On Thursday, January 29th, join Copperworks Distilling Co. and Pike Brewing Company at Latona Pub for a special release party to introduce Copperworks Kilt Lifter, a limited-edition collaboration that brings together more than three decades of Seattle craft beverage history. The pub’s chef has devised a special menu to commemorate the occasion.
Way back when, more than three decades ago, Pike Brewing opened in downtown Seattle, very near the historic Pike Place Market. It was originally called Pike Place Brewing, but… lawyers. Pike Brewing’s very first brewer was Jason Parker. Among other things, Jason helped formulate the now-iconic Pike Kilt Lifter scotch-style ale. Many years later, he co-founded Copperworks Distilling, a pioneer on the Seattle craft distilling scene.
Now, it all comes full circle with the release of Copperworks Kilt Lifter, a limited-edition American whiskey created using a version of Pike Brewing’s Kilt Lifter scotch-style ale brewed at the historic brewery near Pike Place Market. That special batch of Kilt Lifter was brewed more than five years ago. Since then, it has been aging in oak casks. The whiskey is now ready for release.
On Thursday, January 29, Latona Pub’s Chef Matt Lewis will offer a special one-night-only menu, planned with Copperworks and Pike Kilt Lifter pairings in mind. Copperworks President and Co-Founder Jason Parker will be there, along with Charles Finkel, founder of Pike Brewing.
Nearly 25 years after Jason Parker helped introduce the world to Pike Brewing, he opened Copperworks Distilling Company with co-founder Micah Nutt, just down the alley from Pike Brewing on the Seattle Waterfront. The idea behind Copperworks was simple yet ambitious: distilling high-quality unhopped beer could produce world-class whiskey.
Five years ago, Copperworks took that idea one step further by teaming up with Pike Brewing to craft an American whiskey distilled from an unhopped version of Pike’s Kilt Lifter scotch-style ale. The whiskey was brewed at Pike’s iconic, now-closed, gravity-fed 1st Avenue brewhouse, following the same specifications as Pike’s beer, then aged for more than five years in new American oak casks.You can learn more about the event at Latona Pub here. Learn more about the whiskey here.
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