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Slide Show: Saint Honoré's Cider-Powered Happy Hour

January 23, 2014

Come on, get happy!

Sample the best of Saint Honoré's cider-centric beverage tap list with a $6 four-cider flight or a cocktail made with Virtue's Percheron cider—think cider sangrias and a "Kir Normand" with housemade black currant or white peach syrup.

Order this: Charcuterie Board—Alsatian Black Forest ham, Landjaeger sausage slices, and house terrines served with house-made apple cider mustard, pickles, and bread slices.

Pair this: Red Streak, a proper English cider (lemony and light with balanced acidity) from Michigan-based Virtue Cider.

Order this: Onion Soup—a vegetarian onion soup made with caramelized onions, topped with Emmental cheese toast

Pair this: EZ Orchards Hawk Haus cider, made in the French methode traditionele is funky, farmy, and crisp.

Manning the bakery's heart and soul, Saint Honoré's hardworking oven

Order this: Chicken Liver mousse—house-made chicken liver pâté served with a selection of house pickles and toasted Miche Banal slices

Pair this: 2 Towns Brightcider, made in Corvallis, Oregon with a blend of Northwest apples for a super fresh, aromatic, and bright beverage.

Order this: Tarte Flambée, Alsatian-style savory tarts baked to order. (Options include bacon & onion, smoked yukon potatoes with fresh onions and market vegetables, and Chef's Choice)

Pair this: Finnriver blackcurrant cider, a tart, bright, and refreshing brew made with black currants grown on Finnriver's organic farm on the Olympic Penninsula.

Order this: Spaetzle—house-made tiny dumplings with a cream sauce and Emmental cheese, grilled to order.

Pair this: Etienne Dupont Cidre Bouche Brut, a traditional Normandy Cidre—funky and earthy with scents of field and farm.

Order this: Alsatian marble cake baked with golden raisins and almond slices, toasted and served with a warm rum butter sauce and spiced fruit compote.

Pair this: Traditions Ciderwords Pommeau—from a second label of 2 Towns cidery, this warm, viscous fortified wine-style cider is like an apple port.

Saint Honoré's bakery counter on SE Division

When Saint Honoré announced their newest location would be landing on SE Division, we had good reason to be worried. A few doors down from Roman Candle's pizzeria and bakery, across an intersection from Lauretta Jean's pies and biscuits, and mere blocks away from Little T American Baker, Saint Honoré's Dominique Geulin was taking a major risk. Did the neighborhood need another place to break bread? Luckily, Normandy-born Geulin found a way for his third location to stand out from the flour-dusted crowd. The solution? Cider, and lots of it—the largest selection of draught cider in Portland, to be precise—along with authentic Alsatian happy hour plates primed for pairing. Check out our slide show for highlights from the offerings available every day after 4 pm.

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