The Willamette Week Food and Drink reviewer, Matthew Korfhage writes “…it’s almost the polar opposite of Clear Creek’s famously bright, crisp spirit. Fermented from a pulp of whole Bartlett pears from Oregon’s Pereday Orchards before undergoing pot distillation, New Deal’s new brandy is like the bass to Clear Creek’s tenor. The earthy brandy tastes beautifully of skin and seed and yeast, with a roundness of flavor and the crystalline sweetness of dried fruit.”