I have to admit, I hadn't really bothered looking at the cocktail menu at Kings Row Gastropub in Old Town Pasadena before, after all, it's a beer bar, right? Well, I was wrong. Kings Row Gastropub actually has a solid cocktail menu - one of the best in Pasadena - thanks to bartender Zulma Cobain.
Just like previous menus, her new spring cocktail menu is literary-themed. See how many titles/references you can pick out!
The menu starts out from the lighter ones:
Infinite Jest (Pisco Capurro, sugar, Pimm's No 1, lemon juice, raspberries, bitters)
A very appropriate thirst quencher to start a spring tasting, and great for all Pimm's fans.
(The name is a title of David Foster Wallace's book).
Spring & All (Old Forrester, Averna, passionfruit, lemon)
Spring is a time for fruits and flowers, after all, and the passionfruit goes perfectly with
bourbon. Zulma's cocktails are not overly sweet and were all well balanced.
(Spring and All is a poetry book by William Carlos Williams)