Gems of Japanese Culture in Greater Portland, Oregon
Cautiously peering into the floor-level-top-hatch of Sake One’s ginormous stainless steel brewing tank seething with foam, we thought of Augustus Gloop who fell into Willy Wonka’s chocolate river and disappeared up a pipe. Alert to Gloop’s oops, their tanks are designed with safety grates. After all, sake is vegan and if we fell in, we’d spoil it. Moreover, selfishly speaking, if we fell in and disappeared it would hinder us from the tasting room’s pleasures.
