COMPARATIVE LIT ESSAY:
With the official beginning of summer upon us it is now time to break the pineapple ciders out and tonight I have two from two of the biggest cider producers in the Pacific Northwest. The differences are pretty clear right out of the can as Seattle Cider Company's is highly filtered and has a translucent golden yellow color, where Pacific Pineapple is a bit cloudy. When it comes to smell Two Towns has it hands down. The Pineapple Agave has a nice smell of earth and pineapple where the Pacific Pineapple is like you just got a cube of fresh pineapple shoved up your nose. It is gloriously fleshy and sweet. When it comes to taste Seattle's offering is a bit dry and acidic. You get a secondary agave taste with its more botanical sweetness—and if this more mellow disposition sounds more your speed, give it a try. However, Pacific Pineapple screams summer. It is fresh and bold, juicy and smooth, tropical and lush—everything you'd want on a warm sunny day—all around it’s pretty spectacular. This drink has really captured the attention of summer cider drinkers in Oregon and if they ever removed it from the shelves, I'm pretty sure the good people of Portland would take to the streets!