Imperial’s GlüBar Pop-Up features Hot spiced beer, cider, wine & sake
Totally obviously inspired by our article on hot/heated and mulled beers and ciders, Imperial Bottle Shop & Taproom will open the GlüBar Pop-Up at their Northeast Portland Alberta St. location on Wednesday, December 16th. What is Glü ? It’s the historic annual tradition of mulling wine, cider, beer or liquor as a comforting winter warmer to get us through these chilly times.
Glühwein, or wine mulled with spices, has been a favorite of shoppers at German & Austrian Christmas markets for years. To bring its warmth to Portland, Imperial Bottle Shop & Taproom is producing a GlüBar pop-up at their small sidewalk parklet outside of the NE Alberta Street taproom and bottle shop. The pop-up is set to run until the end of 2020 on Wednesdays through Fridays from 4-10pm ish and Saturday and Sunday from noon-10ish at 2006 NE Alberta St.
“The holidays just seem to lack that certain magic this year with COVID and our country so divided,” says owner Alex Kurnellas. “So we really just want to bring a little holiday charm and sense of community to our little corner of the world. Be the ‘gluh’ that binds us together, so to say.”
Kurnellas, along with his wife and co-owner Shawn Stackpoole, will be serving up decadent versions of glühwein, glühbier, mulled cider, and otoso sake in a charming Christmas adorned environment until the New Year. Sip at 6 sidewalk tables available for reservation at imperialbottleshop.com/glubar. At only $7 per mug, drinkers can also drink “mit schuss” and add a shot of flavored brandy to their beverage for $3 more. Menu to include:
Week 1 GlühBier - Fruitcake Delight
Fort George Brewery 10th Anniversary Barleywine aged in Pinot Noir barrels, mulled w/ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg & turbinado sugar, garnished with rum-soaked raisins & currants, 13% ABV
Week 2-3 GlühBier – Sexual Chocolate
Founders KBS Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Chocolate & Coffee, mulled w/cinnamon, chili, vanilla & turbinado sugar, garnished with toasted mini-marshmallows and chocolate chips, 12% ABV
Glühwein
Cooper's Hall Pinot Noir mulled w/cinnamon, anise & turbinado sugar, garnished w/cloved orange
2 Towns Toddy
Hot Kentucky Barrel Nice & Naughty Imperial Spiced Cider (fermented w/dark Meadowfoam honey, aged in Bourbon barrels with whole nutmeg, clove, and cinnamon, 12% ABV), garnished w/cloved lemon
Otoso Sake
Momokawa Junmai Ginjo Organic Sake mulled w/clove, orange & honey, garnished w/jasmine tea bag
mit schuss (with shot) +$3
2 Towns Pommeau Barrel-Aged Apple Wine, 19% ABV
2 Towns Marissimo Barrel-Aged Apple-Blackberry Wine, 19% ABV
Finriver Chai Spiced Brandy Wine, 18.5% ABV
Underberg Digestif, 44% ABV
Bottle of Champagne $11
Hand Warmer $1
Daily Baked Goods?
GlüBar Pop-Up at Imperial Bottle Shop & Taproom NE Alberta kicks off December 16th and runs through NYE.