverage Manufacturers - Non-alcoholic beverage manufacturers can jump on the probiotics trend by creating non-alcoholic versions of fermented drinks like Tepache that offer the same functional benefits to health-conscious consumers without the added alcohol content.
3. Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturers - Alcoholic beverage manufacturers can expand their product lines to include more functional, health-focused beverages like Hard Tepache or hard kombucha to capture market share with consumers looking for healthier alternatives to traditional beer and wine.