Future Drinking: Hopworks to Make Cider? Plus, Local Mezcal by Meteca.

By Matthew Korfhage

Our sorta-weekly recap of gossip via OLCC liquor license applications:

Looks like Portland will be making its own brand of tequila's country cousin, mezcal. Sofia Acosta Rascon, no apparent relation to the young Mexican-Californian racquetball star of the same name, has applied for a license to begin distilling the Oaxacan-style maguey (blue agave) spirit under the name Meteca—Spanish for "foreigner." Or, if you prefer, it's Brazilian slang for a narc. Rascon recently hosted an artisanal mezcal tasting at Southeast eatery Xico.

Hopworks Urban Brewery
applied for a winery license
2944 SE Powell Blvd.
it also leaves us open to make ciders in the future....
You won't see us saying, 'This is our new Cabernet.
former candidate for Secretary of State
Bob Wolfe l
Oregon Pinot Noir Club,
2100 SE 10th St.)
an old-school Alcoholics Anonymous meet-up.
Los Colomos
Matona’s Mexican Restaurant
5919 SE Foster Blvd.
El Cubo de Cuba
Brand-new sandwich spot South Paw Deli
441 N. Killingsworth

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Matthew Korfhage

Matthew Korfhage

Matthew Korfhage has lived in St. Louis, Chicago, Munich and Bordeaux, but comes from Portland, where he makes guides to the city and writes about food, booze and books. He likes the Oxford comma but can't use it in the newspaper.

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