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100% native yeast - hyperlocal ingredients - oak fermented
Located in the beautiful rural Skagit Valley in Northwest Washington, Garden Path Fermentation makes hyperlocal beer, mead, cider, and wine only using ingredients sourced from our own backyard. We exclusively use Skagit-grown grain, fruit, and honey, Pacific Northwest hops, and ferment all of our products in oak with 100% native Skagit yeast.
While our process is inspired by classic European brewing and winemaking traditions, our products are inspired by our magical valley and everything that grows and thrives in it.
Amber Watts & Ron Extract
Co-creators
Ron Extract and Amber Watts moved to Washington from Jester King Brewery in Austin, Texas where Ron was a managing partner and Amber had a job with so many roles she could never quite figure out her title. Before Austin, Ron had spent close to twenty years in the industry as an importer, retailer, distributor, and brewer, and had studied brewing at Siebel. Amber was a media studies professor. They came to Washington in 2016 to build Garden Path Fermentation.