Sip Northwest, Summer 2014
1 9 SIPNORTHWEST COM BEER German style lager this sessionable pils has a reasonable amount of sunshine from the malty sweet and creamy nose to the freshness of its straw and grassy hop aromas This beer is down right quaffable whilst floating down a river blended with some of fellow Portlander Reverend Nats Traditional Tepache a fermented pineapple beverage or poured into a pint glass on a patio in the actual sunshine 495 22 ounces breakside com SPIRIT BREAKSIDE BREWERY LIQUID SUNSHINE PILSNER What person in their right mind doesnt want to leave their job as a corporate drone to open their own brewery Scott Lawrence and Tony Petraglia did exactly that ditching the desk to take a crack at the kettle and opening Breakside Brewery in Portland Now with a new production facility in Southeast Portland to take production to the next level both the taproom and the brewpub offer rotating taps of whats funky fresh and flavorful In the honor of the summer rays comes the Liquid Sunshine Pilsner A traditional OLD BALLARD LIQUOR CO RIKTIG AQUAVIT Old Ballard Liquor Co proprietor Lexi will be the first to tell you that she is the first and only lady ran distillery in the state of Washington Although women are very active in the booze biz typically teamed up with male counterparts Lexi mononymous like Madonna is the sole employee of Old Ballard Liquor Co and does it all herself With the conviction that the craft distillery boom allows distillers to get creative Lexi does so with aquavit the traditional Nordic libation In the Ballard neighborhood where she is based the area is swarming with thirsty Scandinavians and her flagship aquavit the Riktig Aquavit is billed as really really traditional to quench their cravings Dry and avoiding the flavors of fennel and anise like many local aquavits this is a food pairing drink With aromas of caraway dill and sweet smoke it is aged on alder wood this spirit is a distant relative of gin mirroring the spice and immaculate clarity 25 750 ml oldballardliquorco com C M Y CM MY CY CMY K BOD_ SIP AwardAd_ 6 19 14 pdf 1 6 20 14 12 53 PM
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