purgeist beer bottle

bierbrand

spirits distilled from malted barley

The Tasting Panel:

90 Points
‘Light amber color; silky and ripe with notes of orange, spice and lush texture with sweet herbal notes and ripe flavors.’

pür•geist bierbrand is a distillation of craft-brewed German Märzen beer that is aged in a chestnut cask. The result is a rare and unique spirit that is somewhat akin to Scotch, but, nevertheless, rightly occupies a category all its own.

We have turned back the clock and revived the German tradition of distilling beer. pür•spirits introduces old-school bavarian bierbrand.

The secret to distilling pür•geist bierbrand lies in our fine beer, brewed according to the German Reinheitsgebot, and generations of experience!
Exceptional quality is guaranteed by excluding anything but 4 ingredients: malted barley, hops, yeast, and alpine spring water. In contrast to commercially mass produced liquors, pür•geist bierbrand is small batch distilled in traditional copper pot stills to extract all the beer’s nuances. New barrels impart a luminous golden color and add chestnut notes to the bierbrand’s fine maltiness.

Inspirations

wench’s brew by Lucia Creed Gonzales, Flora, Oakland

  • 2 oz pür•geist bierbrand
  • ¾ oz fresh lime juice
  • ¼ oz Cent’Anni Chocolate Chili Syrup
  • ¼ oz agave nectar
  • 1-1 ½ oz Sessions Black Ale

Shake and double strain into an old fashioned glass with ice and top with Sessions Black Ale to taste. Garnish with a lime wheel.

yorkville by Courtney Randall

  • 2 oz pür•geist bierbrand
  • ½ oz Cocchi Americano
  • ¼ oz Bonal
  • 1 dash celery bitters

In an ice-filled mixing glass, stir the ingredients. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

feria by Meryll Cawn

  • 1 oz Pisco Oro quebranta
  • 1 oz pür•geist bierbrand
  • ¼ oz Bonal
  • 1 squeeze of a lemon
  • ginger beer

Build over fresh ice in a Collins glass. Top with ginger beer.

the purity of her principles by A.J. Rathbun, author of 'Good Spirits'

  • 1½ oz pür•geist bierbrand
  • 1 oz Benedictine
  • ½ oz freshly squeezed orange juice
  • dash of Regan's orange bitters

Fill a cocktail shaker halfway full with ice cubes. Add all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

bavarian manhattan

  • 2 oz pür•geist bierbrand
  • ½ oz sweet vermouth
  • 2 dashes orange bitters
  • maraschino cherry for garnish

Pour the ingredients into a mixing glass with ice cubes, stir well, strain into chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a cherry.

drop of poison by Thomas Bondesson, Little Red Bistro, Seattle

  • 1 ½ oz Bulleit Bourbon
  • ½ oz pür∙geist bierbrand
  • ¼ oz Cherry Heering
  • Laphroaig float

Stir, served up with heavy orange zest.

jamesy by Alicia Russ, Tini Bigs, Seattle

  • 1 oz rye whiskey
  • ½ oz pür∙geist bierbrand
  • ½ oz Navan
  • ½ oz Ramazotti amaro
  • 1 dash old fashioned orange bitters

Stir over ice, garnish with orange peel.

on the road by Aleko Lilly, Barrio, Seattle

  • 1 ½ oz Famous Grouse Blended Scotch
  • 1 oz pur Bierbrand
  • ½ oz Licor 43
  • dash Scrappy's Cardamom Bitters
Stir and strain into cocktail glass, lemon peel garnish.

luxe by Miles Thomas, Tavern Law, Seattle

  • ½ oz Scrappy’s Gomme Syrup (alternatively simple syrup)
  • 1 ½ oz pür•geist bierbrand

Stir in a rocks glass filled with ice cubes and finish with

  • 2 dashes of Scrappy's Chocolate Bitters

Garnish with orange zest.

improved bierbrand cocktail by Evan Martin, Naga, Bellevue WA

  • 2 oz pür•geist bierbrand
  • 2 dashes Maraschino liqueur
  • ¼ oz gomme syrup
  • 1 dash Jerry Thomas Bitters
  • 1 dash Regan's Orange Bitters

Stir with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon.