It’s been one busy week
here at Imbibe! Feast—the food and drinks fest based in Portland, Oregon—kicked
off last night with an epic party in which we—together with local consultant and
bartender Kelley Swenson and some of the city’s top bartending talent—curated a
cocktail experience that mixed more than 1,000 drinks for chefs, media and
industry folk who are in town and ready for four days of food and drink revelry.
Today’s Drink of the Week—the La Poire Shandy—was a party standout, combining
pear vodka, fresh citrus and simple syrup with Widmer’s Krystal Pear beer,
which they brewed specially for the festival (at home you can swap in your
favorite hefeweizen). It’s the perfect season-straddling refresher to sip as
summer fades into fall.
And for more shandies we
love, click here.
La Poire Shandy
1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz. rich simple syrup
(2:1)
4 oz. hefeweizen
Dash of orange bitters
(Swenson uses Angostura)
Tools: shaker, strainer
Glass: highball
Garnish: slice of fresh
pear
Combine all ingredients,
except beer, and shake with ice. Strain into a chilled glass, top with beer and
garnish.
