Portland Pretzel Throw Down #5: Spints Alehouse

Clean

In my quest to find the best pretzel in Portland, I payed Spints Alehouse a visit per recommendation by my friend Vanessa asking if a dirty pretzel is legal in the Throw Down. We're dropping it like it's hot in this throw down so anything is legal. 


Spints offers a weekly dirty pretzel. We went for the Korean Spare Ribs and Kimchi Dirty Pretzel week. Since I am keeping my throw down at pure pretzel consistency as to not get confused, I opted for a traditional pretzel (above) and Vanessa got dirty (below). 

Dirty

The (clean) Pretzel: Tasted like it had just been re-heated in the microwave. You remember that dry-hard texture of re-heating foods in the 90s that you just accepted because you didn't know any better? The outside had a plesant slightly bitter lye taste. 


The Mustard: Excellent burning notes with tang and a little sourness. A little horseradish heat always makes things better. I needed another round of mustard to make my pretzel better. 


The (dirty) Pretzel: This was disappointing and just weird. Rice on top of a pretzel? White man's kimchi? Fatty spareribs? But, it was worth a try and probably just a bad week of being dirty. 


Spints Alehouse
401 NE 28th Ave
Portland, OR 97232
503.847.2534

Clean

In my quest to find the best pretzel in Portland, I payed Spints Alehouse a visit per recommendation by my friend Vanessa asking if a dirty pretzel is legal in the Throw Down. We're dropping it like it's hot in this throw down so anything is legal. 


Spints offers a weekly dirty pretzel. We went for the Korean Spare Ribs and Kimchi Dirty Pretzel week. Since I am keeping my throw down at pure pretzel consistency as to not get confused, I opted for a traditional pretzel (above) and Vanessa got dirty (below). 

Dirty

The (clean) Pretzel: Tasted like it had just been re-heated in the microwave. You remember that dry-hard texture of re-heating foods in the 90s that you just accepted because you didn't know any better? The outside had a plesant slightly bitter lye taste. 


The Mustard: Excellent burning notes with tang and a little sourness. A little horseradish heat always makes things better. I needed another round of mustard to make my pretzel better. 


The (dirty) Pretzel: This was disappointing and just weird. Rice on top of a pretzel? White man's kimchi? Fatty spareribs? But, it was worth a try and probably just a bad week of being dirty. 


Spints Alehouse
401 NE 28th Ave
Portland, OR 97232
503.847.2534